Ambassadors for Christ – a Haiku poem
I wrote this Haiku poem after meditating on Mark 16:15.
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Handing out Pamphlets
[Adventures in Faith: Japan; the late 1980s] My missionary friend Tom and I made our own Christian pamphlet in Japanese, and then handed them out on the streets.
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The Catholic Missionary Movement of the 19th Century
During the 19th century, the Catholic church expanded to other areas of the globe. Here are the four issues of significance to that missionary work.
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Hare Krishna Monks
[Adventures in Faith: England; 1992] In Birmingham I encountered the Hare Krishna movement. Their members were overflowing with joy.
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Preaching in the Open Air at Tsuruhashi
[Adventures in Faith: Japan; the late 1980s] After open-air preaching in a popular location called Shinsaibashi, our next open-air preaching destination was Tsuruhashi.
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Our friend Tanaka in Kamagasaki
[Adventures in Faith: Japan; 1991] We became friends with a Catholic woman named Tanaka. We esteemed her as a great hero of the faith.
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Bitter Defeat at Awaji Island
[Adventures in Faith: Japan; the late 1980s] Tom and I went on another three-day faith journey. We brought no money and no bag. Things went quite badly.
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Sweet Victory at Awaji Island
[Adventures in Faith: Japan; the late 1980s] Tom and I went on a three-day evangelistic journey. We brought no money and no bag. Things went amazingly well.
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Evangelizing the whole world in the Old Testament
The Old Testament foresees Gentiles coming to faith in the One God of Israel and bringing gifts to Jerusalem. Here are the key Bible verses about this:
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Go out into the highways and hedges
It is urgent that we reach out to other people. The Lord Jesus Christ calls us to go out and evangelize nonbelievers.