by Hertz Clyde Dézir
Missionary conference has been a part of Grace Haitian Alliance Church for more than a decade thanks to its partnership with the Christian and Missionary Alliance in sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. Recently, however, things have significantly changed; cosequently, the CMA was unable to provide missionaries to its affiliated churches, including Grace Haitian Alliance Church. Despite that setback, the church takes it upon itself to make it happen trusting that God would bless the 2010 conference.
On the first day of four-day event, Pastor Jean O. Lilite of Grace Haitian Church, drew the audience's attention on four principles.
First principle: "Mission requires a spirit of sacrifice and courage on the part of those who received Jesus' calling." The second principle stated that "Physical needs may be real, but that should not hinder us from our missionary duties." Pastor Lilite had this to say for the third principle: "You cannot put off missionary duties for a time that has to come sometime in the future." The last principle put emphasis on concrete missionary work.
Those principles came from Pator Lilite's reflection on John 4:32-33, which he used for his 30-minute sermon. He also used the principles to define the Christian mandate from a missionary perspective. He started the conference on Feb. 8 with those thoughts that call for a complete commitment to mission.
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Thank you Mr. Dezir. I read your blog about the missionary principles that were discussed at your churh, which I find very encouraging to me, and I trust others who read your blog will find them usefull as well. Once again thank.
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