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Pray for the children in this Orphanage in Myanmar

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Beautiful Feet Campaign Thanksgiving 2010

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There really is a difference between someone who is mission-minded and someone who is mission-hearted. Far too often in our society churches proclaim to love missions and pretend to play an active part in financing the Great Commission. But as the old timers used to say, “The proof is in the pudding.” If one were to take a look at the budget and the books, they would find a great inconsistency of character. While on one hand churches say they truly support missions, they are forevermore spending overwhelmingly more on themselves than they actually give to the Lord’s work of missions. They may well call themselves a local church with a “mind” for missions. But they most certainly cannot say that they have a “heart” for missions. Jesus said in Mathew 6:21, “For where your treasure is, there will your HEART be also.” It works on a personal as well as a collective level. Whatever a church spends the most of its resources on, is exactly what it loves and emphasizes the most. For many, that would be buildings, bills, banquets and bulletins. While all of these are certainly expenses, and we should make sure everything is First Class for our Lord, they are only a means to an end of getting the Gospel around the world. May we as God’s people never lose sight of the fact that the mission of the local church is local church missions. The following statements are twenty-one simple ways to make a local church mission program absolutely explode and move forward in our race to reach others for Christ. All of the points will begin with the letter “E” to provide uniformity and easy remembrance.
1. EMPHASIZE MISSIONS OFTEN. There are many ways to accomplish this task. Bringing in missionaries to speak and share their burden is the most effective. Indeed you have to be selective because of the great volume of missionaries available, but bringing them before the people on a regular basis will give the congregation a sense of burden and passion for others. Mention missions often in announcements and certainly in the bulletin. A good idea is too have missions’ pictures in the bulletin or on the wall if you use announcement screens. People will emphasize whatever their Pastor emphasizes. They will not be enthusiastic about missions if the Pastor isn’t. Because missions primarily deals with money, it must be dealt with biblically and regularly. Find imaginative ways to emphasize missions. It is the life blood of any thriving church. As Oswald Smith once said, “If you have a sick church, put it on a missionary diet.”
2. EXPOSE THE CONGREGATION TO THE FIELD. There is absolutely NO better way to give a church a heart for missions than to actually take them there. A slide show, a tearful story and a few missionary prayer cards will only go so far and only do so much. However, when people can see for themselves. When they can eat the food, smell the smell and experience involvement with the people, that is what will get the hook in their mouth. Any church of any size can save up and raise the money necessary to get their people on the field. It ought to be a staff requirement in every local church to go on a mission’s trip with the Pastor and see firsthand what the Lord is doing around the world.
3. EXTRAVAGANTLY GIVE TO MISSIONS AS A CHURCH. You will notice that I did not say to tip missions or just make it a simple line item in the budget. We should train folks to go over and above the Lord’s tithe and amazingly give to the work of the Lord. A church should be willing to give great volumes of its own income to missionary causes and let the people know publicly and dogmatically that it should be done that way. A church cannot proclaim to be a true New Testament church unless it is extravagant in the way it handles the giving away of financial resources. In the Book of Acts, they even sold their homes to meet the needs of others. Many hide behind the old cliché, “Well, there is a fine line between faith and foolishness.” I for one believe that the line is so fine, it is actually non-existent. A church could never over give or even come close to giving too much money away to missions. I can promise you that at the Judgment Seat of Christ, we will not fret over having given too much. But many will be greatly rebuked for having given far too little. At least one Sunday a year, and preferably much more often, a church should give its entire Sunday offerings to missions. I mean every tithe, every check, all the cash and change and it should all go to a missions work. We don’t think that way because it is against our nature. But it is most assuredly not against the Word of God. If a church cannot operate on faith, then it shouldn’t operate at all!
4. EXPOSITIONALY PREACH ON MANY MISSIONS PASSAGES. The Pastor should consistently preach on missions themes throughout the Bible. If he has difficulty in finding them, he ought to reconsider his current status as a preacher. They are all over the pages of the Book. Whatever the Pastor continually emphasizes from the pulpit will become the energy and character that drives the church ahead. Dealing with mission-hearted messages once a year during the annual mission’s conference will only force people into a quick view of missions and I can promise that the conference will be the least attended of any during the year. The Great Commission and our financial responsibility to it must be preached on and thundered from the pulpit on a regular basis. People must hear, see and know before they can be expected to get heavily involved.
5. EDIFY MISSIONARIES THROUGH THE CHURCH CONGREGATION. The people of the church should be actively involved in encouraging and ministering to their missionaries. They need to be taught to communicate by phone, e-mail and especially cards and letters. When the congregation feels as if they are a part of a ministry, then and only then, will they do their part for that ministry. Don’t just send a few checks overseas and expect an overnight heart for missions. It takes work, concern, compassion and total church involvement. And on a side note: DO NOT put leftover junk in the mission’s closet and expect people to develop a love for missionaries.
6. EXALT MISSIONS ABOVE BILLS AND BUILDINGS. If the church shifts its focus from reaching the world to just staying afloat. Then, it will never reach the world and always feel as if it is barely getting by. Bills should never be the primary reason for taking up money in a church. People need to be taught to give to the vision of the church and not to the needs. Now meeting the needs will ultimately lead to fulfilling the vision. But people grow weary of giving just to keep the lights on. If missions is exalted and held high, then God will pay the bills. This is no doubt an attitude of faith, but isn’t that what Christianity is all about. If we will get busy about financing the Kingdom of God, He will surely be busy paying the bills when they come due. You will always get what you go after. And if a missions-hearted church is what you want, then missions MUST be made the primary focus of the finances.
