Mission Control

Day 157 (Written Thursday May 17) ~

Just a few hours south of here is Cape Canaveral, Florida, also referred to as mission control. This is the place where most rockets, satellites, shuttles and astronauts are launched into space. Our great nation has done an amazing thing in taking our people into outer space. But long before the first rocket carrying humans left our atmosphere, many men had to spend long hours together planning how this was to take place. Additionally, the entire time they were in space, those same men were gathered together making sure that everything went according to plan and they returned home safely. Those amazing things could not have been accomplished without the work being done at mission control. Today I experienced for the first time the “mission control” for Latin American Missions. Eight of us gathered in a room for the day to hash out the details and dream the big dreams that allow us to evangelize nearly a dozen countries throughout Central and South America. The campaigns that will be attended by hundreds and benefit thousands will begin in just in a matter of days. Before this can happen, we have to figure out how to make it happen. We have to determine what we will do, what we can do and how to make it a reality. While some are gone to foreign countries, others will remain here to see that everything that needs to be done gets taken care of. It is truly a collective effort to make it happen, and because of that, we are able to accomplish great and amazing things to the glory of God and benefit of the hurting. If everyone in the church could see and hear the things I heard in this meeting of our missionary team, it would light a fire in the church that would be fueled by unlimited giving and stoked by the tireless enthusiasm of the masses. These folks genuinely love souls and are willing to work tirelessly to reach them. They have a passion for mission work and are always looking for opportunities and ways to save and serve those of Latin America. After a full day of meeting, it’s rare that all of us are in one place at the same time, we departed, energized, focused and ready to begin leading teams into Peru, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua in the next few days. Liftoff in 3, 2..........