Team Building

To all of of our friends...scattered all over!

Thanks for your prayers for the efforts in Salt Lake City. I believe, along with so many others, that that city and valley are "just right" for the preaching and teaching of the Gospel of Jesus Christ right now. (See last week's blog.) Hearts have truly been prepared to receive the Word of the Lord embodied in the story and life of Jesus Christ...alone! I will keep you posted as events unfold.

Our work with THE JONATHAN PROJECT continues to pick up steam. I am putting a team together...a "team of champions" who will articulate the vision and the mission of THE JONATHAN PROJECT. As this church planting movement continues to speed forward throughout the world, the vision and mission must also be presented here in the United States. It has been my experience, as short lived as it has been so far, that as individuals and churches in the United States hear the vision they become energized and excited.

The question we ask is "Why? Why are people energized and excited about THE JONATHAN PROJECT?" This is the short answer. When an individual or a church understands that they can make an eternal impact in an unreached people group (UPG) they naturally have that desire to become a part of this incredible multiplying church "movement." In fact it is more than a "desire." It quickly becomes a reality! Consequently churches and individuals are praying over possible unreached people groups. After prayer folks are selecting a specific group, and then are adopting that group for a five year period. They know that within that five year period the Gospel will be preached to that UPG. In other words, people who had never heard the Name of Jesus before will have had the opportunity to make a choice to follow Him. Multiplying churches will be planted within that UPG. The Gospel will extend beyond that people group. The "movement" blossoms. People are impacted for eternity!

If you are interested in knowing more specifics- in other words how you might become involved in this exciting "movement" of world wide church planting and what this would mean for you as an individual follower of Jesus Christ, or as a church family, I invite you to contact me- graydon.jessup@gmail.com or call: 714.488.7922.

Thank you ahead of time for your keen interest and your prayers!

Graydon and Judy Jessup

P.S. I will be speaking at Mission Viejo Christian Church, in Mission Viejo, this weekend, March 15, 2009. Go to www.mvcchome.org to get service times and directions.