It is Gone!

Driving past a dragon fruit field, we were surprised to see that half of the plants have been uprooted.  A few days before we had seen fruit on the branches of the removed plants.  But now, it is gone.

We are unsure of the reason that made the farmer decide to remove the crops.  The sight did remind me of John 15.  God is the gardner, and plants that do not produce fruit are cut down and removed.

Recently, a missionary with OMF wrote an article reflecting on the definition of success for cross-cultural workers in Taiwan. The observation is made that “there has been no spiritual breakthrough among the working class in Taiwan. For years the missionaries have continued to befriend, witness, and care for them. Many of the missionaries were nearing retirement with little to “show” for their missionary careers.”

The harvest is a measure of success.  But God has additional standards of measurement.  He cares about faithfulness.  God wants “people of varied backgrounds who pray for their local friends without necessarily telling them so, people who display the unity of Christ when working in teams, and people who invite their local friends over to dinner without having an agenda.”

We believe that is true, but it does not satisfy the desire in our hearts to see a spiritual breakthrough among the Taiwanese people.

Please join us in praying for God’s Spirit to work, helping people to hear and respond to God’s invitation of salvation.