by Eddie Lyons
The Global Fellowship Meeting in Korea showcased the mission focus of this Fellowship. In 1950, when the Baptist Bible Fellowship began, missions was a centerpiece of what they would be about. Individual churches banded together to provide financial support to make it possible to send families to the countries of their calling. There is something very ordinary about supporting a missionary month after month. Often the work is slow, with few results at first. It takes faith for the missionary to go and faith for the churches to support. Together they move in faith believing that no matter how difficult the work is, God will honor His word and build His church.
This was an amazing gathering of people from all around the world who care deeply about getting the Gospel out. It was reported that 500 international delegates joined with the many Koreans to fill the large 3,000-seat auditorium each night. For me, it was a living picture of what 65 years of collective missionary effort looks like. The room was filled with pastors and missionaries who were passionate about missions. These were first, second, third, and forth generation leaders who could trace their salvation back to a missionary sent out by the BBFI. They are passionate about the Gospel and mission involvement. These leaders have the vision not only to reach the people in their countries, but also to send missionaries from their countries. The mission fields have now become the sending fields. The BBFI network has grown and our partners now come from all over the world. They own this vision of missions with us now. In so many ways this is an unstoppable mission movement.