Mission Field

I just listened to the announcement from my second favorite church in the country (Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, KY) that they are adding their first multi-site campus across the river in Southern Indiana. They cited the figures that 33-40% of the people in that community have "no faith involvement." They intend to reach those 36,000 people for Christ.

Of course I'm excited about that! I have a great respect and love for that church. They have inspired me from a distance for many years. They have taken great leaps of faith, etc., etc.

Then it occurred to me. Through the 2000 Census we learned that 92% of the people in Lane County have "no faith involvement." Rounding it to 90% (for the sake of the Kingdom and easier math), of the 250,000 that live here in Eugene/Springfield and surrounding areas, 225,000 people don't know Jesus. This doesn't include those who's faith is nominal (Christmas & Easter attenders).

I'm broken and humbled to pray. I live in a mission field.