Drought
June 19, 2009 – 9:44 am
My mother, retired missionary Ruby Wilkie, called me last night from her home near Seattle. “We set a record,” she said. “Today is the 30th day it hasn’t rained in Seattle.” Because of the drought Mom is having to water almost daily her beautiful flower garden. The rain barrel is dry so she is having to use city water. Others are also facing water shortages.
(She called the next day after I had written this blog and said after her phone call the previous day it started raining 6 minutes before midnight on the 30th day, so it only tied the record of 29 days.)
Many in the world today are experiencing drought, either physically, spiritually, or both.
Isaiah 41:17 reads: The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. But I the Lord will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
Currently, approximately 130 new missionaries, missionary associates and their children are meeting here in Springfield for several days of training.
They are preparing themselves to take the gospel to the 4.4 billion people around the world who are living and dying with their tongues parched with thirst, not knowing that Jesus can give them living water. Some, such as those in the Africa Oasis Project, the Convoy of Hope and others will dig wells and build water purification systems, providing both spiritual and physical water.
As these missionaries come to our churches let’s partner with them to help them take Christ, the Living Water (John 7:37) to our spiritually drought-stricken world.
Click here to read an article of how people around the world are finding the Living Water.