Dear Friend of the Persecuted Church—

            Have you ever thought of your prayers as being instrumental in building the church?

            Pulpit Magazine posted an article by John MacArthur today that I found highly encouraging.  MacArthur points out that the church is not merely a building, but is better described as the “body of all true believers.”  He expounds further:

It is impossible to overstate the importance of the church in the eternal plan of God. The church is His building (1 Cor. 3:9). Moreover, He is the immutable, sovereign, omnipotent Lord of heaven. His Word cannot return void but always accomplishes what He says (Isa. 55:11). He is always faithful and cannot deny himself (2 Tim. 2:13). His sovereign purposes always comes to pass, and His will is always ultimately fulfilled (Isa. 46:10). His plan is invincible and unshakable, and He will bring to pass all that He has spoken (v. 11). And he has spoken about building the church in the most triumphant words.  [You can read the whole article here.]

            It might seem strange to call your prayers “church-building,” but that is exactly what they are.  When you pray for our persecuted brothers and sisters – fellow building blocks, if you will, in Christ’s church – you are helping establish His triumphant plan.  What a thought!

            Today, as I’ve thought about our ongoing work in Burma, our building project in Sudan, our medical trip to Jordan, and the opening doors in China – just to mention some of Remember’s ministry! – I have found it a challenge to keep it all straight.  We have so many projects, plans, and dreams to assist the widows and orphans of martyrs, each one unique and exciting.

            And for each of these challenges, God has raised up just the right people to do His work.  Some we work with have a passion for the people of Sudan, while others have a heart for Southeast Asia.  Some feel their hearts touched through stories of widows, while others cannot get past a picture of an orphaned child.  Each one of these groups need our help, but we feel different callings.

            That’s exactly how the church is supposed to work.  Each of us has different talents, different passions, different callings in pursuit of one common purpose.  We’re all called to do good unto the household of faith, but we may find very different means to do just that.  What is your particular passion for the persecuted church?

            Use that passion to build Christ’s church this week.

Yours for the Body of Christ,

Gabriel J. Waddell
Executive Director

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