His Ways are Higher
by i.burgess on March 29, 2010
2000 years ago there lived a man by the name of Saul. Saul came from Tarsus, a town in Turkey. He was a smart man, well educated. He knew the philosophy of the Greeks, politics of the Romans but most of all he knew the law of God. He knew that there was only one [...]
Mission Log #9
by i.burgess on March 28, 2010
Praise the LORD, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD! (Psalm 117) God has been so good to the team. God has been present amongst us. I can tell because what he promised would happen when he [...]
Mission Log #8
by i.burgess on March 27, 2010
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it [...]
Mission Log #7
by i.burgess on March 26, 2010
It’s been a whole week. One whole week in this town. One whole week with these people. One week on mission. Of course, God’s purpose for this town stretches far beyond this small breath of time. Today, I learned of the continuing ministry of the church. We discussed how the church functions. New Life Baptist [...]
Mission Log #6
by i.burgess on March 25, 2010
Comfort Zones. I think the concept of a ‘comfort zone’ was invented by people trying to make others feel guilty or ignorant for doing things they enjoy. Allow me to elaborate, if you are not with me on this. If, for example, one really enjoys playing the guitar, and happens to be rather good at [...]
Mission Log #5
by i.burgess on March 24, 2010
“I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The [...]
Mission Log #4
by i.burgess on March 23, 2010
‘And if anyone will not receive you or listen to your words, shake off the dust from your feet when you leave that house or town.’ (Matthew 10:14) *ding dong* “Hello there, we’re from New Life Baptist Church… *Stern looks* We’d just like to give you a little gift, a card and some chocolate eggs, [...]
Mission Log #3
by i.burgess on March 21, 2010
They came for the free bread When Jesus was on the earth, he did some cool stuff: Healing the sick Casting out demons Loving the unlovely Telling stories Jesus did some really amazing stuff. Once, when there was such a vast number of people following Jesus they did not have enough food to get back [...]
Mission Log #2
by i.burgess on March 20, 2010
Today in the church we are working with there was a conference on. This conference was a day of teaching on the book of the Revelation of John, the last book of the Bible. This book is a very interesting one. If you’ve read it, your mind might well have been a little stretched by [...]
Mission Log #1
by i.burgess on March 19, 2010
Praise the LORD, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD! (Psalm 117) God’s love for me doesn’t change. His relentless pursuit of my affection is unending. He has been far more faithful to me than I ever [...]








