Missionary stories are always very heart touching and soul stirring. The same feeling comes over you when you sit in a missions rally and hear a live missionary recounting His experiences and God’s mighty works displayed through His life. You even feel a tug in your heart and have a longing to become one. But why is it that most often this feeling fizzles out after a few days or months? Have you ever thought of that? 

We give ourselves a number of excuses.  They could be – I am not trained for missions/ I’ve not studied theology/ I am in a secular job/ God has not spoken to me clearly and so on ….

The answer is simple – No matter who you are God simply looks at your availability

Do you think you are not in the right profession for that? Moses was a soldier and God called him to lead His people out of Egypt! David was a shepherd and God called him to rule His people! Amos was a shepherd too and God called him to be a prophet! Jesus was a carpenter and He was called to fulltime ministry at the age of thirty! Peter was a fisherman and Jesus called him to leave the nets and follow Him! Matthew was a tax-collector and Jesus called him to leave his office to serve Him fulltime! Paul was a tentmaker and God called him for a global service demanding all his time! Luke was a medical doctor and he joined Paul in the missionary tours! Whatever may be your profession, God can call YOU!

God’s need for laborers is the same both in the Old Testament and the New."Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" (Isa 6:8)."The harvest is plenty but the laborers are few!" (Mt 9:37).There is always vacancy in God’s work! There is rush and competition to become doctors, engineers, lawyers and teachers. But few are those who take up Christian service. Will you accept this challenge?

There is room for everyone in Missions. Are you interested in literature? You can become a Bible translator. There are nearly 200 languages in India without the Bible. Are you good in music? You will be an asset to any evangelistic team! Are you a doctor? Oh how many medical missionaries are needed! Computer programmers are wanted.

David Livingstone was an explorer and he went as a missionary. C. T. Stud was a famous cricketer and he took up missionary service. William Carey was a shoemaker and he became a Bible translator. These and thousands of men all over the world found serving the Lord adventurous and satisfying.

God had only one Son and He sent Him as a missionary-martyr into this world! There is nothing like serving the King of kings and the Lord of lords! It is the most challenging vocation on earth and the most rewarding in heaven! (Mk 10:29, 30).

Only one life; it’ll soon be past! What’s done for Christ, alone shall last!