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I just posted this on the Thailand blog that I have running for the trip we have over there next week. I thought I would post it here too for you as It is something that I believe in deeply and am blown away that I get to do this. The below entry can also be seen here.

Every day at 10:02 I say a prayer of thanks and ask Jesus to send more missionaries out. The reason that I do this at 10:02 is because of Luke 10:2 where Jesus says “The harvest is plentiful and the workers are few. Pray then to the Lord of the harvest to send out more workers into the harvest field.” Translation is that there are a ton of people out there going to hell because they don’t know Jesus. Whose fault and responsibility is this? Well I believe it is ours, the Christians, those who follow Jesus.

James 4:17 say’s “He who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it sins.” What more good is there to do than to go and tell others the the Kingdom of God is here. I don’t mean just with words, but with actions. The good news that Jesus cares for the poor, the lonely, the voiceless, the hungry, the widow and the forgotten. The good news along with a hug, a sandwich, an activist, a voice.

In the next few days there are 45 of us heading over to N. Thailand to do just this. We are going to share the good news of Christ with those who do not know. Now there are many of them who do know, but there are also many who do not. We are going to do this through building projects, kids programs, playing with orphans, and just being there.

The other thing that I pray  at 10:02 is a prayer of thanks. I want to always give thanks to Jesus, He is worth of it. It is so much in my nature to complain or ask for things, but rarely do I take time to give thanks, unless something super crazy comes up. I want and do thank God that He is and will continue to send out more missionaries. As you prepare to get on the plane, thank Jesus that you can do this and ask Him to use you to bring others to him.