Mock Missions Moment #1 – An Interactive Scenario. What would you do?
Flash forward past all of the prerequisites of getting to go on a short-term missions trip…
“Hi, my name is Richard, mind if I ask you a question?” (Through a translator)
“Sure! Go right ahead.”
“Have you heard of Jesus?”
“Yea, a bit.”
“What’s your name?”
“Manuel.”
(Richard) “Ok, Manuel… Do you know that Jesus loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life?”
(Manuel) “He does?”
(Richard) ”Yes!”
(Manuel) ”Can I ask you a question?”
(Richard) ”Certainly!”
(Manuel) ”You’re A Christian, right?”
(Richard) ”Yes, I am.”
(Manuel) ”And you believe what that Bible of yours says is truth, right?”
(Richard) ”Of course!”
(Manuel) ”So, when the Bible says, ‘Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.’ Matthew 5:42 , you believe that to be true, right?”
(Richard) ”Well… yeah, sure.”
(Manuel) ”So, if I were to ask you for….”
(Richard) ”Wait!… I know where you’re going with this, but like Peter the Apostle once said, “money I do not have, but what I have I give you.” Like Peter, I’m here to give you the Gospel, not money.”
(Manuel) ”Oh, so you’re saying that those nice shoes, backpack, clothes, and hat were all given to you? You didn’t buy them?”
(Richard) ”No, I’m not saying that… I did buy them.”
(Manuel) ”So you do have money?”
(Richard) ”Well, sure… but not a lot.”
(Manuel) ”So, you didn’t come here prepared to do what Jesus tells you to do?”
(Richard) “No, I didn’t say that.”
(Manuel) ”But you’ve got “enough” to stay at that nice hotel/restaurant where I’m a dish washer… Where I see the meals you eat and all of the very costly things you have…. and, you did fly an airplane to get here, right?
(Richard) ”yes… I suppose all of that is true.”
(Manuel) ”So, again, since it is within your power to do so, and since you’re a Christian, and since the bible says not to turn away anyone who wants to borrow from you, and since you’re preaching Jesus so that I can know Him too, can I borrow 100 dollars?”
*** End of Scenario***
What would you say or do next with Manuel?
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