One of the simplest ways for us to explain our mission here at MUR is that everything we do is focused on rooting people in Christ. In Colossians 2:6-7, the Apostle Paul says, 6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, 7 rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. If we do our job well, in rooting this generation in Christ, we will be vicariously reaching the next generation and perhaps several more beyond.
It’s truly a beautiful thing, the privilege of seeing something grow and flourish. Being around for the initial planting of the seed, the nurturing of the new plant, imagining a root system growing and maturing, and then to see the plant turn into a tree with healthy branches, producing fruit. What a gift! Matthew 13:31-32 says, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.” The seeds that have been planted and continue to be planted through the good works of Mission UpReach are like the mustard seed, they seem small and insignificant initially but grow into a large tree with branches that provide shade and rest for others. We have been blessed to witness that growth.
You are an integral part of what we accomplish in this kingdom work. If it were not for your prayers and your generous giving, we could not sustain this effort. As Generose Gervais of the Mayo Clinic said, “No Money No Mission.” Money is indispensable to carrying out the mission. This year we once again are able to offer a matching fund of $500,000 meaning that every dollar you give will have a $2 x $1 impact. Please prayerfully consider a generous donation to Mission UpReach before December 31st of this year. If you would rather pledge an amount to be given over time, let us know by writing me at: phil.w@missionupreach.org because pledges also count towards the matching goal.
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