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"Self-preservation is probably one of the most dangerous mechanisms of the enemy to keep
the world from being won." --Heather Mercer"
Mission ConneXion NW(Tualatin, Or.)—The sixth annual Mission ConneXion Northwest event was held January 18 and 19 at Rolling Hills Community Church, drawing an estimated 13,000 people to learn about fulfilling Christ's Great Commissionn.
"In our sixth year as the largest annual church-missions mobilizing event in the Northwest, the Lord continues to demonstrate that He chooses to use the foolish and weak to glorify Himself in the world,"said Bill MacLeod, founder and chairman of the annual event.
The opening night speaker was Heather Mercer, one of two aid-workers in Afghanistan who made headlines in 2001 when they were held prisoners by the Taliban for 105 days until they were rescued by U.S. Special Forces.
Today, as the brave Mercer continues to minister in Iraq, she told attendees that concern for one's safety cannot be a prerequisite for effective missions. She is quoted as saying that reaching the world for Christ requires people willing to take risks while leaning totally on God, and added that such risks may seem foolish in the eyes of the world.
For the Church of Jesus Christ to transform the world it will take two things—"foolishness and fearlessness," she said. "Self-preservation is probably one of the most dangerous mechanisms of the enemy to keep the world from being won."
The key to overcoming such fear, she said, is a genuine love for God and for the people in every land that He loves.
Used by permission of Breaking Christian News www.breakingchristiannews.com / Source: Christian News Northwest
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