Author: Dave Dishman (Page 422 of 481)

Dawn and I both value involving people in missions, which is one reason why I wrote the book GO, Following Jesus to the Ends of the Earth, and continue to blog. It’s also why we led a group on the Camino de Santiago this fall. We hope to involve many, many more people in this great adventure.

As “Giving Tuesday” approaches, it’s a good time to give to the causes that are close to your heart. As you evaluate your contributions, would you consider joining with us in the work we are doing around the world?

Students are interested in hearing the good news of Jesus. Check out this recent story from one of our Cru missionaries in Greece:

My teammate and I met with two Greek students the other day. We were unsure where each student was spiritually, and we honestly had no idea where the conversation would lead. God gave us an open door to use the God tools app! (this is a phone app you can download). We were able to walk the girls through Knowing God Personally in Greek. It was incredible. They had never heard or seen things expressed in such ways and it was amazing to see how big of a difference it makes when the gospel is in their language!

As you would guess, taking advantage of opportunities like this requires financial resources. Any gift you give helps us pursue our goal of putting the gospel within arm’s reach of students everywhere.

If you are so led, you can make a contribution through this link to CRU.

Thank you for considering our work and have wonderful holiday season!

The audacity inherent in the email attracted my interest. A church in central Nebraska invited me to speak at their upcoming worldwide outreach conference. What gave the leadership and congregation the impetus to hold a weekend to promote their global agenda? What makes their world focus more than just wishful thinking?

Quite simply, the words of Jesus, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

Dawn and I traveled to Hasting, NE, last weekend to join the members of the Berean Bible Church to talk missions. I spoke five times, at seminars and a banquet and the Sunday sermon. It was fun and inspiring to spend time with a group of people committed to fulfilling these words of Jesus.

It’s fascinating to think that when Jesus instructed his disciples to “go to the ends of the earth,” central Nebraska qualified as the very end. For centuries men and women have taken those words seriously. As a result, this group of Jesus’ disciples, on the other side of the planet, are planning and giving and sending people towards making disciples of all nations. Audacious, yes, but not unprecedented. Jesus handed his commission to a small group of people and look what happened.

We change the world one person at a time. Who are you hoping to change?