7. EQUIP THE CHURCH WITH A GENEROUS LIFESTYLE. Generosity is not what we do; it is in essence who we are. If people are consistently taught the giving principles of the Word of God, it will change the way they do business. If a person is taught to tithe, and be benevolent with their funds, then missions is an automatic fit. If the congregation will just be boldly led down a path of daily generosity in every area of their life, then the missions program will not be forced upon them. It will be a welcome reminder of their responsibility to world-wide evangelization. As individuals, we have heard for years that you simply cannot out give God. If that be true, and it certainly is, then why not teach an entire church to believe it and practice it as a local body. Now, generosity is something that must be modeled. As the saying goes, “its better caught than taught.” True generosity is the key to unlocking the financial bondage of materialistic church members.
8. EXAMINE THROUGHLY WHERE THE MONEY GOES. It will not do a church much good just to throw the Lords’ money in any direction that they feel is a worthy cause. We must be wise in how we spend as well as how we give God’s money. Getting to know the missionaries first hand is a great way to weed out the phonies and filter the resources in the right direction. We should give money where we know that it will not only be used properly but also where it will bring forth the most fruit that may abound to our account. In order for a church to reap properly, they must at some time have sown properly. Find the best soil and sink the seed there!
9. EMERGE AS THE LEADER AND THE CHURCH WILL FOLLOW. This point is primarily for the Pastor. It is time that Pastor’s take spiritual responsibility for their sheep and lead the way that the New Testament teaches them to. The Pastor is the “pace-setter” in the church. If the vision fails, it is because he did not sharpen his leadership. If a church is to reach out to the community and on to the world, then the Pastor MUST take full responsibility for the outcome. In every major step of faith, there is risk. A man that will never take a risk is a small thinker, and small thinkers are not men with a vision from God. The Pastor needs to take the reins under the leadership of the Holy Spirit and move forward in the area of missions if he desires the people to follow. Congregationally ruled churches are man-made and ARE NOT taught in the New Testament. Bold and Biblical leadership is not to be confused with dictatorship. People have problems following a man that has no real sense of direction. But when they find a man that fears only God and knows where he is headed, then they will follow by the multitudes and take on his vision. A Pastor does not attract who he wants. He will always attract who he is. As goes the leader, so goes the church. Lead my friend, in the area of missions, and the people will no doubt follow.
10. EXPECT PEOPLE TO MAKE COMMITMENTS AND THEN TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THEM. We have swallowed the belief that people don’t want expectations placed upon them. That is simply not true. People desire to be taught, and even more so desire the practical truth of how to apply that teaching. When it comes to giving, and in particular giving to missions, people must be made aware of the great need and then given an opportunity to respond to that need. After a commitment is made, it needs to be stressed and addressed often that God expects us to keep our word to him as well as to others. People often say, “Folks don’t always do what you expect, rather what you inspect.” If you do expect things of people, then you must inspect how they are doing in regards to their commitment. Many churches call this type of commitment to missions a Faith Promise. I call it “The Missions Challenge”. Whatever tag you place upon it, it is certainly a Scriptural principle.
11. EXAMPLE FAITH IN YOUR OWN LIFE AS THE LEADER. The Bible gives us many examples of those who exercised great faith. The Lord understands that we need examples of those who have gone on before us in order to be motivated ourselves. If the Pastor and leadership of a church do not step out in absolute faith, then there is no reason to wonder why the congregation never does. People are people, and by very nature they must see something working in someone else’s life before they are willing to jump on board and go full force themselves. There are forty verses in Hebrews chapter eleven that show all of us just what God can do with those that truly trust Him. Faith is not forced. It has to be fed by example. If the leadership will exemplify great faith, then those who follow will naturally do the same.
12. ENLARGE THE AMOUNTS THAT ARE GIVEN. The best philosophy for a good and rock solid missions program is not more missionaries for less money, but fewer missionaries for more money. So many churches around the country send tiny little checks to missionaries and then brag about how many missionaries they support on a monthly basis. It’s not how many you support that matters. What matters is what is being done with the money that is reaching the most amount of people. Ten, twenty-five or even fifty dollars a month in today’s economy just isn’t going to pay the expenses, much less make mission work as effective as it should be. Churches should intensely focus on a few major works and help them be all they can be for the glory of God. This would also lead to churches supporting their own sent out missionaries with full support in order that they may quickly get to the field and not waste three to five years and countless thousands of dollars on the deputation trail.
13. ENCOURAGE THE MEMBERS TO READ MISSIONS BOOKS. One of the greatest blessings that a Christian will ever experience is reading about the great trials and blessings of other faithful followers of Christ. There are volumes of missionary biographies that will enhance ones passion for missions as well as sharpen their vision for stewardship in that area. Children need to be taught to read the lives of great men and women of God. Pastors should highly encourage the congregation to read books about missions and missionaries. The church library or bookstore should be a storehouse of mission’s material for people to devour. People really do want to learn, they just need lots of “prodding” and encouragement along the way. If we expect people to get the picture, then we have got to paint it for them.
