I have labored and toiled and have often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked. Besides everything else, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches. 2 Corinthians 11:27-28
“Now one of these excellences in the strictest sense according to the divine word is love for one’s neighbor, and this accordingly we are compelled to think of as possessed in a far higher degree by saints already at rest than by those who are in human weakness and wrestle on along with the weaker. It is not only here that “if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it and if one member is glorified, all the members rejoice with it” in the experience of those who love their brethren, for it beseems the love also of those who are beyond the present life to say “I have anxiety for all the churches.”
Origen of Alexandria (c.185-c.253) in his treatise On Prayer, 19.
The last 10 days in Hong Kong have been some of the most full and fruitful days of my life.
By the grace of God, I depart with Trevor and Tina to Beijing today rejoicing for all that God has done. Stay tuned for a report that includes our work in Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan.
As for the next leg of our journey, I don’t know what awaits us in China.
But I know this. We go because we are concerned for the well being of churches and ministries in China. Why care about the state of churches and ministries in other countries?
The divine Word teaches us to show our love for God by loving our neighbor.
Pray for us as we provide a training for about 45 workers in Beijing entitled “Strengthening support and service to China’s nonprofit organizations.”