As a missionary, where is the Lord leading you to evangelize and
make disciples? As you prepare to go to a mission field, pray repeatedly that
the Lord will lead you to the place that you should go.To guide you in praying,
see the website below. The U.S. Center for World Mission provides this website
that identifies people groups to evangelize.
http://www.joshuaproject.net/index.php
Operation World at the following website asks for prayer to be
directed toward various nations of the world.
http://www.24-7prayer.com/ow/?skin=247
For additional ideas regarding places to evangelize, talk with
people at a mission-sending agency.
A. Where the Holy Spirit Leads.
The Spirit led the Apostle Paul and his companions to avoid
certain places and to go to Macedonia for mission work (see Acts 16:6-10). The
Holy Spirit warned Paul of danger, but compelled him to go as a witness to Jerusalem
(see Acts 20:22-24). The Spirit can also guide you to the right mission fields.
B. Where the People Are.
It is generally better—but not always better—to evangelize in
cities and towns rather than in rural areas. People in the cities and towns carry
the Gospel to the country.
And people in cities serve as witnesses when those from rural
areas come to cities to transact business. Notice that Jesus sent disciples to
evangelize in towns (see Luke 10:1). Paul went to population centers to
evangelize. See “Strategy of Missions—Go Where God Wants You to Go” in the
module “Missiology.” (For
details and for free course visit <www.missionstraining.org>)
