My School, My Mission Field
MY SCHOOL, MY MISSION FIELD I take pen in hand to write this essay with one motive in mind: that the youth (including me) would regard their school as mission fields. Quite frankly, as I ponder where to begin, how to start, and what words to put, discouragement makes an entrance. Words like “I can’t do this”, “I’m not in the mood”, or “I’m no good at this” try to occupy my mind. On the spur of a moment, I begin to realize that those are the same words that try to penetrate my thinking when I’m about to witness to a schoolmate. Indeed, the war is within us. But then, I remember what I only need to do: to get the message across.
Creativeness tells me that I need not to give the typical definition of missions. So I decided to divide the word mission into two words—miss and ion. Fortunately, these words turned out to be of great help. Miss, according to the Random House dictionary is a verb that means to fail to encounter, to meet or to catch. Missing an opportunity to witness is a big “no-no” in the mission field. Chances to win others for the Lord must be seized and not missed. That’s why when given a favorable time, soul-winning is imperative. In the school, there is what you call the sphere of influence or simply friends and classmates. These people can be the starting point of a young Baptist’s mission. Remember, within the circle of friendship is a young Baptist accountable for all of them.
Ion, the second word is apparently a scientific term. Ions have this chemical bond known as ionic bonds (Encarta, 2005). Ionic bonds are formed through the attraction between two oppositely charged ions. Akin to ionic bonds, young Baptists should readily be attracted to lost souls and vice versa. Winning souls should be each young person’s first love. Young Baptists need to serve as the light. Light is needed in a darkening place and it’s getting dimmer and dimmer every day in this world. Also, ionic bonds occur in millions. They work together to form a strong
Creativeness tells me that I need not to give the typical definition of missions. So I decided to divide the word mission into two words—miss and ion. Fortunately, these words turned out to be of great help. Miss, according to the Random House dictionary is a verb that means to fail to encounter, to meet or to catch. Missing an opportunity to witness is a big “no-no” in the mission field. Chances to win others for the Lord must be seized and not missed. That’s why when given a favorable time, soul-winning is imperative. In the school, there is what you call the sphere of influence or simply friends and classmates. These people can be the starting point of a young Baptist’s mission. Remember, within the circle of friendship is a young Baptist accountable for all of them.
Ion, the second word is apparently a scientific term. Ions have this chemical bond known as ionic bonds (Encarta, 2005). Ionic bonds are formed through the attraction between two oppositely charged ions. Akin to ionic bonds, young Baptists should readily be attracted to lost souls and vice versa. Winning souls should be each young person’s first love. Young Baptists need to serve as the light. Light is needed in a darkening place and it’s getting dimmer and dimmer every day in this world. Also, ionic bonds occur in millions. They work together to form a strong
Bibliography: Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia (2005) Ballantine, (1996). Random House Webster’s Dictionary. Random House Inc.: USA KJV Bible. Matthew 13: 38. Philippine Bible Society: Philippines