Supporting the Frontline

Posted Thu, 05/20/2010 - 12:11 by Trinity Church

Supporting the Frontline: Jos, Nigeria. Stand with us for those who dare proclaim the gospel in the face of unimaginable difficulties.

To raise money for Christian Faith Institute, Jos Nigeria.

A Buffet meal featuring dishes from all over Nigeria, to raise money for land outside Jos, a refuge centre for those who refuse to back off from the Great Commission.

Christian Faith Institute in Jos, Northern Nigeria is on the move! Not to run away from the horrific events   perpetrated against the Christians of Plateau State but to preach with boldness and to minister in love. Every week Muslims are submitting their lives to Jesus Christ because of the boldness and kindness of those who themselves have been set free from the bondage of Islam, in outreaches started by and supported from CFI.  The new converts often lose their homes, their families, their livelihood, they are beaten, and many have to run for their lives but will not renounce Him whom they know is truth. Read some of their stories. (read testimonies)

The team at CFI refuse to run despite the danger. Attacks by Muslims have slaughtered over 800 Christians, more than half of them women and children in and around Jos since January this year. This was not retaliation by Muslims for attacks against them (as western press alleges) but orchestrated, co-ordinated acts of persecution designed to intimidate the Christian population. It was not spontaneous ethnic intertribal violence but calculated and well prepared terrorism. 

Since 1986 supporters have sponsored the training of over 8,000 pastors who now plant churches, schools, clinics and orphanages all over Africa. Already with students from Chad and Niger, we must now push further north into and across the Sahara. The enemy will oppose. We must have Christians like you to stand with us.

What can WE do? Stand with our brothers and sisters.

Its not time to say be warmed and filled (James2:16) and do nothing.

Come and support. Come and learn about what’s happening and the boldness and fire with which the church is responding.

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by Kent Hodge (not verified) - 05/20/2010 - 18:01

Some of the things that have been going through my mind as I have been praying in Jos over the past week...

We all live in an incredibly self orientated world which makes it hard for us to see and respond to kingdom of God issues. I guess this is what Paul meant by the spirit of this world. We all know that it’s all around us. The thing is that it must be combated through the gospel of Jesus Christ – which stands in direct juxtaposition.

Many of the doctrines becoming popular, even in some Evangelical and Pentecostal circles today, highlight the degree to which we are nestling in and becoming accepting of the worldly view. People who call themselves followers of Jesus are claiming that there is no hell, no eternal judgement, that Jesus is not the only way to salvation, that the scriptures are not the word of God and in the “end” God will save everybody.

What then of the sacrifice of the first apostles and many since then, who laid down their lives, for OUR faith – to ensure life in Christ was passed onto us today? And why do we risk and spend our lives for the gospel now, if ultimately it doesn’t matter? And why do so many, even around us here in Jos, die for their faith in Jesus, if only in this life we have hope? In which life do we have our hope – in this life or in the next? The answer to this is shown by how we live.

The values of the world, even expressed today by many called Christian, erode away every motive for godly living. And this godly living must come with a sense of care and concern. We who love God must hate sin in our own lives. “Protestantism” reminds us of a movement of people who care about their faith, but in recent times seems to have lost its “protest”. Christianity is more about an experience for me and “love” seen more in terms of being “nice” than fulfilling our duties of faith.

These issue strike at the very heart of mission. Modern Britain has a great mission heritage because it had a great Christian basis. Our churches believed in the foundations of the gospel message and were thus compelled by love and personal sacrifice to share these uncompromisingly with all humanity. Not only did this work in mission, but it also ensured the safety of our own nation in the next generation. As you look around the world today it is obvious that this is what must be rebuilt in our families, churches and nations.

I guess this takes a level of earnestness, but how do we get this with our television sets and diversions? It is by God’s grace and his timing also, but we clearly have a part. We are not meant to be lukewarm in these matters. Even if our lives aren’t used by God in bringing about a biblical revival in our time, they still must be lived rightly before God. And yes, it all starts and continues by faith, which is his gift in the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Love from all the family, Kent & Ruth

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