14. ERECT A CHANGE FOUNTAIN AND CALL IT A “MISSIONS WELL.” All over the world you will find fountains that are full of change because folks have been told to make a wish and throw in some coins. Why not place a change fountain in the lobby of the church and put a sign on it that reads, “Quit your wishins and give to missions.” It is a very effective way to keep the theme before the people at all times as well as adding up all the pocket change from around the house. Children will love it and before you know it, hundreds of dollars will have been thrown into the “mission well.” Besides, a nice looking fountain will greatly add to the décor of a church building.
15. EMBRACE YOUR PASSION FOR MISSIONS AND DO NOT LET UP. Repetition is the key to learning, and indeed missions must be repeated often and probably in every service. People will give to what they are the most passionate about. Passion is something that drives an individual to greatness. If we desire to have a great and exciting missions program, then we must get serious about creating passionate believers. At the beginning, passion must be pushed and forced. But in a very short amount of time the momentum will be out of control and passion will ooze out of the entire congregation. Don’t let up. Don’t stop. Don’t give in to the critics. Stay strong, direct and passionate. It will work!
16. ENHANCE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE ANNUAL MISSIONS CONFERENCE. It is a shame that the least effective and most unattended meeting in most churches is the mission’s conference. It is almost an afterthought in many churches and there is no real preparation before and certainly no passion during the meeting. I for one believe that the mission’s conference is the most important meeting of the entire year. The revivals are extremely important. The Bible conferences are wonderful. But the mission’s conference allows the congregation to sense the heartbeat of God and to put into practice what they have learned and gotten right about in the other meetings. It cannot be overstated that this conference needs to be first class in every way and that missionaries should leave the meeting literally begging to come back to the hosting church. Missionaries have given up their entire lives to serve behind the scenes in some remote area of the world and when they are with us for a conference they should be treated as if they were royalty. Let people know that the annual mission’s conference is not a series of fund-raising services. It is an all important time to see the world as God sees it. People will get behind the missions program in a big way if the conference is a highlight and not a burden.
17. ENLIST PEOPLE FOR MISSIONS AND TRAIN THEM WELL. It is the responsibility of the local church to see that their people are discipled and trained properly. Whether that means personal one on one or sending some off to a good Bible College, people must be trained. Most churches are far to concerned with their seating capacity, when they had better get concerned over their sending capacity. If a church is never reproducing itself in the lives of others then something is gravely wrong. It should not be our desire to just be the largest church in the area. We should be consumed with training our own and sending them to the uttermost parts of the world. It should be preached on repeatedly and when asking for volunteers, the church may be surprised as to the ones who answer the call.
18. EMPOWER YOUR MISSIONS PROGRAM THROUGH EARNEST PRAYER FOR YOUR MISSIONARIES. The Bible teaches us that the “effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” The word “availeth” means to accomplish. If we desire a dynamic mission’s program to accomplish much for the glory of God, then we must earnestly pray. The people should often be encouraged to fervently pray for the needs of their own individual missionaries. Their names should not just be placed in a prayer bulletin and casually glanced at or mentioned from the pulpit. People must know the needs in order to feel as if they are a part of them. Our prayer services should be of New Testament proportions. We should call out the names, reveal the needs and take special time to cry out to God for what needs to be done. Once people get a taste and a glimpse of answered prayer, there will be no turning back to carnal and cold religion.
19. EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE MADE A VITAL AND ACTIVE PART. There should not be one single person within the church that does not know about the great need of missions. But not only should they be aware of it. They should consistently participate in doing something about it. Every child, every senior citizen, every staff member, every volunteer and certainly every family should be told of their God given obligation to reach the world for Christ. Missions is not to be stressed to the select few in the church that seem to have money. Missions have always been carried forth by the widow’s mite more than the businessman’s millions. Let everyone know of their personal responsibility and then expect all of them to do their part. If the Pastor will go missions crazy, then so will the church. There is absolutely no exception to this rule!
20. EMBARK ON A JOURNEY TO REACH THE WORLD AS IF YOUR CHURCH IS THE ONLY ONE DOING ANYTHING AT ALL. Treat the missions program as if no other church in the world has one. Now, we understand that there are other great churches that have a heart for missions. But teach people to give to world evangelism as though the others do not exist. If we teach our people that everyone else is doing it to, then they will be glad to let them. It is our responsibility to do our part regardless of what anyone else is doing. We ought to rejoice at what others do for missions. But may we never get comfortable with what they have done. If we do, then we are already comfortable with what we have done. We will never do enough no matter what we give. Let’s roll up our sleeves and work like no one has ever done it before.
21. ENVISION HOW YOU CAN DO MORE NEXT YEAR. A wise man once said that, “If you never have goals, you will reach them every time.” A church needs to set some major goals for their missions program and then follow through with them. However, we should always be looking toward the future. Contentment is bred when we get used to what we are doing or feel too good about what we have already done. We need to press forward and dream big. What we are doing now may be good or in the eyes of some even great. But what we follow through with tomorrow should be even greater. The world is cursed with small thinkers. Those who never dream big and trust God to do miracles will never do much. And they will certainly never make a dent in world evangelization. We must plan our work and work our plan. Let us commit to doing more than we have every dreamed of doing. I trust that these principles will serve as a daily reminder to the real mission of the church. To some they will seem all too simple and to others they will seem ridiculous. But for those with a heart for missions, not merely a mindset, they will be refreshing points to ponder to overwhelmingly increase the giving as well as the spiritual temperature of a strong local church missions program. May God give us a vision bigger than ourselves.

