Now some of you who may be peeved at your preacher, or enjoy juicy gossip about God's messenger, or just plain like to gripe probably don't want to hear about supporting two pastors if you don't like the one you've got. That's something between you, your pastor, and God!  But for those of you who really think that the feet of the one who brings the "glad tidings" of the Gospel are beautiful  [Romans 10:15], read on dear friend in Christ!

If you've read this blog for very long at all, you know that our family is committed to the ministries of Voice of the Martyrs. It is such a privilege to help Christian family in other lands who suffer persecution.  Whether it's sending Bibles, providing food and necessities for persecuted Christian, helping widows of martyrs, or publicizing prayer needs for our Christian family, Voice of the Martyrs is a vital ministry worth supporting. We have a special fondness for the Pastor Support Program.  We support our pastor at our local body of believers, but we also support through the PSP a pastor half a world away.

Through the Pastor Support Program a small monthly contribution helps a pastor continue ministry in difficult circumstances.  Feeding a family is becoming harder to most of us in this country these days, but we've no idea how difficult it is for so many of our Christian family across the world.

We've enjoyed letters from the pastor we support. This man's joy is contagious! We look forward to hearing from him and writing back. His ministry is reaching lost souls, and we've been a small part in that. 

His last letter read in part:

"Praise and thanks to the Lord Jesus Christ, who is always with me in the ministry and everything I do. I'm so grateful because God always open[s] ways for me to share the Good News through the Jesus film....Thanks to the Lord because He gives me wisdom to answer appropriately especially about the principles of [the] Good News. I believe the words of God which have been delivered to them will not come back in vain...."

Just imagine----foregoing a night or two at dinner and a movie can help a pastor reach hundreds, maybe thousands, with the life-giving gospel message of Jesus!  I believe the words of God, too---the Good News really is good news. That's the kind of thing that I want to spread.

http://psp.persecution.com/