by Sam | Sep 15, 2014 | Frontier, Inspiration
Several months back Marty and his family visited my church, The Sycomore, to preach and minister. Marty gave a powerful word on the Father heart of God. He shared stories of seeing God’s heart in action on the missions field. Afterwards I had the chance to get to know Marty more and was deeply impacted by his life and prayer for me. Since then we have stayed in touch, and it is a tremendous honor to share the Meyer family’s story through Pursuit: Frontier. Share with us who you are and what you do. Kelly and I have been missionaries in Youth With A Mission (YWAM) for nearly 20 years. Ten years ago the Lord lead us to Cascade, Idaho to pioneer a new YWAM base strategically focused on mobilizing and sending missionaries to north India. We are now the leaders of a thriving missionary training center that is equipping pioneers to complete the Great Commission. How did God call you into missions? I (Marty) had been serving as an assistant pastor for eight years and Kelly, a schoolteacher for three. We had the perfect life carved out for ourselves in Pocatello, Idaho. We figured we would spend the rest of our lives there. In a quiet moment with the Lord I ask if He wanted to speak to me personally. The voice I heard said: “Quit your jobs, sell your house and go to a place I will show you.” When I told Kelly about it, she said, “Well, if it’s truly the Lord we will have to obey.” The next day I ask the Lord to confirm that...
by Sam | Sep 5, 2014 | Inspiration
The start of a new school year means that there are also plenty of new faces and opportunities. You would be surprised to know just how much your campus has to offer you. Whether it is your first semester of college or your last, these 3 steps will be sure to help you thrive this coming year in college. 1) BE OPEN College is a great opportunity to learn more about the world around you and the person you are becoming. Don’t be stagnant, but rather go and explore. It might be challenging to go outside of your comfort zone, but an incredible journey always starts with that first step. Be open to taking new classes, joining new clubs, and meeting new people. And not just new people, but people who are actually different than you. Take on a challenge, learn a new skill, take up a new hobby. Be open to being stretched and letting your thoughts and ideas be challenged as well. Only then can you really take ownership of what you believe and why. Be open. 2) BE ROOTED The sky is the limit for you! But you will only go as high as your roots go deep below. Remember where you came from and all those who shaped you to be the person you are today. In college it can be so easy to succumb to peer pressure and just be another face in the crowd. By being rooted though, you won’t be swayed to the left and to the right into who others want you to be. Instead you can be free to be...
