Send Us More Laborers

We have many Christian missionaries from Philippines but some aren't thoroughly equipped in theology. Contrastingly, we have among us the highly commended, the brightest, if not the best young reformed theologians, but sadly have little interest for evangelism, let alone for missions.

It's a given though that getting oneself enmeshed into such an endeavor seems to be very frightening, downright lonely, pitiful enterprise. (I've experienced this half of my life then back in our prison ministry).

It's not something new when we've come across a great deal of instances where there are but a few of the brethren who'd want to support missionaries for their bread and butter. Some of the latter barely have eaten twice a day, some are living in such utter discomforts. No support. No help, especially from the financially well-off Christians who float on the surface of ease and swim on the rivers of affluence.

No wonder, the most qualified equipped theologians due to the lack of faith flinch at this route and swerve into a more comforting direction. We understand that. It takes a lot of faith and courage to even partake on this. Hence, we earnestly pray for the Lord of the harvest to show his glory and raise us up more willing laborers into the harvest.

Yet, on the beautiful side of this, it's remarkably God-glorifying to see, that despite financial crisis missionaries have experienced, few of them still managed to turn their missionary vessel over amidst the paucity of the wind of sponsorship. Their evangelistic sail, so to speak, still moves against the gigantic surge of hardships; they are fueled by their love and esteemed of Christ of which the Spirit wrought in them.