The Great Commission is Next Door and also 22 hours of Flight into the Slums of Kibera, Nairobi Kenya

When we contemplate what the Great Commission is all about, we either get excited or gripped by fear that we might not be walking in obedience to this great call. We may be terrified to share our faith with the neighbor next door or even dare to invite them to church, or worse, share with them the truth that Jesus is the ONLY Way, the Truth, and the Life. But wait, what is the worst that can happen? Rejection!

Yes, we can and will get rejected because our Master the Lord Jesus was rejected too, remember! But our work of going and telling them must be done if we are to walk in obedience. We have to keep in mind that the gospel is an offense, so those in the dark will naturally play defense thus we should never be shocked if they reject Christ. Our work is done when we have GONE and TOLD them and the Holy Spirit picks up from where we have stopped and convicts them unto repentance. The message of a loving God who never gives up on us must be preached to one in the Slums in Africa who went to bed last night without a meal and also to one living in a sub-division in America with no space in their fridge for extra food, these two equally need the forgiveness of a loving Savior. The bottom line is that the Great Commission must be a non-negotiable commitment of every believer and congregation to go locally and globally.

Writer

Peter Abungu

Founder/Director - Swahiba Youth Networks, partner Organization of Servant Life

Teams in Nairobi join our missionaries leading sessions of Evangelism and Discipleship Programs in schools, visiting families with Food baskets and sharing the gospel with them, ministering to Young Offenders at the Young Offenders Reception Center, speaking in Purity Clubs in High School, and organizing sports outreach sessions in the community. For those groups interested in serving on a medical mission trip we have opportunities to run medical clinics in our ministry center.

Click here to learn more about opportunities for your team to serve in Nairobi!