Week of Prayer:
His heart, His hands, His voice - I am Southern Baptist missions Qualities of a Beijing, China
His heart, His hands, His voice - I am Southern Baptist missions Qualities of a Beijing, China
When Steve Hamilton* was
diagnosed with prostate cancer just before he and his wife, Lisa,* were to go
as Christian workers to Beijing, China, some friends took it as a sign.
“Of course people [said], ‘I
guess you are not supposed to be going overseas,’” Steve recalls. “And I said,
‘No, I think I am just getting a tune-up here.’” The illness caused a year’s
delay, but it didn’t deter the middle-aged couple from going where God wanted
them to serve.
While most of those in their
generation were deciding where to travel or settle for their golden years,
Steve and Lisa saw a golden opportunity. During an overseas visit with friends
who serve among a people group in another part of China, the Hamiltons opened
their hearts to the idea of sharing Jesus Christ in China as well. “Every day
we just saw the Lord doing things. So halfway through the trip we said we ought
to check this out,” Steve says.
And God has used them from the
start. Before they even acquired language skills, God brought young people into
their paths. All of these had come to Beijing from other provinces looking for
employment opportunities yet finding Christ through the Hamiltons’ desire to be
His hands, His heart and His voice in Beijing.
Thank God for Steve and Lisa and other workers like them
who obediently go despite illness, delays and discouragement.
Pray for divine appointments, good health and acquisition
of the Mandarin language for Steve and Lisa.
Scripture to Claim:
But ye shall receive power, after that the
Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in
Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of
the earth. Acts 1:8
