Love Offering / Reaching the Unreached

How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in Him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? - Romans 10:14

We celebrate Christmas today because of missions. We have holly, snow, mistletoe and Santa Claus as symbols of the holiday because the Gospel reached Europe through missions. But at one time, there was no Christmas in Europe and no knowledge of Jesus beyond Asia Minor (present day Turkey). So God had redirected Paul’s missionary journey with a vision of a man saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us” (Acts 16:9). And the story of the birth of the Saviour spread throughout Europe, and eventually to us.

Today, 278 million people in the world have no believers among them, and no missionaries going to share the Good News with them. There are still many countries where people have never heard the name of Jesus or are not allowed to learn about Christianity. 

This year’s Love Offering will be dedicated to reaching the unreached with the Gospel so that they too have a chance to celebrate Christmas, knowing the true reason for the season.