Tag: Love
Posted on February 12, 2021
by Our Mission Path
Leave a Comment
Friends, it is sometimes difficult to love someone who has offended you. It is even more difficult to unify with someone who hurt you. But we are called to love. The unity that will eventually flow from our love will help win the world… Continue Reading “Love, Unity, Witness”
Like this:
Like Loading...
Like this:
Like Loading...
I am ready to burn out for God. I am ready to endure any hardship, if by any means I might save some. The longing of my heart is to make known my glorious Redeemer to those who have never heard. William Burns There… Continue Reading “Wound Transformed”
Like this:
Like Loading...
Like this:
Like Loading...
Category: Missionary Devotion, Thoughts along the wayTags: brokenness, Christ, Christian, Christian Experience, Downing, Ecuador, Grace, Jesus, Love, Missions, relationships, Transformed, William Burns, Wounds
Posted on January 24, 2020
by Our Mission Path
1 Comment
Missionary zeal does not grow out of intellectual beliefs, nor out of theological arguments, but out of love. -Roland Allen The Apostle John was known as the “disciple whom Jesus loved” His Gospel account has been called the Gospel of love. In his first… Continue Reading “Grown Out Of Love”
Like this:
Like Loading...
Like this:
Like Loading...
Category: Missionary Devotion, Thoughts along the wayTags: Christian, Divine love, Downing, Ecuador, Faith, Great Commandment, Great Commission, heart, John, Love, Love God, love others, mind, podcast, Roland Allen, Roland Allen Quote, soul, strength
Posted on March 7, 2018
by Our Mission Path
1 Comment
Our supporters are the best! Over the years we have heard the words “just tell us what you need and we will be glad to help.” Today we would like to tell you want we need. We have two projects that are designed to… Continue Reading “We Need Your Help To…”
Like this:
Like Loading...
Like this:
Like Loading...
Category: UncategorizedTags: Body of Christ, Cayambe, Christian, Church of God, confines de la tierra, Desarrollo del Liderazgo, donation, Downing, Ecuador, ends of the earth, Faith, Leadership development, Love, Photos, Seminary, SETE, Spanish
Posted on November 18, 2015
by Our Mission Path
Leave a Comment
With sadness we have been reading the headlines coming out of France and the rest of Europe this week. As we gather around the Thanksgiving table this year we expect that at least a portion of the discussion will include words and issues never… Continue Reading “Fodder For Thought”
Like this:
Like Loading...
Like this:
Like Loading...
Category: UncategorizedTags: Christian, Church of God, Come thou fount of every blessing, Daesh, enemies, Forgiveness, France, Isial, Isis, Islam, Jesus, Love, Terrorist, the Levant
Experience is central to our faith. As missionaries we never ask people to simply embrace the intellectual tenets of our faith, we invite them to experience the grace, love and forgiveness that we enjoy. In John 13 Jesus expresses our faith in two meaningful… Continue Reading “Experience”
Like this:
Like Loading...
Like this:
Like Loading...
Category: UncategorizedTags: Christian Experience, Communion, Faith, Foot Washing, Grace, Hillside Ave. Church of God, John 13, Love, Magnetic love, Maunday Thursday, sticky fellowship, unifying service, Unity
One of the pleasant surprises that we have encountered along our mission path has been an increased amount of quality family time. We seem less stressed, healthier and closer as a family. Not everything is fun of course but it seems that the fun… Continue Reading “Fun Along Our Mission Path”
Like this:
Like Loading...
Like this:
Like Loading...
Category: UncategorizedTags: Anderson IN, Baker, Church of God, Davis, Edinburg Church of God, Edmonson, family, Jones, Klinesmith, Lance, Love, Missions, NEO, Shook
Posted on December 15, 2014
by Our Mission Path
Leave a Comment
Today we are preparing our hearts to mourn with one who mourns. Later today we will offer our condolences and love to a good friend at the passing of her husband. Once again, in our humanity with tear stained eyes we look to heaven… Continue Reading “Anna, Hurting And Our Loving God”
Like this:
Like Loading...
Like this:
Like Loading...
Category: UncategorizedTags: Angelita Downing, Christmas, Christmas Devotions, family, hope, loss, Love, pain, suffering, tear, thorn, Timothy Downing
Posted on December 2, 2014
by Our Mission Path
Leave a Comment
This holiday season has a different feel for us. Behind the pleasant familiarity of the places we are visiting and the smiling faces of loved ones there lies a far off sense of loss. If our funds are raised in time this will be… Continue Reading “Our Long Goodbye”
Like this:
Like Loading...
Like this:
Like Loading...
Posted on May 12, 2014
by Our Mission Path
1 Comment
A place of love is hard to find in this world but when we do find such a place we always have a deep desire to return there. This week as we travel our mission path we have the privilege of speaking in such… Continue Reading “A Place Of Love”
Like this:
Like Loading...
Like this:
Like Loading...