Over the past few months, we have identified a handful of mileposts marking our journey as a missionary community through the years. In April, we marked the conversion of Hans Nielsen Hauge: Hauge came to faith on April 5, 1796. … (read more)
How should a Christian view retirement? In our Finance Committee, we have been thinking about this a lot. A recent survey of our missionaries revealed concerns about the Prayer League’s retirement plan and whether it is adequate. Prayer League missionaries … (read more)
Last month we identified an historical milepost from two hundred years ago: the conversion of Hans Nielsen Hauge of Norway, on April 5, 1796. A dynamic “Haugeaner” revival followed this singular conversion. Communities throughout the Norwegian countryside were convicted of … (read more)
Paul and Pris Gossman have long understood themselves to be called to mission. After Paul’s graduation from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, they served as missionaries in the tribal highlands of the Philippines, training leaders and planting churches. Along with … (read more)
As stewards of the resources God has provided, we are always looking to contain the costs of missionary operations. Our resources are simply “on loan” from God. We hope to steward them in the very best way possible. We also … (read more)
Over the next few months, I hope to describe a handful of “mileposts” in the history of the World Mission Prayer League. Mileposts are useful in times of transition, such as we have before us in our own little community. … (read more)
Well, we have just completed another year – not that “marking time” makes a lot of sense in the eternal things of God. The science fiction author Theodore Sturgeon once said that time is something God invented for the benefit … (read more)
One of the clearest, most patently obvious features of effective transitions is that (eventually) they must get somewhere. Transitions that do not land their participants in some new reality at some point along the way are not “transitions” at all. … (read more)
“Whoever is wise, let him heed these things and consider the great love of the Lord” (Psalm 107:43). As most of you know, the missionaries of the World Mission Prayer League depend upon God for their provision. This means that … (read more)
Over the past few months, we have reflected together on the challenges implicit in transition. Life is full of transitions, we have said. How do we find our way through? We began our reflections with an emphasis on remembering. Successful … (read more)