Moreover, as you Philippians know, in the early days of your acquaintance with the gospel, when I set out from Macedonia, not one church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except you only; for even when I was in Thessalonica, you sent me aid more than once when I was in need. Philippians 4:15-16
“The mark of a great church is not its seating capacity but its sending capacity.
Mike Stachura as quoted by Johnny Turner in A Biblical Theology of Christian Discipleship (Eugene: Wipf and Stock, 2021) chapter 3.
Notice the commitment of the Philippian church to sending Paul. And it was not one time support but perpetual giving. Whenever he had needs. Personally, I am praying for this for GTP.
I had an unbelievable week in Brazil. I went to celebrate the release of my three ECFA Press books in Portuguese. God had much bigger plans in mind.
In short, a network expressed interest in starting a peer accountability group for Brazil (like ECFA in USA) back in 2019, but they did not have the point person.
Well, God raised up that person! And he’s so enthusiastic, like Timothy joined Paul on his travels spontaneously, Rafael Bandeira will join me in Panama next Monday.
To hear more of the story. reply and I will share a copy of my Brazil trip report. Now, like Paul left one country and went to another, I head to Chile tonight.
Rather than pour God’s resources into property, I want to challenge you to invest in people. Can you pray about becoming a monthly giver to GTP? Click here to set it up.
We don’t have any property. We develop people like Rafael. Our work in his life magnifies the effectiveness and impact of gospel ministry across Brazil (and 109 other countries).
Imagine, he’s been asked to start by helping a network of 85 Christian ministries follow consistent standards for building trust and growing giving from Brazilians for God’s work.
Can’t wait to see what God will do among the receptive workers in Chile. Thanks for sending me and GTP with support and prayers! God bless you.