2011-02-11T11:36:00.000-08:00

GWM's Beautiful Feet Campaign Births 2 New Works in Peru

2010-12-17T10:06:00.000-08:00

GWM, Inc. Beautiful Feet Campaign

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Beautiful Feet Campaign

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This Thanksgiving GWM will be traveling once again to several barrios in Peru. We will be giving away 1000 pairs of brand new socks and shoes to many who have great need for them. Our prayer as always is that God will use the socks and shoes as a tool to open the hearts of people to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ and turn to Him as Lord of their lives. The new believers will then begin meeting every week with an assigned leader who will begin discipleship training so that not only will there sprout up a new mission point....but there will be new solid followers of Christ who will reproduce themselves again and again.

Go World Missions, Inc. Peru Church Planting 2009/10

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Peru Campaign Launches Oct. 30, 2009

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Desoto Central Baseball Players to Travel to Peru.

2009-09-16T08:10:00.000-07:00

Jordan Montgomery and a team from the Desoto Central Baseball Team will be taking the game of baseball and the message of Christ to the streets.....the dirt roads of a remote area about an hour outside of Lima that is. The team will teach kids the fundamentals of baseball as well as how to have a personal relationship with Christ.

Drama Ministry Traveling to Peru in Dec.

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Peru Campaign begins Oct 3, 2009

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Plans are being finalized for the Peru Church Planting Campaign that officially kicks off on October 3, 2009. So much is needed for this venture: Personnel, Supplies, as well as funding for supplies for medical clinics and for travel.
If you care to be a part of this campaign, contact Go World Missions, Inc. at 901-283-5891

GWM, Inc. Peru Campaign shaping up to be huge.

2009-09-03T21:57:00.000-07:00

501 (c) (3) non-profit status finally awarded to Go World Missions, Inc.

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She needs food and clean drinking water....Who will give it to her? GWM, Inc. will! But not without your help...Please help us reach her.

