And visit our online Prayer Room to pray through requests from those already impacting the harvest here in Central and Eastern Europe. And I for one, can’t wait for that!Īs you remember that the harvest is here, ripe, and eternal, please pray earnestly, as Jesus told His disciples to, for more laborers. When we do, He knows we’ll be able to rejoice together (John 4:36). Jesus came to make God known and says we should proclaim the Kingdom of God without looking back (Luke 9:62). It is worth it, though, because it is life-saving. This work is not easy, not comfortable, not practical. On another occasion, after speaking with the Samaritan woman by the well, He told the disciples (John 4:35), lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest. Young people who came to know Christ through the love of our staff members are maturing in their faith and becoming leaders who are also pointing others to the love of Christ. This was an important concept that Jesus wanted His disciples to grasp. I could grow up with parents who taught me that I am loved, because they were taught that by someone else, who was also taught that, and so on.Īfter more than two decades of ministry in Central and Eastern Europe, Josiah Venture is seeing disciples from the harvest equipped and trained, actively ministering to the harvest. We are the fruit of their labor and the many other faithful followers of Christ who came before us. When Jesus sent out the disciples to go to the ends of the earth and multiply, baptizing people in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, He was telling them to work in the fields. It’s worth the effort it takes to work in the fields because the fruit that comes from it is eternal. As you partner with us to reap a good harvest here in Central and Eastern Europe, here are a few things the Bible teaches us about that harvest that I hope we can all keep in mind.īesides being here and now, the harvest has a lasting impact. “What a vast harvest!” He said to His disciples. In Matthew 9, when Jesus looked out over the multitudes, His heart broke for the people in need. The blind and bleeding, the bruised and beaten, the crowds around the globe who don’t yet grasp that the love of Christ is wide and long and high and deep. Countless kids who want to outstretch their arms, but haven’t been embraced when they’ve tried.Īs I think these days about the harvest, that’s what I picture. There are so many people who don’t realize how much they are loved. But when I look at the world around me, I know I have it good. Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look on the fields, that they are white for harvest. I still often take that fact for granted. I grew up knowing my Heavenly Father did too. When I was a bright-eyed, blonde-haired toddler, my parents would ask me how much they loved me, and I’d spread my short arms as wide as I possibly could and answer enthusiastically, “This much!” I grew up confident my mom and dad loved me a whole lot.
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