American Missionary Fellowship

Sunday morning at our church, Sanctuary, I listened to a sermon about Ephesians 1, and I was particularly struck by verse 17. Paul is praying for the church at Ephesus and says this about his prayers: “I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation so you may know Him better.”

At the corner of Beverly and Rampart, there’s a little shack called “Tommy’s Burgers.” It’s no bigger than an average-sized travel trailer that people would travel in, but it’s become a landmark in L.A. Movie stars and politicians will line up just to have these hamburgers, which are smothered with cheese, tomatoes, and onions, and then doused in chili. They’re famous around L.A. There are even some people who try to imitate Tommy’s, so the original place has a motto: “It you don’t see the shack, take it back.”

I preach a lot in different churches, camps, and events. Most of my life I’ve made a living speaking. I’ve seen a lot of churches, a lot of different expressions of our faith. Sunday morning I was preaching at our own home church on Samuel’s anointing of David.

Each one of our missionaries develops a prayer and financial support team. They communicate with the people on those teams through email, Facebook, and newsletters. For the first time in recent history, the Board of Trustees of the mission has asked missionaries to nominate people for the board. When missionaries nominate someone, it’s almost always someone who is a part of their prayer and financial support team.

RobAnne and I visited Camp Morrow last week and got to stay in their brand-new nurse’s quarters at their horse camp. What a great facility and what an incredible ministry with the horses, the lake, the children’s program, and all the marvelous volunteers who make Camp Morrow what it is!

What I really enjoyed was going to the meeting the night we were there. The camp was junior age. I think it was fourth through sixth graders. After some incredible worship, the local director of Child Evangelism Fellowship was the speaker.