Since our arrival in New Zealand, we have experienced the goodness of God in providing houses, cars, furniture, and friends. So we just want to thank Him again. We continue to still be blown away by His provision for us!
I just wanted to share with you more about how we are proceeding building spiritual movements everywhere in New Zealand. Part of our approach to ministry in Wellington is to establish a spiritual movement that is highly relational and natural. We hope that students will gain a heart for what we call “Oikos Evangelism”. (Oikos is a Greek word meaning household or community. This method for extending the gospel to others is very evident throughout the Book of Acts.) This method of engaging in missions revolves around the idea that God has set up existing communities on campus and around the city with the intent that they would be a natural conduit for the Gospel to go out. Our responsibility then is to go (Matthew 28:18-20) to these oikos groups and be a light in the darkness rather than create a new, artificial community that would pull students/people out of a place where people need to hear about Christ. We pray that students will invest in the natural Oikos groups that are around them in order to spread the awesome truth about Jesus Christ!
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