The most important thing I learned while on our spring break missions trip to New York is that there are still many who have not yet heard the gospel. It brought to mind Matthew 9:37: “Then He said to His disciples, the harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.”
During the time spent in New York, we worked with a church planter, Nathan Creitz. Our duty was to spread the word about this new church, reach the community through service opportunities and, most importantly, to tell others about Christ. We were blessed to be able to pray with many and tell them about what Christ has done for them.
We encountered both positive and negative reactions from people, but what surprised me the most was that many didn’t know what we were talking about. They had never heard about Christ or were so opposed that they didn’t want to hear what we had to say. My eyes have been opened and my heart broken for these people. Even in the United States of America, there are those who have never been told the good news.
As the week progressed, we developed many lasting, valuable relationships within the community. Even as our time there came to an end we continued to pray that the city would be reached and many would hear and come to know the Lord.
While on spring break our missions field was New York, but we are reminded that our mission doesn’t end just because we have come home. Our entire missions field is our campus, communities and wherever we may be. As a group, BCM is all about ministering to our campus and from this missions trip we have learned that the time is now. We are all missionaries and, no matter where we may be, must spread the gospel message.
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