God
has instructed us to always reach out to those around us. Jesus
gave us the perfect example by always being prepared to allow
people around Him to reach Him and even to touch Him. So, while
the fact is that everyday should take on some measure of
outreach (whether in the workplace or otherwise), specific
outreaches are undertaken during the year. We do not have a
formal outreach programme and may go on outreach once, twice or
ten times a year, as we feel the Lord would lead us to do. We
have been blessed with strong relationships which have been
built up with many believers and churches in Southern Africa
over the years and often go to visit with them. It has always
been felt that in order to genuinely reach people we need to
spend time living with them and so outreach times may last
anything from 3 weeks to 6 weeks at a time. Outreach sizes may
vary, but would often be 20 people or more and so we are
grateful for a large, 25-seater bus which is a very handy mode
of transport for outreach. Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique,
Malawi and Zambia are some of the countries in Southern Africa
we often visit, but smaller groups have also been to Europe and
the Middle East from time to time. Every person who has ever
gone on outreach has always reported the blessing of giving out
to those in need, thus fulfilling the scripture that ‘it is more
blessed to give than to receive.’ (Acts
20:35)
God
has instructed us to always reach out to those around us. Jesus
gave us the perfect example by always being prepared to allow
people around Him to reach Him and even to touch Him. So, while
the fact is that everyday should take on some measure of
outreach (whether in the workplace or otherwise), specific
outreaches are undertaken during the year. We do not have a
formal outreach programme and may go on outreach once, twice or
ten times a year, as we feel the Lord would lead us to do. We
have been blessed with strong relationships which have been
built up with many believers and churches in Southern Africa
over the years and often go to visit with them. It has always
been felt that in order to genuinely reach people we need to
spend time living with them and so outreach times may last
anything from 3 weeks to 6 weeks at a time. Outreach sizes may
vary, but would often be 20 people or more and so we are
grateful for a large, 25-seater bus which is a very handy mode
of transport for outreach. Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique,
Malawi and Zambia are some of the countries in Southern Africa
we often visit, but smaller groups have also been to Europe and
the Middle East from time to time. Every person who has ever
gone on outreach has always reported the blessing of giving out
to those in need, thus fulfilling the scripture that ‘it is more
blessed to give than to receive.’ (Acts
20:35)