Trish,
I'm most grateful you have your heart set on what's best for Turkish believers...and non-believers for that matter. I wish all Baptist friends would have a burning spiritual fire for those who have little access to the Good News.
Therein lies the angst-filled issue. My idealism clashes with reality. I have to admit that many Baptists don't hold your level of fervor for those outside their network of friends and acquaintances. And I won't point fingers in self-righteousness. At times, I'm one of those Baptists.
There are some moments in which I'd have to confess my levels of passion for the lost come in "a poor second" compared to the self-centered interests that can deftly occupy my time. At that point of self-awareness, I have to remember my "first love" and get on my knees and humbly re-order my life with the One who went to a cross for me.
I wish more people were expressing themselves just as you do, Trish. I will pray toward that end.
For the rest of you ministers....just how much complacency do we find when we talk to the average Baptist about God's mission?
-- DES
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