When I Was a Little Girl...

This past week I started working more and more with tribal trails. I worked with Dave to set up all the cameras, green screens and lighting for Rita Anderson to share her testimony of when she was a little girl, and a missionary came to her village.

Listening to Rita’s testimony gave me a swirl of emotions. You connect with the child you once were and put yourself in a small village in Northern Canada. You feel confused about why the “white man” would want to spend time in this village. There is nothing for him here. You feel sad for the missionary because everyone ignores him and refuses to help him. You wonder why this man has decided to come to your village. You realize that he is trying to connect with the people. He made an ice rink for all the children to enjoy. The children only use it when the white man is not around, but it brings joy to their faces. Then he gets a wife! A wife? Why would he bring her? She has no one here. But still, don’t help her. It could only cause trouble. Then a baby comes. Why choose to raise a family in this village?

This man that came to Rita’s village was there for over ten years, and it took many of them to gain trust within the families and people who live there. Missions work does not happen overnight. You do not walk into the community and start sharing the gospel; you must work on relationships and trust. It takes time to start seeing the fruit and results of those coming to the Lord.

When Rita shares her testimony, it always comes back to the question, "how much is one life worth?". Is it worth 5 minutes of your time to pray with someone? Is it worth that $5 bill you have in your wallet? Is it worth $500 to help get someone off their feet? Is it worth five years and being somewhere that no one accepts you or respects you? Is it worth 50 years of your life? How much is one life worth?

We taped this testimony to use it as a promotional video for our mission to bring more missionaries to NCEM. Many lost people, addictions, drugs, darkness, and evil exist in these villages and among the First Nations people. It may take one person to join to make a difference in someone’s life.

If you feel called to be a missionary, don’t wait. Relationships and trust take time to build. But also, be intentional in the relationships that you do have. It is sometimes easy to lose sight of the big issue of salvation. If you don’t feel called into missions, remember those who may need your help financially in order to keep sharing the gospel. You can support me in my mission by donating HERE.

You can find other missionaries within NCEM to support HERE.