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Use the links below to enrich each week of your devotional experience.
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Explore on the EFM website the history of Evangelical Friends in missions, a video showing some of the pioneer missionaries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, and also the stories of Esther Butler and William Abel. |
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Get acquainted with those who are currently serving as missionaries by exploring their pages on the EFM website. Ask the Lord how he wants you to encourage them and then act on whatever he reveals to you. |
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Explore the EFM website to see where the new fields will likely be. Read reports posted there about Luke 10 Exploration Trips already made to these places and the criteria that has been used for discerning whether to send missionaries there or not (we call it the CAN GO criteria). |
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Explore the Pray, Give, and Go sections of the EFM website. Seek the Lord’s direction about how he wants you to respond to what you find there. Act on whatever he is asking you to do. |
As we celebrate Christmas, a holiday that reminds us of God’s relentless love for us and for the world, we pray that this season will be full of peace and joy.
“And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory,
the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.”
I love this sentence (John 1:14), because it captures the beauty of Christmas as well as the power of mission. God becomes flesh, lives next door and demonstrates a life in where grace and truth abound.
We are captured by Jesus’ example and his invitation – to go, live next door to people who don’t know Jesus’ relentless love, and share with them a life in which grace and truth abound. In fact, as you may know, we are actively praying that God would provide 14 new missionary households. We hope you will join us in that prayer.
At EFM, we have been taking the first steps in launching seven new mission fields. We are actively seeking at least 14 new missionary households. We are confident, again because of God’s relentless love, that he will raise up just the right people to step into this unprecedented opportunity. The dream is that every woman and man, boy and girl can celebrate Christmas in all its goodness.
Of course, we are not the first to pursue this vision. To remind us of those who have gone before, Dan Cammack, our EFM Field Director, has prepared short weekly devotionals recapping the work of previous generations. Their faithfulness challenges us to respond to Jesus’ invitation to make it possible for others to respond to Jesus’ relentless love. We hope they inspire you, leading you to a deeper appreciation of Christmas.
We – the missionaries and staff of EFM – are grateful for you. God’s love is relentless, using people like you to make a difference at home and around the world. Thank you and Merry Christmas!
Because of Emmanuel,
Stan Leach
Executive Director
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