God's Still Working

        When I started to read "The Other Sheep" article from March 1915, I realized that it was much more interesting than I had expected it to be. The article started off with a section about the union of the Pentecostal Mission and the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene. The author wrote in such a dramatic way, and from the author's writing one can tell it was a very big deal. The author even went as far as saying that all the inhabitants of Heaven, the Christians residing on earth, and all of the inhabitants of Hell had stopped in their tracks to watch this momentous occassion unfold. I enjoyed the enthusaism in the author's account of this event. The union of the Pentecostal Mission and the Pencostal Church of the Nazarene was also important in that it "bound" together 40,000 of God's servants, as well as brought atleast 50 foreign missionaries into this group. I could tell just from reading the author's writing that he had a zeal for seeing God's work unfold.
        The rest of the article was comprised of updates from Nazarene missionaries from many  countries across the globe. I really enjoyed reading the updates from each of the missionaries, and getting a glimpse of what the missionary efforts were like back in the early 1900's. Many of the updates were similar in structure in that they talked about the progress of their work in the country, what their relationships were like with the people there, and about any needs for resources/ monetary assistance. One thing I really liked was the updates they gave on how they use the money they were given. When a person gives money or resources to a missions work, they want to know if their contribution is being put to good use. From what the missionaries responses were, everything they were given was much needed, and was used help further their impact on their community. It was wonderful to see how God was working through missionaries in 1915, and to know He is still working through them nearly 100 years later in 2013.