Christian Unity Ministries

Unity News

December, 2006

The World is Opening Its Doors to this Message

by Blake Coffee

Well, I did not see this coming. We can save all the discussion about why NOT for another column (it will be one filled with conviction and confession on my part for having such little faith and such a small vision). I did not ever envision Five Principles of Unity printed in multiple languages and distributed to brothers and sisters in Christ all around the world. I also did not envision calls and e-mails from church leaders in countries such as South Africa, Australia, India, Germany, England, and others, all interested in how Five Principles of Unity might help churches in their country. I am embarrassed to admit that my vision was never this big—God is truly doing a God-sized work through this ministry!

In March, Dr. Ann Farris and I will join Becky's Hope Ministry in traveling to Cluj, Romania to teach Trusting God's People Again in a retreat for families of special needs children. These families have felt ostracized by the church and are in need of the kind of healing this material is designed to bring. We are humbled by this wonderful opportunity.

In April, Warren Clark will lead a team into South Africa, teaching Five Principles of Unity to church leaders throughout the Baptist Union of South Africa and its 600+ churches. This is only the beginning of what we believe will be an on-going relationship with that denominational entity and the people and churches it represents. Again, God has given us a God-sized opportunity and we do not plan to miss it!

In June, we will take a team of 11 facilitators back to Luhans'k, Ukraine in our continuing relationship with churches in the Eastern part of that country. This time, we also hope to train pastors in the area to use the newly-available Russian-language Five Principles of Unity in their own churches. We have already had teams in approximately 30 of their churches and hope to be in 20 more by the end of this trip.

Of course, we continue to have many opportunities to use this material here in our own country as well. God is working powerfully in and through His church all around the world and we are rejoicing in our opportunity to be a part of it!

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