2009-07-05T14:02:00.000-07:00

1st Annual Go World Missions, Inc. Indoor Arena Yard Sale

2009-04-17T16:35:00.000-07:00

Purchase a Go World Missions, Inc. shirt and help us reach people in remote areas of the world with the Gospel of Jesus.

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Shirts are:

Mens: black with white or gray logo
White shirt with black logo....or Gray shirt with black logo.

Ladies: pink, green, or light blue shirt with white logo.

Sorry.....no more color shirts at this time.

All shirts are $20. Please help us when you buy 1, 2, or 10 today!!!

Order here: gordon@goworldmissions.org

Thanks,
gordon
GWM,Inc.

Go World Missions, Inc. Is Serious About Serving

2009-02-25T09:05:00.000-08:00

Go World Missions, Inc. Partners With BMA Baptists on 1st Mission Church Plant on Mamore' River...Bolivia....To The Glory of God!!!

2009-02-09T11:17:00.001-08:00

GO World News February 2009

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81 Saved in Dominican Republic......Praise God!

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81 saved! One of them; an 86 year old man....how awesome God is! When a person is that age, the probability of them being saved is small, but God opened his ears and heart to the truth of the Gospel and he put his faith in Jesus and was gloriously saved.

Pray for the people of the Dominican Republic. This is one of the poorest places i have ever been. Also, it is one of the more sin sick areas of the world i hve ever been to as well. People need the Lord........and that is so evident in this country. There is alot of voodoo, witchcraft, drugs, alcohol, prostitution, and much corruption.......the answer......Jesus.

We went to a village....so poor. There is a photo below of me with two little boys who are barely clothed and covered in dirt. Neither had eaten that day......GWM, Inc. was able to change that by trucking in enough food for the village for a week. i left them with the message which says: "This food will one day run out.....but Jesus Christ is Forever". Many responded that day to the Gospel, and we thank God for His drawing them to Himself. Please keep this village in your prayers.

38 saved on New Years Eve........9 More on New Years Day! 47 so far!

2009-01-02T07:11:00.000-08:00

Greetings and Happy New Year from the Dominican Republic. i cannot talk long...the internet here is almost non existent. i have found the Man of Peace here in this little town called Tamayo. His name is Augusto. We are making strong relations to return and begin a church here where there is NO Baptist Church. The Mormons are here and the Jehovahs Witnesses as well, but no strong teaching, preaching, Baptist Church. it will be no easy task because the devil lives here and he hates everything we have attempted to do. It will take a while to report to you about this trip. Thank you for your prayers....please continue....we are in a dark place....but safe in El Mano de Dios (the hand of God). Your giving has made the difference in so many lives here.....thank you. We are going to one of the poorest places i have ever seen again this afternoon and we will give them food today, but most of all, we will give them Jesus!......Pray for me as i share the messge of Hope with these people.........
i have tons of photos, but i cannot upload them from here....sorry. Look for the video when i return. Thank you again for your love for the lost and support of this ministry. Together we can win the lost to Jesus.

i love you all,
gordon

Heading to the Dominican Republic.

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At 10:45 am tomorrow morning (Dec 27, 2008) i will be on a plane headed for the Dominican Republic. Yes, i am excited as always because we will be sharing Jesus with thousands of people and we have asked God to move in mighty ways.

i am pretty sure i will be able to blog from this location, unlike the river trip last time in bolivia...so keep up with us daily to see what God is doing in the D.R. i covet your prayers for this trip and for my family at home.

i love you all,
gordon<><

7 Days Until D.R. Trip. Click on Picture to Enlarge it.

2008-12-20T19:17:00.000-08:00

These are exciting days for Go World Missions, Inc. We are only a few short days away from embarking on a journey to the Dominican Republic. We will arrive late on the 27th of December and our work begins early on the 28th with training leaders in evangelism from 8am-12pm every day. After lunch at 1pm, we will take the training to the streets (every day)to apply what was learned in the morning sessions. Then every person we speak to will not only hear the Gospel, but will also be invited to open air preaching every night in 8 different preaching points around Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The Gospel will be taught and shared and preached many times in the course of this 10 day trip. It will be preached loud and clear in their own language, so i ask for your prayers for me to preach clearly the Word of God. Pray for a massive harvest of souls. i wish no one would depart this life and be separated for all eternity in hell.....the price has been paid....i pray people will respond to God's invitation and come and become brand new!

Closer And Closer To The Goal! Only $600 Needed To Fully Fund Trip!

