Originally posted at Bible-daily.org:
Isaiah 66:18-19 “For I know their works and their thoughts, and the time is coming to gather all nations and tongues. And they shall come and shall see my glory, and I will set a sign among them. And from them I will send survivors to the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, who draw the bow, to Tubal and Javan, to the coastlands far away, that have not heard my fame or seen my glory. And they shall declare my glory among the nations.
Recently I was struck by a comment made by John Piper concerning the missions commitment of the local church and its relation to the name and glory of God. His words were: “If you say that you love the glory of God, the test of your authenticity is whether you love the spread of that glory among all the peoples of the world.” That statement hit me like a truck! It was a wake up call. How can I, as a preacher of the Word of God, say I am passionately committed to the glory of God in all I do and yet not be passionately committed to spreading that glory in the world? I would pose the same question to you.
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Praise God for the many good meetings in Illinois and Wisconsin that VVM Director Darwin Bayani and VVMI Director Colin Edwards have been blessed to experience in visiting VVMI prayer partners and supporters the past two weeks. This has been a time of mutual encouragement for both directors and for those hearing about the exciting things God is doing through vernacular video mission and ministry. Colin says: “We are so grateful for the outpouring of God’s love towards us through His saints! We’ve often been asked if we’re tired from all the travels in the past month. The answer is ‘yes’ and ‘no,’ since any physical weariness is more than compensated for by our joy in being able to share about the exciting things God is 
