Word of Life Mission Conference Janruary 2009

Mission Conference at Word of Life – Hudson, Florida
01/16-18/2009

Terry and I had the privilege of representing New Tribes Mission at the 2009 Missions Conference at Word of Life Bible Institute. The speakers at the conference laid out the Great Commission from the Word of God. The stories from life experiences of the speakers helped relay how God uses men to reach the lost of the world. Dr. Ron Bishop, Dr. Larry Reeser, Harry Bolback, Dr. Joe Jordan and Don Lough each gave missionary challenges from the Word which were inspirational. Questions like” What is your mission?” challenged our hearts. Another message theme was “It is all about you”. Christ has chosen you to carry the Good News of salvation to the world – Acts 1:8.

Saturday night, singer and songwriter Steve Green gave a concert singing many of his mission-challenging songs. How appropriate those beautiful songs were, touching each person’s heart.

Terry and I had two sessions with the students and shared the vision of reaching tribes for Christ in remote unreached areas. We shared a DVD presentation from the NTM team in the Moi tribe. The students caught a glimpse of the darkness, depravity and fear that tribal people live under without Christ in their lives. And they saw the urgency of the task of reaching these remote people groups with the life-changing Gospel. Many students had questions, and we made many new friends at the conference.

Terry and I also had the joy of speaking to a split group of students for their devotions on Friday night. Terry spoke to the ladies and Mark to the men. We took this opportunity to share our hearts about the realities of being committed to reaching the world for Christ.

At the end of the conference a majority of the students made public commitments to be missionaries or in full-time service for Christ. Terry and I talked to several students who are interested in tribal evangelism and church planting. Pray for these students as they now prepare for the work of the ministry as Ambassadors of Christ.

Your servants,

Mark and Terry Barnes
West Florida Representatives
New Tribes Mission