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never heard the gospel, and people groups who have never been able to read God's word in their own language, suddenly, being able to eat out or go to the movies more often, for us, didn't seem like Kingdom-centered usage of God's money.
And because "out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks" I am also passionate about teaching other women about growing in holiness and enjoying a deep and mature faith relationship with their Savior.
We prayed about it and researched it, and decided that, for at least the first year, all of my royalties would be used to reach an Unreached People Group with the gospel. We found a Bedouin group that "journeys" around in basically the same area of the Middle East that Jacob lived in, and I love that connection.
MN- With Thanksgiving just weeks away, is there any special prayer of thanksgiving you will be offering up this year?
We decided to go through the International Mission Board (IMB) not only because we are Southern Baptist and are familiar with them, but also because it's one of the best missions organizations out there. The IMB is highly organized both structurally and financially. They provide great training and support for their missionaries, and offer lots of opportunities for Christians to get involved in missions: giving offerings, working stateside to support international missions, short term mission trips, and much more.
ML-I am so thankful for the cross-- that God would choose to save somebody as wretchedly sinful as I am and then allow me to serve Him. I thank Him for sending me a wonderful, godly husband and all of my precious children. And I also thank Him for the little joys in life-- Oreos, my favorite jeans, and my LSU Tigers going undefeated this year (well, maybe that's a prayer request, too!)
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But above all, their main focus is carrying the gospel around the world to those who are without Christ, and that's what's most important to us. You can find out more about the IMB at www.imb.org. MN-Are there any more study guides on the horizon? I would love to see King David, Journaling the Journey in print. Or better yet, Jesus, Journaling the Journey. ML-Those are some great ideas! There are definitely more Bible studies coming. I've already written a short one on the book of Jonah, which can be found on my web site, www.michellelesleybooks.com. As for subject of the next book, I've bounced around among several different ideas, but haven't really landed definitively on one yet. "Jacob" seems to be taking up all my time right now! MN-What do you consider your number one passion in life? ML-God. Knowing Him better, thanking Him for calling me out of darkness and into His marvelous light, loving Him more tomorrow than I did today.
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