To the End of the Earth

I blogged at LifeWay Stewardship today. Here’s an excerpt. Please read the full post here.

Last night, our director, John Burke, and I both attended the Commissioning Service for IMB missionaries held at Brentwood Baptist Church. Frank Page, Mike Glenn, and Tom Elliff helped 101 men and women (plus countless children) get ready to answer God’s call on their lives.

For me, the evening was more personal… and surprising. Two days ago, my wife received a Facebook message from a family friend. Her daughter, Angela, was one of the missionaries to be commissioned. I thought, What a neat connection. After the service, I sought out this family only to discover that this young woman had been our flower girl at our wedding. Now the little girl too afraid to drop rose petals down the center aisle at Faith Presbyterian Church (PCA) was dedicating her life to introducing The Rose of Sharon to people in North Africa and the Middle East. (see pictures below)