[I have given them Your word and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am of the world. My prayer is not that You take them out of the world but that You protect them from the evil one. they are not of the world, even as I am not of it. sanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth. as You sent Me into the world, I have sent them into the world. for them I sanctify Myself, that they too may be truly sanctified. (john 17:14-19)] [be strong and courageous. do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” (Deuteronomy 31:6)] [“don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. “those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” and elisha prayed, “open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.” then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around elisha. (2 kings 6:16-17)
reconciliation: sending missionaries to share verbal testimonies, printed text, and humanitarian support, while on special missions (1 to 4 weeks deployed in areas of human-caused atrocities or environmental disasters) or residential assignments (2 months to 3 years embedded in enemy territory). areas of outreach span geographies around the world (closed or restricted access countries in africa, asia, europe, north america, and south america), across cultural/social contexts (homes, workplaces, and public communal spaces). [“all this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. and He has committed to us the message of reconciliation. we are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. we implore you on Christ’s behalf: be reconciled to God. God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.” (2 corinthians 5:18-21)]
reconstitution: training mentors/teachers to establish sunday school programs (children, teenagers, and adults), confirmation class curriculum including Scripture Skits performances (ages 11-14 years), and community life groups including Christian canteen workshops (indigenous youth, recovering addicts, international professionals, and missionary families). [“but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” (john 4:14)]
reconstruction: supporting facilitators of mercy & justice in the community through Got One Day (“GOD”) of proverbs prayer program (one-on-one or corporate intercession), compassion/evangelism service events (food provision, clothing/supplies distribution, elderly assistance, etc.), community partnerships (agriculture), Body of Disciples (“BoD”) workplace ministry, and church-planting/revitalizing (likamba, brooklyn, etc.) [“religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” (james 1:27)]
thematic workshops:
“God’s business,” “everything-to-everyone evangelism,” “righteous resolutions -- strategic planning,” “corporate church,” “GOD: gifting, opportunity, devotion,” “gifts -- what and why there is ‘unity & diversity in the body’,” “church -- being part of the movement,” “impacts -- our actions as instruments of the Great I Am,” “advent -- preparing for Christ’s arrival on earth,” and “the prudent steward” series.
Christian Canteen: monthly missions
jan: righteous resolutions -- from our dreams to God’s reality
feb: slavery -- from sinful idolatry to righteous repentance
mar: women -- shouldn’t live with some of them, shouldn’t live without some of them
apr: prudent stewardship -- from God, with His people, for His kingdom
may: identity -- meaningless indicators? or meaning from the Great I Am?
jun: ABBA -- our Father in Heaven
jul: manifest destiny -- in God we trust…
aug: holy matrimony -- we do…
sep: do not be afraid -- lose your life for God’s sake…
oct: spiritual battle -- strong in the Lord to stand against evil
nov: thanks to God -- a lot or a little
dec: Jesus Christ -- the Holy One and Only who rules over all
field affiliations:
billy graham evangelistic association (bgea), evangelical lutheran church in america (elca), mennonite central committee (mcc), center of all abilities’ “east-coast-africa-2-east-coast-america exchange” (caa eca2x), Christian & missionary alliance (C&ma), chinese united methodist church (cumc), biblical mennonite alliance (bma), key connections, D15:4, don’t walk by, Father’s heart ministries, knit for the needs, korea campus crusade for Christ (kccC), Body of Disciples (BoD), Christian union, workplace Gospel coalition, and other Christian missions/outreach organizations.
the recon3ministries fund:
the recon3ministries fund is a donor-advised fund (DAF) set up to connect those who have been called by God to send workers into the harvest field, with those whom have been called by the Lord of the harvest to be sent as workers to reap on His behalf. (to get involved, respond to any of the special invitationals, or... if you are the former, then you can venmo/paypal to . if you are the latter, please send a private message to m.me/recon3ministries/.) [how, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? and how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? and how can they hear without someone preaching to them? and how can anyone preach unless they are sent? as it is written: “how beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!” (romans 10:14-15)]
[finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. for our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. in addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
and pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. with this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
pray also for me, that whenever i speak, words may be given me so that i will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which i am an ambassador in chains. pray that i may declare it fearlessly, as i should. (ephesians 6:10-20)]
