
Jesus gave his disciples the Great Commission. “Go and make disciples, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Spirit, teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you,” (Matthew 28:19-20). This command is so crucial that it is repeated in various forms in the other gospels and at the beginning of the book of Acts. The Great Commission is not just for the “spiritual” people but is to infiltrate the priorities of all Christians. As my expression of fulfilling the Great Commission, I felt called to leave the area I had grown…