10/05/2026
Too often, we treat missions as a heavy burden—a list of duties to fulfill rather than a joy to experience.
Lesslie Newbigin captured the true heart of this work when he wrote:
"There has been a long tradition which sees the mission of the Church primarily as obedience to a command... It tends to make mission a burden rather than a joy, to make it part of the law rather than part of the gospel. If one looks at the New Testament evidence... Mission begins with a kind of explosion of joy."
When we plant churches in the bush, make sure those churches are strong, and train and equip local leaders, it isn't out of grim obligation. It comes from the sheer joy of seeing real change happen.
What we do brings immense joy—and that is what drives EveryBody's Hope forward every day.