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Thank You Jesus! God is amazing and able to do all of the things we think are impossible. He once again is providing for us to GO to a land where there are many who do not yet know Jesus and do not have a church on every corner to tell them..........Pray for our work here in the D.R. that it would be fruitful and that God will be magnified!

Recent Terrorist Activity and Increase of Persecution Toward Christians, Results in Delay of GWM Involvement in India.

2008-11-29T18:49:00.000-08:00

Help Needed For D.R. Trip

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All We Want For Christmas! Click Picture to Read

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Doors of Opportunity for GWM, Inc. opening in Russia .......Click map to enlarge.

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God has given us yet another opportunity to join with brothers and sisters in Christ in Russia. We have set our sites on beginning an on going ministry with these fellow church planters in May of 2009. God is at work and we are joining Him in this area of the world believing He is desirous to do great and mighty things.The fields are right for planting new churches. We sense God's leadership to be involved in this area and we will move forward by faith. You may want to be a part of GWM, Inc. to this area of the world, or you may want to sponsor GWM, South and Central America......or our upcoming work through GWM, India......as well as many other areas. How can you help? Simple, pray for us and help us as the Lord leads.

Reaching the un-reached,

gordon montgomery<><
founder/president GWM,Inc.

Monthly Prayer Calendar: Thank you for your prayers and support. (Please click image for large version.)

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Pray For Us!

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Plans for November India Trip need Finalizing

2008-10-29T14:06:00.000-07:00

i met Jacob through my good friend Jason Hardage.....and it didn't take long to discover that Jason, Jacob and i had alot in common. We all have a heart for India. India is opening up to the Gospel more and more. It is quickly moving from being categorized as a "closed" country to a more receptive one to the Gospel. So we must be ready to go when God leads and the opportunity arises. Well, it has. Jacob is from India. He lives and works in Bangalore. Hopefully, we will be travelling back with Jacob in mid-late November. We must be very careful not to jeopardize the safety of anyone or anything. Pray for us as we seek out the ones who God draws to Himself for new life. Pray how you might be a part of many coming to Christ in Bangalore, India.

Donors Give Car To Help Spread Gospel

2008-10-29T13:28:00.000-07:00

i could hardly believe it when a couple in Olive Branch donated a Nissan Sentra to the ministry of Go World Missions, Inc. They have been long time supporters of GWM and love this ministry that takes the Gospel into responsive areas of the world and helps plant churches where there are none.
Thank you to this dear couple for their faithful support and for their commitment to live by this Biblical truth....."you'll never out-give the One Who owns it all."

October Issue of Go World News

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And So They Wait……

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Encouragement As We Press On

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i read this today and i really needed to be encouraged by these words. Chuck Colson wrote: Most of us have been badly shaken by the tumultuous events of the last 48 hours in Wall Street. If you have an IRA or some kind of retirement plan, no doubt you're licking your wounds. You may even be fearful. I understand. I've experienced those apprehensions myself.

But as I told a worried young man on our team today, we need to remember that fear is always the enemy of faith. A few months ago, in the midst of fervent prayer during my devotions, I had an especially strong realization that my life was completely in God's hands. To live is Christ, to die is gain. I've known that intellectually, but for the first time in my life, it is now engraved in my soul. Now, when things go wrong, I turn to God, pray, trust Him, and feel an amazing peace. I'm His.

And you know what else? The financial markets are His. The world is His. I don't know why it took me 35 years to get this, but I finally have.

Here's something else to remember: God often uses adversity for His greatest blessings-in this case in several ways. Christians are called to do the best things in the worst of times. Take, for instance, the plagues that wracked the Roman Empire.....the doctors and wealthy pagans fled the cities, but the Christians stayed and tended to the sick and dying. That sacrificial love....visible for all to see...fueled the incredible growth of the Church.

Today we have an opportunity to see how the Acts 4 church really works-where Christians help one another through tough times and reach out lovingly to our neighbors.

What's more, there's a great opportunity for you to explain the importance of a biblical worldview to your friends. Because these financial troubles are the direct result of our nation turning its back on God. Simply put, the rise of relativism in postmodern Western life has led to the collapse of a moral consensus. With everyone making up his own rules when it comes to right and wrong, is it any wonder our economic system is under stress?

Michael Novak, the great theologian, has said that Western democratic capitalism is like a three-legged stool, resting on political freedom, economic freedom, and moral restraint. Take away moral restraint, and the stool collapses.

Look at how we reached this crisis: Sensing easy money, Wall Street bundled up mortgages without regard to risk, sold them off, and made a big profit. Risky, even dangerous mortgages were then being offered to people who had little chance of paying them off. And when the housing market slowed and house values went down, the mortgage market began to collapse like-dare I say it...a house of cards.

