Mission Connection Magazine
Reaching Our WEF Goals Through Small Deeds
About 10 years ago, as the president of Korean NMI, I felt what a vital part the World Evangelism Fund (WEF) plays in the Nazarene Church’s mission offerings, as well as the need for prayer and strategic promotion of this offering.
I fasted and asked God to give me ideas concerning the active growth in the Fasting Offerings and Easter Offerings, which are the main parts of WEF. Faithful God has given me much wisdom and insight into our problem—that many Korean churches were not paying their full amount of Easter Offerings to WEF. I strongly appealed to each pastor and mission president to be faithful and send in the Easter Offerings in the full amount to WEF...for Lord’s Great Commission!
Even though I ran into many difficulties in the beginning, now I am thankful because it is the fastest growing offering among all the other mission offerings.
In the case of the Fasting Offering, each week we held a campaign to fast on Friday mornings while praying for requests received from churches all over the world, as well as each participant’s urgent prayer requests. In addition we have happily given the cost of one breakfast, amounting to about $3, as an offering. The prayers that were answered while fasting were published on mission newsletters. If this small service turns to action by every mission member, reaching WEF’s goals will not be far away.
“Anticipate the Lord who will fulfill with abundance.”
Easter Offering Given With Gladness
At our church everyone receives a beautifully decorated Easter egg one week before the Easter Sunday. Koreans enjoy eating boiled eggs. The eggs are tied with a band of colorful paper on which is written the date of Easter Offering. The pastor asks the congregation to full-heartedly prepare the Easter Offering; and, of course, he emphasizes that it is a part of the Mission Offering as well.
We eat the Easter eggs for lunch after the service while enjoying each others’ company.
Ran Kim
Asia-Pacific
Global Council Representative
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