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10.19.2009
20/25 Vision
I am currently in the Denver airport awaiting my flight to Germany and then Mozambique. As I try and use my Blackberry I realize my vision is not what it used to be! In fact, trying to read the departures screen to find my gate I realize a couple things. First I no longer have 20/25 vision and I need reading glasses. Second, I remember back 20 years ago August I took my first international flight and looked at the departure screen for Moscow - then part of the failing Soviet Union. My eyes were great then but not my spiritual vision.
It was an amazing trip! I went with my pastor and friend Chuck Kelley. We smuggled Bibles, preached publicly and evangelistically to Latvians, heard and saw first hand the persecuted chuch, and witnessed 33 specific answers to prayer. And amazingly we witnessed over 1,000 give their lives to Jesus Christ in a communist culture whereby people were told there is no God! In fact we were the first to be allowed to hold a public evangelistic event to Latvians in 50 years.
For me it was a pivotal event in my life. I had the incedible opportunity to give an evangelistic testimony in Tallin, Estonia to 6000 people just prior to Sheila Walsh of Women of Faith. I had only spoken a couple of times before this, in front of small crowds, And I had hated it! But here I was, wanting people who had never heard of Jesus to hear about Him. Shortly after I spoke I watched 100,s give their lives to Christ. It was awesome!
God did something supernatural that trip. Further, he placed in my heart a burning desire to tell others about Jesus around the world for the rest of my life.
God had given us two scripture versus for that trip. In Isaiah we are told God" will give us treasures in secret places that we may know I am the Lord" and in Joel 2 that in the last days "old men will dream dreams and young men shall see visions."
As I board this flight today I am humbled to be on my 90th international missions trip for the Lord. God gave me a vision, His vision, for every tribe, tongue, people and nation in "secret places" until every tribe has heard the Good News and has a representative around the throne of Heaven so then the Lord can return! My physical vision may be dimming but my hearts vision burns bright and clear for the Lord and the advancement of His Kingdom!
Thank you Lord for 20/25 Vision and the ability to serve you these past twenty years around the world. Thank you for changing my vision twenty years ago!
Blessings
Mike
It was an amazing trip! I went with my pastor and friend Chuck Kelley. We smuggled Bibles, preached publicly and evangelistically to Latvians, heard and saw first hand the persecuted chuch, and witnessed 33 specific answers to prayer. And amazingly we witnessed over 1,000 give their lives to Jesus Christ in a communist culture whereby people were told there is no God! In fact we were the first to be allowed to hold a public evangelistic event to Latvians in 50 years.
For me it was a pivotal event in my life. I had the incedible opportunity to give an evangelistic testimony in Tallin, Estonia to 6000 people just prior to Sheila Walsh of Women of Faith. I had only spoken a couple of times before this, in front of small crowds, And I had hated it! But here I was, wanting people who had never heard of Jesus to hear about Him. Shortly after I spoke I watched 100,s give their lives to Christ. It was awesome!
God did something supernatural that trip. Further, he placed in my heart a burning desire to tell others about Jesus around the world for the rest of my life.
God had given us two scripture versus for that trip. In Isaiah we are told God" will give us treasures in secret places that we may know I am the Lord" and in Joel 2 that in the last days "old men will dream dreams and young men shall see visions."
As I board this flight today I am humbled to be on my 90th international missions trip for the Lord. God gave me a vision, His vision, for every tribe, tongue, people and nation in "secret places" until every tribe has heard the Good News and has a representative around the throne of Heaven so then the Lord can return! My physical vision may be dimming but my hearts vision burns bright and clear for the Lord and the advancement of His Kingdom!
Thank you Lord for 20/25 Vision and the ability to serve you these past twenty years around the world. Thank you for changing my vision twenty years ago!
Blessings
Mike
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