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\u201cSo there I was\u2026\u201d I know, it\u2019s a bit clich\u00e9 to start out a story that way but I will nonetheless.\u00a0 I was hanging out on a peak in the Swisshelm Mountains, marveling at the rugged grandeur of the landscape surrounding me.\u00a0 It was part of an advanced helicopter training flight for one of the pilots here.\u00a0 This day I was just a passenger being shuttled about in an exercise, hopping between different high-mountain landing sites.<\/p>\n

I had the freedom to enjoy every minute I was out there by myself because, though the sound of the rotor blades faded out as the helicopter dipped over the next ridge, I knew it was coming back for me.\u00a0 Had I not been sure of that fact it would have been a rather terrifying experience to say the least, stranded atop an unfamiliar mountain alone and unsupplied.<\/p>\n

\"20151028_103528<\/a>As my ears strained to catch a hint of that familiar sound my mind jumped to a parallel.\u00a0 I couldn\u2019t help but think of the even greater freedom to be found in Christ by those who believe and come to the Lord in faith.\u00a0 The freedom to truly have life and have it abundantly (John 10:10<\/a>).\u00a0 The freedom of understanding this life is just the beginning.\u00a0 We rest assured that Jesus Christ is coming back for His \u201cbride,\u201d the Church, and on that day all who have placed their faith in Him shall forever be united with the Father in heaven.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of thousands of men and women, however, live not in freedom but in bondage to fear.\u00a0 Terror grips their souls as they pass through life spiritually isolated, starving, and parched as they search for truth.\u00a0 These are the unreached and least reached peoples of the world we seek to serve, some of whom have plead for over a decade that a missionary might come and share the \u201ctalk of God\u201d in their people\u2019s own heart language so they might understand. \u00a0One village leader spoke for countless others\u00a0when he wrote, \u201cPlease have pity on our lives, we don\u2019t know what will become of us when death is on us.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"9KA<\/a>As I sensed the pulse of the rotor blades and caught sight of the helicopter returning I thanked the Lord for allowing me to play a small part in preparing the pilots here for the role they\u2019ll soon be filling in the Philippines as they transition from a primarily fixed- to rotary-wing program to meet the ever changing needs of the work there [more info<\/a>].\u00a0 They\u2019ll be able to take teams to remote people groups in areas which have been to this point physically unreachable.\u00a0 What a privilege it is to be part of the Lord\u2019s work in redeeming His creation as He draws to Himself men and women from every tribe and tongue and peopleand nation.<\/p>\n

Would you pray today for those who are being reached with God\u2019s truth?\u00a0 Pray with us that many will believe in Him, remain faithful to His teachings, know the truth, and be set free (John 8:31-32<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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