Cedarville Magazine, Fall 2018

example of my trip to India in 2010,” Franz said. “Myriam was in that class, and that led to discussions between her family and me. One of the locations I visited in 2010 is where they have a training site, so they were working in a specific region where we shared a common interest and passion. We saw God’s favor in it. And in 2017, we were able to visit that same place, seven years later.” Since 2012, Franz has taken a team to DBI and its satellite locations every year. Teams of pharmacy students instruct DBI students and other non-students interested in learning about health and wellness. “Dr. Franz teaches from his pharmacy knowledge and expertise,” noted Shaw Ojeda. “However, he also shares from the Word. This has deeply impacted our students and guests who attend the educational sessions. He has gained the heart of many in our team who eagerly look forward to spending time with him and being encouraged by him.” The health and wellness sessions have also opened doors for the Gospel. “The people deeply respect the pharmacy team for their medical knowledge,” Shaw Ojeda said. “This immediately opens the door for the team to share about the Word of God to a very receptive audience.” Last year, a woman gave her life to Christ after an hour-long session about women’s health that incorporated Bible stories. Shaw Ojeda explained, “She stated that if the team cared so much about her physical health, she could share about her spiritual needs as well. The Gospel was shared, and she committed her life to the Lord.” Clem Boyd is Managing Editor of Cedarville Magazine . Natalia Kirychuk ’19 is a student Public Relations writer for Cedarville University. HABITS OF A MISSION- FOCUSED CHRISTIAN Missions is most often associated with boarding an airplane and traveling to another nation to serve and share the Gospel. But how do the majority of Christians carrying out a wide variety of vocations — from education to engineering — engage in missions where they are? These four habits can be a part of every Christian’s life and result in eternal impact. GIVE. Reaching the unreached requires an immense amount of resources. God has blessed everyone with resources — some small and some great — that may be stewarded so the Gospel can be shared with unreached, unengaged people-groups. How can you create a habit of giving that supports unreached missions? PRAY. Looking at the crowds, Jesus felt compassion for them and then turned to His disciples with specific instruction: pray. The Lord of the harvest is working through the prayers of His people. How can you create a habit of praying for unreached peoples? GO. Going to the nations happens by going around the corner to share Christ with a neighbor as well as going around the world to share Christ with those who have no Gospel access. Going may mean changing your location short-term or for a longer tenure. At the end of the day, for the nations to hear the Gospel, the Church must be a going people. How can you leverage your gifting, experience, and resources to go on mission? MOBILIZE. Every Christian has a disciple- making opportunity to influence others toward an awareness of God’s heart for the nations and the world’s desperate need for the Gospel. How can you create a habit of mobilizing others to implement these four habits of a world-focused Christian? Your gifts to CUGO allow our students to take the Gospel to a world in need of the hope found in Jesus Christ. Give today! cedarville.edu/giveglobal Cedarville Magazine | 21