(Note from Lois: Ladies, this is a wonderful opportunity to share Christ with the world from your own computer!)
Have you ever read Jesus’ words “…Go ye…” in Mark 16:15?
Have you ever thought, as I have, “He’s talking to me!” ?
It’s a very personal command which our Lord has given, “…You go…into all the world…” But, how is that possible?
I’ve
known for many years that it’s possible for me to follow Jesus' command
through personal prayer and through financial giving. World missions
has been a strong interest in my life since I was young. But how can I, a
senior citizen with more than a few daily aches and pains be more
personally involved?
In
June 2011, I found out! There is a way I can be more personally
involved - with people from all over the world, people who are seeking
spiritual truth, people whom God loves and with whom He wants to have a
close relationship. The link, www.MissionaryFromHome.com showed me how I can be a missionary to all the nations without leaving my home.
For two years I've spent part of every day sitting at the computer and talking by way of email with people from many countries. These are people who have found one of the many web sites which are available through Global Media Outreach, sharing the gospel in over 20 languages with hundreds of thousands of seekers every day.
I
have met people like my 17 year old friend in Nigeria who’s the only
Christian in his family of another faith. He did an online Bible study
on the entire Gospel of Mark using his cell phone. He completed the ten
lesson course in less than a month.
My 23 year old Zimbabwean friend completed the same course of study in ten days using his cell phone.
I
have met people like T…. from Indonesia who wrote saying, “I haven’t
prayed to receive Christ as my personal Savior, but I want to
investigate more.” I sent a message developed for people from a
background other than Christian. The next day he wrote back telling me
he had just prayed to receive Christ for the first time.
I
was distressed when I met a young woman who was working as a prostitute
in an African hotel. L…. claimed to be a Christian and wanted to grow
spiritually. She was so happy that a man was offering to pay her
expenses to take her to Europe or America and pay for her education so
she could become a lawyer. He was supposed to come back for her in about
a week. I panicked, and prayed, and panicked some more. I wrote to her
telling her how human trafficking works but she kept on making her
plans.. I wasn’t able to continue writing when she told me she didn’t
believe what I was saying. The best part of the story is that I know a
missionary whose ministry office is close to the hotel where L…. worked
and I was able to connect them. They’ve met, L…. has visited in my
friend’s home and attended church with her and her husband. Every time I
think about this – a complete “Godthing” - I’m amazed that our holy God
would orchestrate all of these details to reach one immoral young woman
whom He loves. It’s a lesson on His great love and His gracious
willingness to use someone who’s subject to panic when I should have
been trusting!
What a thrilling and humbling experience to be a part of what God’s doing all over the world through internet evangelism!
There are guidelines and training for anyone who feels like God might want them to be a part of this ministry. Please go to www.gmojoinus.com for more information.
If you qualify to be a mentor, be prepared for a few heartaches and abundant blessings!
To Qualify:
You need to …
You need to …
- Have been a Christian for at least 2-3 years and be spiritually as well as emotionally mature and over 18 years of age.
- Must be in agreement with the content of our major web sites:
- Be familiar with using a web browser and writing emails.
- Check emails regularly and spend 15 minutes (minimum) to respond.
- Have prayerfully asked God about joining us.
- Have your church pastor be willing to act as your referee. We’ll need their phone number and email address.
- Complete an online application form (allow 30 minutes).
We provide ...
- Online training that teaches you how to prepare responses.
- Web sites containing answers to common questions, gospel presentations, discipling materials and searchable Bibles.
- You can set the number of emails you respond to each week.
- Team leaders review some emails you send in order to help you learn more and to ensure the safety of everyone.
- You can also set up your own personal webpage where YOUR network of friends can:
- read YOUR faith story
- watch the JESUS film
- Listen to the New Testament
- Read the Bible
- Email their questions to YOU (see mylanguage.net.au/valuegod for details)
Got more questions?
If you have more questions, first read our list of frequently asked questions .
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