2025.05.18 | Faith That Won’t Let Go: At Home and Around the World

That’s what Jesus said to a mother who wouldn’t give up.

She wasn’t from the right place. She wasn’t part of the religious crowd. But she believed Jesus could heal her daughter… and she kept asking, even when it looked like He might not respond.

This story has stayed with me after that Sunday service. It’s a picture of bold, humble, persistent faith. The kind that doesn’t walk away disappointed but keeps coming back to Jesus, believing He’s good and powerful enough to act.

And honestly? I see that same kind of faith in the stories we’re hearing from our global mission partners.

They serve in hard places. Places where the gospel isn’t always welcomed. Places where faith costs something. And yet, like the woman in Matthew 15, they keep pressing in. They keep praying. They keep believing that Jesus still moves.

Hearing their updates… stories of salvations, healings, and everyday faithfulness… reminds me that the same Jesus who responded to that woman’s cry is responding today. Around the world. In places we may never visit. And in our own lives too.

I’m so grateful to be part of a church that supports this kind of work. And I’m even more grateful for the reminder that great faith isn’t flashy… it’s consistent. It's persistent. And it trusts Jesus to move.

Let’s keep praying for our global partners. Let’s keep learning from their example. And let’s keep bringing our own needs, big or small, right to the feet of Jesus.

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