In Matthew 9:37-38 Jesus said, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.  Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”  How many more workers would it take to make a difference?  The answer is just one more.

That’s why the presidents of all 33 Christian colleges have joined together to issue the Just One Challenge:  will you pray for just one more worker for the harvest field?

On Sunday, November 14, 2010, congregations across the country will join together in Matthew 9:38 prayer. This Just One Sunday is an opportunity for us to obey our Lord’s command to “ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

Ask God to show you one person – a potential kingdom worker – for whom you could pray; then pray for that person by name every day. You may want to give your “just one” a word of encouragement or plant in their mind the idea that God might want to call them to ministry. In God’s power, every single kingdom worker can leave a lasting influence.

Learn more about the Just One Challenge at justonechallenge.org.

In the past hour:
1,625 children were forced to live on the streets
1,667 children died from malnutrition or disease
115 children became prostitutes
257 children were orphaned because of HIV/Aids

It gets worse…
2 billion people in the world  today have never ever heard of Jesus

We, as a church, believe God wants us to do something about this. On Thursday, October 21, a new era in Cedar Ridge world mission outreach begins. The Global Outreach Team (GO Team) is a group of people who pray for and encourage 19 missionaries and missions organizations that Cedar Ridge partners with throughout the world. We need your help. Together, we can make a difference!

Join us on October 21 from 6:30  to 8:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall, BA Campus, for our first GO Team gathering. Our speaker will be Chris DeWelt, Missions Director at Ozark Christian College. We invite you to get involved in a hands-on way to promote missions and to pray and encourage those on the front lines of global outreach.