Words from Roy Peterson - September 2007
I'm overjoyed as I watch the Lord bring more families, and especially children, here in the U.S. into a relationship with a specific people group.
When children line their hearts up with God’s heart for unreached people, they learn the joy of connecting their resources with what really matters to God. Even when they don’t understand the theological link between worship and giving, they still experience it.
To me, that’s the highest form of discipleship. It changes those young people forever. And because of them, people around the world are given God’s life-changing Word.
As I read John 6 in my personal devotions, it struck me that this is nothing new. Jesus used the offering of a young boy, what his parents had given him, to feed the multitude. Today, He’s using the offerings of young people and their parents to change the world through Bible translation.
As we help children sponsor a verse, learn the verse and pray for a specific people group, they learn to be more generous, more focused on others and to highly value Scripture. This is a powerful force for God’s Kingdom in our own country and around the world.
Pray with me that God will continue to draw children closer to His heart. And pray that God would help Christians learn from our children’s example of pure faith and obedience as we train them in God’s ways.
Roy Peterson has been The Seed Company president since 2003. Words from Roy is a regular feature of SeedLinks magazine—a free resource for all Seed Company partners and those interested in our work.