Some Great Examples….

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Over the last month or so I have been visiting Mission Arlington.  Mission Arlington is a mission that takes church to the people, the poor and the forgotten. Every Sunday there are about 280 bible studies going on in various apartments or apartment clubhouses in Arlington. The things I have been impressed about their ministry is the desire to combine both mercy ministries such as food and clothing distribution, job training, health and dental clinics, counseling, etc.. with evangelism and discipleship.  It is so cool to see how they are ministering to a diverse group of people in Arlington.  This past Sunday we served in a Hispanic outreach in an Apartment complex.  I was so impressed that the leader, her name is Emily has been serving there for 10 years.  She has led many to Christ and baptized and discipled them.  Serving and living in an apartment in the complex so that she is close and available to serve after school and in other ways.  Wow, the commitment and the perseverance to serve. One 50 year old Asian man named Jim shared his testimony Sunday, he came to Christ about a year ago and Emily baptized him.  It was awesome to hear him say how his life had completely changed since that day.  The gathering started in a clubhouse room that was given to them, we had singing, Emily shared some scripture and an evangelistic short challenge.  We then split up into 4 groups, Spanish speaking children, english speaking children, youth and Jim, and adult Spanish speakers for bible study.  We ended with a snack- one or two cookies.   Simple, yet profound!  During the singing, we sang to the accompianmnet of a CD player, one of the women was truly touched by the words of the song, I felt in my Spirit that Jesus was pleased with their worship.

A couple of weekends ago I met another lady that has been serving in an outreach in a primarily African American area for 12 years.  Serving sacrificially, loving, and sharing the hope of Jesus in that community.  It was awesome to see true followers of Jesus, children who loved him, and knew about him.  Some whose parents were in prison were there, and were being taught how to follow Jesus.

It reminds me of the verse in the bible that talks about serving those who can never repay you.

Luke 14:12-14 (New International Version)

12Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. 13But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

I have seen some incredible examples of woman that are living lives for the Kingdom of God.  I was humbled by their examples.  And of course Mrs. Tillie Burgin, the director and founder of Mission Arlington who is in her 70’s is one of the best examples I have seen of a Woman4thekingdom.  If you live in the DFW area, I recommend that you go on their tour.  It is called the Tillie Tour, she drives you around to various apartment churches.  They meet at 10:00 on Sundays at the Mission Arlington headquarters on Abram for the Tour.  Check it out yourselves.

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