In March of each year we have a month of emphasis on Missions. Each Sunday in March during our worship service, my colleague spoke about a missionary from the past, where and to whom they ministered, and other interesting things or quotes from the featured missionary. As I was preparing the bulletin for last Sunday, I was about to text my colleague to ask him, “Who is the missionary for tomorrow?” However, when I first tapped out the message on my cell phone, it came out, “Who is the missionary of tomorrow?”
As we look back in time to see the faithful, hard-working, pioneering missionaries about whom we love to read, I came face-to-face with this question: Who will be the missionary of tomorrow? Where are the committed Christians that are willing to forego their own plans, goals, and dreams? Where are the young men and women that will plant churches, start Bible schools, and open orphanages? Where are the “millennial” Christians that are willing to leave their “safe spaces” to go out into hard places? Who will come after me and take my place? I know that I must be training nationals here in my field of service to continue the work, but where are the NEW missionaries that will come and plant new churches? Wherever you are, “missionaries of tomorrow,” why not surrender today? Although we needed you here on the mission field with us yesterday, we will be happy to see you “tomorrow.”