Londonderry Ireland!
Stacey and I arrived in Belfast Tuesday morning, traveled to Londonderry and I started preaching Tuesday night! We have had three great meetings and look forward to preaching again tonight. I will preach tonight, tomorrow, six times on Sunday, Mon- Wednesday and fly home Thursday and crash! Please pray that God would do a great work during our time here.
We are honored to be with Missionary Travis Snode and his wife Teri. They are doing a wonderful job working in two different churches. Their lives are very full and busy and they need your prayer. They now have three children. Grant (4), Darci (2) and Cali (8 mos)! The Snode’s will have been in Ireland six years this June 4th. He is one of the finest men of God I know, with a wonderful wife and family. They are truly deserving of your partnership as they try to reach this country. Pray for wisdom and power as he lead these churches and raises up an army to take the gospel to the World.
Please be in prayer Saturday for a youth meeting that God would touch some young people to yield their lives to the Lord. It has been an exciting time with more to come!
Thanks for praying.
Bro. Tony
Ways To Pray – Part II
10 Ways To Pray
Questions For Personal Evaluation
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May God use you greatly as you prepare to serve Him on the field. God has blessed you with gifts and abilities to accomplish the calling in which He has called you. Stir up the gift that is within you. See it blossom and grow in the area of ministry you are in now so that it may continue to blossom and grow on the field.
31. Are you using your spiritual gifts?
32. Are you teaching others to use their spiritual gifts?
33. Are you building relationships of accountability?
34. Are you a leader?
35. Who is following you?
36. How well do you know the Bible?
37. Are you learning Theology and growing in Bible knowledge?
38. Will your Pastor miss you when you leave the church to go to the field?
39. Will you have someone who can effectively run your ministry when you are gone?
40. What are you doing to get ready for the next step?
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Clarification
I am sorry for some of the confusion I may have caused with the questions of evaluation coming out. Some of these are applicable for those who have not started deputation, that should have been done before deputation. Many of the questions can be used by you in your conversation with those interested in missions. If they are not doing these things before deputation, they may not should start deputation.
May God use you greatly as you seek not only to raise support but laborers for the field. While you are traveling in the states ask God to also use you as a missions mobilizer. Thanks for your service to our God and input.
Bro. Tony
Questions For Personal Evaluation
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May God take the following questions to help us evaluate our lives and ministry. It is sad to me that some missionaries go to churches expecting them to give and support their ministry yet they do not support their home church. Men say they are going to the mission field to train up leaders to take over a church but have never discipled anyone to take over a Sunday School class. I am more burdened than ever that we prepare and train for what God has for us. How have you bettered prepared yourself this week for the mission field?
21. Do you reflect Christ’s love for the church?
22. Do you give faithfully to your church?
23. Are you being discipled?
24. Are you helping anyone grow in the Lord?
25. Are you teachable?
26. How well do you get along with people? All people?
27. Are you winning the lost?
28. Are you building relationships?
29. Are you teaching a Sunday School class?
30. Is your ministry growing?
Remember in Prayer
This Monday, February 1st, Stacey and I along with Camry, will be at Egleston at 6:00 a.m. for a flexible bronchoscopy. This is outpatient and will entail a tube going down her throat and seeing what is going on with her lungs. Her lung function has been down the last several months.
I know I have asked you all to pray much lately. Thank you for lifting us up once again.
Bro. Tony
Personal Evaluation For Missions – Part Two
Here are questions 11-20 on your personal evaluation. Some of the negative attitudes on the field can be clearly seen while living in the states. Take question #19 for example. If you are picking eating in America, how well are you going to do in a foreign culture? The attitude, “I won’t offend them by not eating it if they don’t offend me by not asking!” is not the spiritual attitude a missionary should have. How would the apostle Paul have responded?
11. Do you seek to serve others?
12. Do you find yourself envious of others and their position of leadership?
13. How do you handle difficult circumstances?
14. How well do you adapt to new circumstances?
15. Are you a content person?
16. How do you view people at WalMart from other cultures?
17. Are you sensitive to other cultures and their differences?
18. Are you committed to learning another language?
19. How picky is your eating style?
20. Are you active in your local church?
Personal Evaluation for missions – Part One
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The next few entries will help to personally evaluate where we are in the ministry and see if it has prepared us for the next step. Some questions may seem elementary, but trust me, they are very important.
1. Do you know that you have eternal life through Jesus Christ?
2. Do you have a growing love for God?
3. Do you exhibit the fruit of the Spirit?
4. Are you responsive to God’s guidance?
5. Do you get easily discouraged in the Christian faith?
6. Do you evidence obedience and submission?
7. Do you have a consistent time in prayer and the Word?
8. Are you committed to world evangelism?
9. Can others see you growing in the grace and knowledge of Christ?
10. Do you put others above yourself?