Roger
Where is Brooks when I need her to share the human side of my trip with y'all?
I can't begin to do justice in describing the last few days spent with Chinese-Malaysians in their beautiful country and their incredibly warm personalities. They scooped me up from the airport, set me down in a wonderful high-rise condo (where we met for three days), and surrounded me with their hungry hearts, incredibly astute minds, and wonderful sense of humor. They even laughed at my dry wit.
They are well aware that they live in an opportune place right now. Because top-notch education is available in Malaysia at a reasonable cost, young people are coming from all over South Asia and the Middle East for a college education. This includes countries that are, otherwise, completely closed off to the Gospel! With this kind of opportunity, these leaders want to be as equipped as possible to see disciples made who will carry the Gospel back to their homelands.
So, in terms of ministry accomplished, it was exciting to see a new coalition of leaders come together who are committed to effective church planting in their own country and beyond. They sucked from me everything that I could give them, whether by sharing or by praying for them, and they gave me back much as I fed on their contagious faith.
But, back to the human side... What I do know is this: with the kind of warmth and care I received for the three days I was in Malaysia, had Brooks been there she would have been crying her eyes out as we left. That is the level of connection that was built in such a short time. They made it so easy for bonds of friendship to form in a very short time and I am certain that these relationships will continue to be mutually beneficial.
As I write this, I am just one hour from Los Angeles and a few, short hours after that from being home! I know y'all have been praying and I can't tell you what that means to me!
So here are just a few of the praise reports from a very gratifying trip to both Singapore and Malaysia:
- Travel went smoothly and safely
- Key connections were formed while in Singapore that will help facilitate a conference for church planters in East Africa later this year
- Plans were laid in Singapore for furthering church planting initiatives in many different parts of the world
- While in Malaysia (as mentioned), leaders gathered from various parts of the country and they formed a new coalition for encouraging each other in future church planting
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