CIRCLE THE GLOBE: Silent Night 2019

Come around the world with Cathy and me with our 2019 Christmas Eve installment of SILENT NIGHT. Join us for a look back at a powerful year of ministry. From war torn or sensitive nations, from Morogoro to Kilgoris to Arusha, from the Antilles Islands to Egypt, YOU SENT US with the Good News,
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E - V O T I O N --- 2010 A NEW DECADE

The number 10 is significant in biblical numerology. Some of the teaching can be downright foolish, but some things are clear. Ten is a number of new beginnings. You end the single digits you start teens, teens to 20's etc. Ten signifies the perfection of Divine order, commencing not only an altogether new series of numbers, but unfolding God's plan.

Noah was the 10th generation from Adam [Gen 5] Abraham was the 10th generation from Shem, son of Noah [Genesis 11:10-26] (the ancients counted every series with the first in the series as #1—there was no concept of 0 as a place value)

• 10 Commandments [Exodus 20:1-17;
• 10 clauses in the Lord’s Prayer [Matthew 6:9-13]
• 10 plagues on Egypt [Exodus 7:14-12:30]
• 10 virgins in Jesus’ parable [Matthew 25:1-13]
• 10 times John uses the words "I Am” in his Gospel

As I have prayed about this new decade, the Holy Spirit directed my heart to the parable of the 10 virgins. I believe the decade of 2010 will be a time of separation of the wise and foolish. In 2010, God is looking to see if His people are more interested in "the party" or the "preparation."

We are all moving toward the inevitable climax of the celebration of the Lamb. In the "Parable of the 10 Virgins," 5 had oil, burned brightly and were alert for the Lord's coming--5 others looked forward to the "Party" but did not prepare. God calls them foolish.
Five were busy getting ready, Five had no idea they were were not ready. Five prepared, five pretended.

I am asking God to search my heart to reveal if I am preparing or pretending. While there may be success in making a resolution (even the Apostle Paul says, "this one thing I do," in Philipians 2), the real victory in is in the daily choices that you make. With the Lord helping you, may 2010 be the best year of your life!

PUTTING HOPE WITHIN REACH
We are not in a position to post our full 2020 schedule yet. There are exciting opportunities and amazing open doors standing before us. As you have seen over our more than 42 years of Teen Challenge ministry our heart is to carry the gospel message from the lost in refugee camps, ghetto, prisons, schools and on the street to church folks and political leaders, as God grants us grace to speak truth to power.

We pray that wherever hurting people are found, that’s where you will find us. There are some sensitive nations which I will not be able to mention online as well as continuing partners like Mission SOS in Narok, Kenya (June) & Jimma, Ethiopia (Oct) that offer exciting continuing opportunities.

As we are sorting through invitations and following up with our schedule, securing appropriate permissions from Global Teen Challenge Regional Directors and our Global Headquarters in Georgia, we know God is putting together a plan for us to continue our efforts to “PUT HOPE WITHIN REACH". We seek the Lord for His direction. We are praying over some exciting pending invitations for 2020 and praying for the Lord's direction and clear guidance
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