"Mission Accomplished"....Really?

This morning, as I was thinking about the letter to send to praying friends and financial supporters the thought…”Mission Accomplished”…came to mind.

George W. Bush, wearing a flight jacket, stood in front of a podium, with a smirk and strong jaw line and announced…”Mission Accomplished!” Many of the crowd, there and at home watching on TV, broke into cheers and applause and for some… tears. It was the beginning of the War in Iraq.

That was many years ago and we are still fighting a battle in a part of the world that we understand little and care less about. The “Mission”, in that undertaking, was not “Accomplished” and may not be for many years.

The same is true for the “Mission” that Christ called us into some two thousand years ago. The mission, of reaching a lost world, has not been accomplished. In fact…it is far from “Mission Accomplished.”

McDonalds “Golden Arches” are more recognizable than the Cross of Christ, and McDonalds Corporation is still in battle mode. They have plans to put a burger, or fry, or shake in as many people’s hands as possible, from every tongue and tribe around the world. They are on a mission.

Envoy International is actively involved in seeing the message go to the ends of the earth. We have a rich history of reaching the nations through our own Envoy instructors who have gone to the hard to reach places…places that many missionaries cannot go any longer without causing a disturbance. Envoy is involved in first…teaching what scripture says about “The Mission”…second…in demonstrating how we live “Missionally” and third…encouraging others to get involved in seeing that “The Mission”…the one that Christ called us to…is the one we are truly striving to accomplish.


God Bless you…

wick jackson