So many times, people are stopped in their tracks because they just aren’t sure of the next step.  ”Go Therefore” takes the indecision away and helps you go through each of the steps necessary to ensure that all the details have been considered. In addition, there are valuable resources within this text to help you with your missions projects, such as a sample fund-raising letter and response form, packing list, and a comprehensive listing of embassies of foreign nations.

This is not only a “helps” book for those who have already recognized the call of God upon their lives, but a challenge to those who have passed on missions work, thinking it is just for pastors and evangelists.  The work of the Lord is not for a chosen few, but for all of us.

Here are just a few entries of what others are saying about “Go Therefore . . . A Guide To Short Term Missions”:

“”Go Therefore” is a very handy and practical tool for those who are interested in going on mission trips.  Jeff Ferguson explains the purpose of missions and takes you from start to finish from before you start the trip, to preparing for the trip, to being on the field, and even to when you arrive back home.  He gives examples from his own experience on the field as well as many helpful resources to fully inform and prepare you for your missions trip.”

Ron Luce

President and Founder of Teen Mania Ministries

Garden Valley, TX

“Here it is!  Jeff Ferguson has written the most practical guide to short term missions I have ever seen.  You will see right away that this is not just another hand book about missions, but rather a practical guide to help a person cover all the bases that make for a successful missions trip.  Jeff writes from a lot of experience as his missions trips have taken him many times around the globe.  If you are planning any type of missions trip or ever plan to take a missions trip in the future, this book is a must read for you.  Thank you, Jeff, for allowing God to use you to write this hand book!”

Dr. James H. Sears

Apostle  -  A.P.E.P.T. International, Inc.

Newton, IA

For more information regarding “Go Therefore . . . A Guide To Short Term Missions”, visit the Online Store page.

2010 1st Quarter Email

Today’s eDevo was entitled “It’s Here!”

Deuteronomy 3: 28  (NIV)  ”But commission Joshua, and encourage and strengthen him, for he will lead this people across and will cause them to inherit the land that you will see.”

I went to my mailbox in the church office and found a package addressed to me.  I saw who it was from and I began to get very excited about what was inside.  I have been anticipating this arrival almost like a grandpa anticipates the arrival of his first grandchild.  I opened the package and pulled out what I had been expecting, Jeff Ferguson’s book on missons.  What?  A book?  Are you really comparing a book to a grandchild?  Yes, I am, when you understand the story.

Jeff and I have been accountability partners for a while.  We meet once a month at a coffee shop and challenge each other with God’s Word.  We pray for and encourage each other in these monthly sessions.  We have also seen this book grow from an idea of teaching a weekend seminar on missions to what I held in my hands – the book.  It was a baby, a dream, a once seemingly impossible project, now a reality.  I held in my hands Jeff’s book, “Go Therefore . . . A Guide To Short Term Missions.”  I have been waiting for this book.  I plan on using it here at P.A.G.  My name is even in it.  Thanks, Jeff!  It has some of my spiritual DNA.  It has my encouragement, my loving critics, and my prayers.  It may not burp and spit up, but it is living in the hands of God, Who will use it to equip His church to reach the lost all over the world.  Now do you see why I am so excited?

God told Moses to encourage Joshua in his assignment.  For it was Joshua who would lead God’s people to inherit the promised land.  That is a huge task, but through the encouragement of Moses and God’s faithfulness, Joshua was successful.  What is inside of you that God wants to bring to life?  A ministry?  A book?  A class?  A business?  A career? What plans has God put in you for you to trust Him with?  What encouragement are you receiving from others around you to go for it?  Just like my friend, Jeff, we all need people in our life that encourage us to go forward into the realm of making the  impossible possible.  We need to be in a church that provides the atmosphere of faith to believe God for big things.  We need a prayer life that hears the voice of God and obeys.  We need to know God’s Word as it directs our paths.  We need to believe in each other.  Get away from the nay-sayers.  Move back from those who cannot leave the past.  Ask God to bring His servants around you to help you accomplish His goals for your life.

Congratulations, Jeff!  It is an honor to have you as my friend.  I am proud of you and look forward to what God has for you in the future.  This is just the beginning.  If you are serious about missions and want to go to places both home and abroad, I highly recommend Jeff’s book.  You can contact Jeff at www.JeffFerguson.org.  Have a great weekend!

If you would like to know more about Pastor A.B. Bennett and the ministry God has called him and his family to, go to their website by clicking the following link www.pawneeassembly.org.

2009 4th Quarter Email

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During this 53.5 hours of intense ministry, more than 70 people gave their lives to Jesus.  Among those who were born-again were Muslims, Catholics and animists.  The Lord also moved in a very powerful way, answering prayer requests and healing of all types of infirmities and maladies.

Lynne and I consider it a privilege to serve the Lord in such a capacity.  All glory, all honor, and all credit go only to the Lord God Almighty. 

Within the next week, there should be pictures posted and possibly even excerpts from the journal that was kept while we were there.  Be sure to check back.

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