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Reaching OUT

ACROSSthe

Breanna Richardson

reached out to others while

ministering in China.

Few things in a Christian's life can make a bigger impact than

participating in summer missions. "Getting to meet the people,

especially the believers there was a great experience for me," said

Breanna. "I got to go to some of their house churches, and I saw

how they worshipped. It amazed me how real their worship is, and

how much God means to them."

Missions trips force Christians to leave their comfortable sur­

roundings and serve God in a place that is absolutely foreign to

them. Language can be a barrier for many. When speaking about

her experiences Breanna said, "We had a neat experience when we

were in the house church: we sang ’Amazing Grace.’ They sang in

Chinese while we sang in English. It was really cool."

If more of God's people would reach out and serve Christ, the

world could be changed. The fervent desire of Christians should

be to allow God to send us forth as laborers. Through missions

trips God can use anyone as workers in His harvest. Romans 10:15 B reanna fellowships with

states, "How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel Shelly, a Chinese believer.

"We were able to sit down

of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!" one-on-one with her and

answer any questions that

she had. She mostly asked

about how we practice our

faith in America since we

are free to do so. It was a

blessing to minister one-

on-one with the Chinese

people."