Dear Kidstown Friends,
A few days ago I had the opportunity to speak at a church in South Dakota. The drive to the church took us past thousands of acres of corn and soybean fields. I can distinctly remember one moment, however: the sun was just coming up on the Eastern horizon, glowing red, over a vast sea of corn which extended farther than my eye could see.
“The harvest is plentiful” Jesus said (Matthew 9:37). He wasn’t talking about the corn I saw on Sunday. He was talking about the vast numbers of people who don’t know Him…the vast numbers of people who are waiting to hear about Him…the vast numbers of people that need a laborer to go to them with the Gospel.
“But the laborers are few.” (Matthew 9:37). Of the approximately 600,000 villages in India, the majority are without any Gospel witness. Of the 28 million people in Nepal, maybe only 1-3% are Christians.
“Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out laborers into the harvest fields.” (Matthew 9:38). The orphans that we are supporting are from some of these “corn fields”. They have contextual understanding and may be the ones that the Lord wants to send as harvesters among these vast harvest fields. Will you join me in praying that God will indeed send them?
Thanks for engaging the the harvest!
Thanks to our sponsors and donors, we are are able to give children hope. If you’re interested, there are many ways you can support Kidstown!
Yes, there are still many in Nepal and other countries who have never heard the good
news of salvation through Jesus. When we were in Nepal in 1999, I had the privilege
of teaching in the school in Surkhet, Nepal. It was a real blessing to spend time to tell
Bible stories to the children. May the Lord continue to bless the work you are doing
through Kidstown. I sent a note to you, which I put in the mail this morning.
It should get to you in a few days. May the Lord continue to bless your work which
brings glory to Him. Blessings, Shirley Witt
Yes, we will join you in praying that God will indeed send them….
Always like reading your newsletter!
Ron & Judy…