Our church women and men’s group, our Bible Study group and others stay in conversation around the different ways in which we can reach the unchurched and never-churched people in and around our community. Not only are we conscious of how we witness to others through various events and activities, but also how Jesus is reflected into the lives of others by our words and actions. So, we often remind ourselves that our purpose is for others to see the very person of Jesus in our relationship with them. We pray that this will happen often.
I remember vividly Rev. George Freeman, the leader of our witness team at a previous church, constantly challenging us to live the transformed life about which we tell others. In one of our team meetings, George told the following personal story to illustr