Crunch time!

To all of our Friends...scattered everywhere!

Here are the points of interest I have written about this week:

• The word of the Prophets
• Our objective in THE JONATHAN PROJECT
• Telling the story as many ways as possible
• Would you, or the church you attend, want to know more?

Currently I am re-reading the Prophets- Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and Daniel. For some reason I am drawn to their message at this time in my life. As I read the words of these faithful followers of God I am so impressed with the timeliness of their messages to our current generation. There are so many powerful lines such as:

"My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water." Jeremiah 2:13

Or how about this plaintive verse as spoken by the Lord to Isaiah?

"For when I called, no one answered, when I spoke, no one listened. They did evil in my sight and chose what displeases me." Isaiah 66:4b

Combine what God expressed from His heart to the Prophets so many years ago, with what we see happening in our current culture, and we begin to understand the tremendous need for the spread of the Gospel story of Jesus Christ. These are just some of the reasons why we are so drawn to ministry in general and to THE JONATHAN PROJECT ("JP")specifically. It is our passion to see that the story of salvation is told and retold not only to those who have heard it many times before, but specifically to those who have never heard.

This ministry (JP) has as it's goal and objective the telling of the "good news" to those who have never had the opportunity to hear the Gospel even once! "Unreached people groups!" Or as they are identified: "UPG's!" In these days this is what excites us. We are able to be involved in the project of training and releasing men and women for the propagation of the Gospel in areas where nobody has ever gone before.

Let me be quick to say that we are thrilled wherever and whenever the gospel is proclaimed. It might be one friend telling another friend the old, old story of Jesus Christ; or it could be from the pulpits of established churches in America; it might be from mission stations established all over the globe; or it could be from those who have been trained to preach and teach to "unreached people groups." No one way is the "only way" to get the gospel story out so that people can hear and respond. They all are needed especially in this day and age. It just so happens that we are currently drawn to this objective: sharing Jesus with unreached people groups.

Perhaps you would like to know more. Maybe the church you attend would be keenly interested in getting in on the "project" and would want more information about this specific ministry. Depending on scheduling and other commitments I would be happy to make arrangements to tell you more, in depth, of this exciting opportunity. You may contact us at our blog address, or you can email graydon.jessup@gmail.com or you can call: 714.488.7922.

Prayers and blessings,

Graydon and Judy Jessup