So this is a time for steady nerves and keeping things in perspective. Take a look out your window. The sky is not falling.

Above all, remember this: God is on His throne. Maybe the "eat, drink, and be merry" attitude of Americans needed a little adjustment...as does the spiritually casual attitude of the Church.

The current troubles are not going to lead to the collapse of the American economy, the strongest in the world. But I do think God is telling us to sober up and get serious about what we invest our money in, what we believe in, and how we live.

Taking the Gospel In

2008-09-04T07:27:00.000-07:00

Here we are taking the Gospel to a village on the Mamore' River in Bolivia. A very hard place to get to, but not impossible. This village, like many others has no church of any kind. Some of these villages have 20 people, some have over 400.....AND NO CHURCH......i can hardly stand it. my heart is broken for these people and many others like them all over where there is no Church. Please pray for these people. Pray for them earnestly. Pray that we could return to them in the next month and do as we promised.....start a mission work that will eventually be a church. It is both urgent and imperative that we do. Pray and ask God to show you your part in starting this new Church where there is none.
Thank you for your love and support that enables us to go to remote, responsive areas of the world and give them Jesus!

i love you,
gordon<><

Lady places her faith in Christ on Mamore' River (one of 71 decisions).

2008-08-28T11:52:00.000-07:00

The Little Girl Who Lives on a Boat

2008-08-26T06:56:00.000-07:00

i met this precious little girl on our most recent trip to Bolivia. She, along with her whole family (Dad, Mom, brother, and 2 younger sisters) live on a boat. Her village floods every year and they decided that instead of rebuilding every year, that they would build a boat and live on it.......and that they did.

The young girl asked us several times......."when will you come back?" To which we told her......"as soon as we can....sweety". The thing that kills me is...........i know she's waiting......along with many others waiting on us to return to help them. While our main focus is winning people to Jesus....we still want to help as much as we can with physical needs as well........like Jesus would.

Pray for GWM,Inc desperately to receive the funds needed to return next month to help in on going church planting efforts in these areas. Pray we can take these dear people much needed food and medicines as we did on our previous trip....and to continue to cultivate what God is doing there.

The Passion of my Heart

2008-07-27T15:14:00.001-07:00

John Falconer described the passion of my heart when he said:
"I have but one candle of life to burn, and I would rather burn it out in a land filled with darkness than in a land flooded with light." i have yet to hear a statement more true to the mission and ministry of my heart. God instilled that passion in me. Do i love people here?.....absolutely. Do i witness here?....every chance i get...do you? Why do i go to remote foreign places to preach the gospel and help plant churches? The only reason: This is what God has told me to do. Here in the US, there are solid evangelical churches everywhere. Plenty of folks to daily share what God has done in them through the Lord Jesus Christ. So with all of the churches and Christians packed together here in the US.....surely this is the most evangelized place in the world.....so God sends people out....out to places where there are no churches, few Christians if any....like Bella Flor in Bolivia....a village of over 400 and NO CHURCH. i don't know what that does to others, all i know is the Holy Spirit moves me to respond to His call to go help plant a church there so that from out of this village, and others like it that are covered in darkness....a Light will Shine.....The Light of the World.....Jesus!! Yea.......that's Him.

Saddle up,

g<><

God's Heart.........all people

2008-07-25T09:24:00.000-07:00

Amazing!! Where God Guides, He Provides. i have heard that phrase many times and not really been in a desperate enough situation to where i had to totally believe that biblical principle.....until now......i mean really now. If you don't know already, i want to share with you how truly amazing God is. He is everything we need. Every thing we could possibly ever have need of is in Him. The all Sufficient One, Jehovah Jireh, The God Who Provides.

Since March 2008, over 300 families have received food and medical attention through the ministry of Go World Missions, Inc. All of it: God's Provision. He has provided all of the food, medicine, literature, Bibles, Tracts etc... for all of His works. The best part.....is that since March 2008, God has given us 109 new believers in Jesus Christ and 3 new mission points in which to help plant churches. Food and Medicine, literature.......all important, but never to be a substitute for the Gospel being shared with all who will hear. i thank God for His favor on this ministry.

So, ya see, you can, "jump out there in the middle of nothing"......that is where faith is!!!....... and having heard God's voice clearly before jumping you can be assured to land right in the middle of His Sovereign plan. It's all about people.....God's heart is people.....His most loved and cherished commodity. Oh, that we should all have a heart like that!

Praise the Lord......71 Saved!

