Let Your Light Shine!

Here are some opportunities and resources that can launch you into persosnal ministry. Start!

Wycliffe Bible Translators: Can't find a job? Check out IT Professional Seminars! Be on the absolute forefront of creating language scripts!

"This is to inform you of the fact that 2251 of the 6912 language groups in the world today
are still waiting for God’s Word in their heart language.
You probably know that Information Technology (IT) is proving to be vital in the work of
Bible translation, literacy, and scripture use. As of today, Wycliffe has openings for over 232
people with information technology skills." (From Wycliffe via email September 2008)

IT professionals contact Wycliffe via email: Send Mail
or
For volunteers without IT experience use Send Mail

If you do not know much about Bible translation, you will be surprised
by how much depends on IT professionals and people willing to learn new skills!

If you have experienced a life change such as loss of a spouse or job, this is an excellent time to consider healing while pursuing completing the Great Commission! (Vision 2025)

Use these web sites for interest and communication:

https://jaars.org/

http://www.drupal.org

(This is an exciting time to be alive!)

Wycliffe Bible Translators: Last Languages Effort (First words to final printing)

Speeding up Bible translation! (MAST) (video)
Volunteers in many languages are needed to learn about MAST and go abroad to co-ordinate Bible translation! Here is a specific request.

"World population now increases by about five people every two seconds, according to the United Nations. Each second the number of people who need to know Jesus Christ increases." (Decision Magazine, January 2002, page 26)

Maps from Global Mapping International

What is the 10-40 Window? (Joshua Project)

Teaching Kids Missions

Purchase the Jesus Film on DVD in language combinations (Reaching the nations among us)

Urbana 2018 "Urbana" is a missions conference for college students held every 3 years (so every 4 year college student can go!). The dates are always December 27-31 in St. Louis, MO.

In 1973 I did not want to go but after celebrating Christmas, the Lord told me to go. I was able to secure a seat on a bus taking students from an eastern U.S. city to Urbana (the location at that time). It was wonderful! There were plenary sessions, small Bible studies in the dorm, cafeteria meals and people you had met before but never thought you would see again! Most people run from God because they are afraid of what he might ask them to do. I recommend running to God and offering yourself to whatever assignment in life he has for you. I make sure I tell God often I am willing to eat worms (some missionaries do) in order to bring the Gospel to every creature. So far he has not taken me up on it.

Apart from Jesus we can do nothing (this tapestry hangs in the sanctuary of a church in San Ramon, California)
You've heard the saying, "Don't try this at home?" Try this at home but not without Jesus!

John 15:1-6 (Amplified Bible) 1I AM the True Vine, and My Father is the Vinedresser. 2 Any branch in Me that does not bear fruit [that stops bearing] He cuts away (trims off, takes away); and He cleanses and repeatedly prunes every branch that continues to bear fruit, to make it bear more and richer and more excellent fruit. 3 You are cleansed and pruned already, because of the word which I have given you [the teachings I have discussed with you]. 4 Dwell in Me, and I will dwell in you. [Live in Me, and I will live in you.] Just as no branch can bear fruit of itself without abiding in (being vitally united to) the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you abide in Me. 5 I am the Vine; you are the branches. Whoever lives in Me and I in him bears much (abundant) fruit. However, apart from Me [cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing. 6 If a person does not dwell in Me, he is thrown out like a [broken-off] branch, and withers; such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire, and they are burned.

Last updated: 03/05/2017

Background Music: Shine, Jesus Shine

Words and Music: Graham Kendrick

Lord, the light of Your love is shining
In the midst of the darkness shining;
Jesus, Light of the World, shine upon us;
Set us free by the truth You now bring us
Shine on me, shine on me.

Shine, Jesus, shine
Fill this land with the Father's glory;
Blaze, Spirit, blaze.
Set our hearts on fire.
Flow, river, flow
Flood the nations with grace and mercy;
Send forth Your Word Lord, and let there be light.

Lord, I come to Your awesome presence
From the shadows into Your radiance;
By the blood I may enter Your brightness
Search me, try me, consume all my darkness
Shine on me, shine on me.

Shine, Jesus, shine
Fill this land with the Father's glory;
Blaze, Spirit, blaze.
Set our hearts on fire.
Flow, river, flow
Flood the nations with grace and mercy;
Send forth Your Word
Lord, and let there be light.

As we gaze on Your kingly brightness
So our faces display Your likeness;
Ever changing from glory to glory
Mirrored here may our lives tell Your story
Shine on me, shine on me.

Shine, Jesus, shine
Fill this land with the Father's glory;
Blaze, Spirit, blaze.
Set our hearts on fire.
Flow, river, flow
Flood the nations with grace and mercy;
Send forth Your Word
Lord, and let there be light.