“I come from a country that lies in the 10/40 Window and I didn’t even know what ’10/40 Window’ meant.” That’s what Reshma (pictured above) told us when I (Zack) met her last year at Bridges International’s Vision Conference. Reshma comes from the Middle East and is involved with Bridges in New Hampshire. But she wasn’t always a Christian.
“I was an athlete, and became very aggressive. I didn’t find satisfaction in a lot of things I was doing, but felt like I needed something to worship. Something that was higher above. Very quickly I fell into demonic activities.” Due to family turmoil, Reshma later became an atheist. But through her siblings’ influence she gave her life to Christ.
“I didn’t just accept God as my savior. I accepted him as my father. Having a rough relationship with my dad, it left a hole in my heart. But when I accepted God, I felt fulfilled.” And now at UNH, Reshma reaches other international students with the gospel.
“It really hit me when I heard that people across the world, especially where I come from, do not know the name Jesus. If God is calling me to get the gospel out, I have to go.”
We will gather with international students like Reshma at our upcoming Vision Conference in Denver. It’s our biggest ministry event of the year. Naomi and I are also bringing all four kids to Vision so they can minister to students from the whole world. We pray this instills in them God’s loving heart for the nations.
As the year ends, we are trusting God for $15,000 to meet our annual ministry budget. Would you consider giving a donation to our ministry?