2008-07-16T10:52:00.000-07:00

(above).....12 saved at a school including the Teacher and several workers. This is one of our new mission Points!

(below).....Another Mission Point!
4 saved in a village with no church. Plans are being made to change that!
Good Morning.... We are back from Bolivia with great news...Over 300 people received much needed medical attention and food....and out of those, by far most importantly........71 came to know Christ personally as Savior. Hallelujah!!!! We have 3 new Mission points with which to work with. One in particular named Bella Flor (Beautiful Flower) has over 50 families living there......and no church....nothing.....the only Christians there were a man and his wife....they were crying and begging us to help them......they said we could have part of their land if we would come and start a church.....no need to ask twice. Prayers and plans are being made right now to see this come to reality within the next couple of months. Thanks to all of you who are a part of Go World Missions, Inc. Thanks for being a conduit to all that God is doing in South America and the world through prayers and support of Church Planting in responsive areas of the world.

Reaching the Un-reached,

gordon<><

Here we GO!

2008-06-29T22:13:00.000-07:00

At 3:05 pm today we will be headed for the Bolivian Amazon. Thank you to God and all of His people who He uses to make the ministry of Go World Missions,Inc. possible. This will be an on-going ministry of Go World MIssions, Inc. in Bolivia and in other parts of Souuth and Central America. What a day to be alive in Jesus for such a time as this!

8 Days and Counting

2008-06-22T20:39:00.000-07:00

In 8 days i will, along with John Michael Poulin, board a flight bound for Bolivia, South America to spend 11 days on the Amazon River on a boat preaching Jesus to as many villages as we can in the time we have there. Why am i so excited about this trip? Because i love missions.....and because of that, i want to thank God for my my good friend and brother Ray Cox and his wife Angie for being used of God early in our lives in the area of missions. Dr. Cox took me on my very first mission trip in 1991 to Bolivia.....i never got over all that God did in me on that first trip. Since then God has led me half way around the world preaching the Gospel. i pray i never get over it........Thanks Dr. and Mrs Cox for investing in us. We love you!

Our Journey outlined in Red

2008-06-19T09:31:00.000-07:00

This map will help you get an idea of where we will be. Our course is marked in red.

950 Miles Down River

2008-06-19T06:32:00.000-07:00

If you were to drive 950 miles across the USA; and you were to count all of the Evangelical churches along the way, the numbers would be staggering. If you were to take a 950 mile boat trip down the Amazon river and look for the same thing, you would, or should be heartbroken that these people, who God loves and Jesus died for, have little or no gospel witness, let a lone an organized church....i'm not talking brick, mortar and Chandeliers.....i'm talking about the body of believers along with a man that God raises up to lead these people in these ares where a new mission point is established. That is the heartbeat of what Go World Missions, Inc. attempts to do every time we set out on all mission endeavors. And we will be doing it again on the 30th of June-12th of July. A 950+ mile boat trip down the Bolivian Amazon trying to reach as many of the 37 newly located villages in the Beni(near Brazil), Cochabamba, and Chapare areas. God has tremendously blessed us with nearly all of the funds for the relief we will be taking to these people. We will take each village much needed food, clean water, and medicine. Their villages have been ravaged by recent flooding. Many have died. Many remain sick in need of medicine. We will feed them...give them clean water, and our doctor will give them medicine as needed....and then we will joyfully give them The Bread of Life and The Living Water! And we will be able to tell them how that one day all of the food and water that we have brought will be used up and gone, but Jesus THE LIVING WATER is Forever! This will no doubt be an on going ministry to these areas for Go World Missions, Inc. Pray for me and John Michael Poulin (who will accompany me on this trip....a MABTS Graduate) as we team up with the BMA of America, David Flores, and 7 other crew members of this wonderful boat named "Rivers of Blessing".

June 30th-July 12th Amazon Trip

2008-06-17T14:06:00.000-07:00

On the 30th of June 2008, GWM,Inc. is headed to the Amazon. We will leave Memphis at 3:05 pm and arrive in Santa Cruz at 7:50 a.m. the next morning. We will go straight from the Air Port in Viru Viru to a small plane that will fly us directly to the boat in Guayaramerin. We will board "Rivers of Blessings" and begin our journey down river meeting up with as many of the 37 villages located on the Amazon. These villages have been severely ravaged by flooding. There is so much sickness here as well as need for food and clean water. Their greatest need in so many cases is salvation.....Go World Missions, Inc. plans to take all of these to them.....especially the message of hope through Jesus Christ! Pray with us and for us , won't you?