It is good to stop every once in a while and do a little dreaming. Dreaming is good because we get out of the routine we’re in and start to think about things “being different.” Obviously that can be bad in some contexts, but in many situations it is very good to think about how we might do something better than we have done it before. A number of us have been dreaming for some time about the mission of God as it relates to missions. God desires to be worshiped in the nations, He is worthy of the praise of the world. Sadly however, there are many people groups that still need to hear the good news. One way to accomplish this is sending our fellow American believers to foreign lands to learn the language and culture and then begin the process of evangelism. This model has been the practice for many years. We participate in this model and believe there are still places where this is the best option. However, it is not the only model and dreamers have been thinking of other ways. For example, what if we could develop a partnership with people who love Jesus in foreign lands and support their church planting efforts? The believers that are already there know the language, know the culture and are often much better at reaching their fellow countrymen. What if we supported these individuals in prayer and with our money? How many churches would it take to support one national church planter? How much could we do? What would this look like in terms of accountability? Are such things actually happening? Should we move past the perception (and practice) of paternal colonialism and look for ways to see the Spirit moving in new ways? This Sunday (August 18, 2013), we’ll have an opportunity to consider a partnership like I’ve described above. Chansamone will be preaching in both services on Sunday AM. I ask you to listen well and consider how we may participate in the Great Commission work in the country of Laos. Laos is a restricted access country, Americans cannot do what needs to be done there yet there are people open to the gospel. How should this happen? How could this happen? What if we could we be a part establishing and building a church thousands of miles away? This is well worth our consideration.