I truly liked how the book was a call to action for each of us as Christians, but would've liked not just focusing on overseas, but also focusing on what can be done in our own country. I realize Richard Stearns is the President of World Vision and his job is seeing what is going on outside our country, so his focus of World Vision makes sense.
I was involved in a video study of this book at church and there was one particular story that hit close to home for me. That week was about a child who had both his legs amputated, but didn't have money for prosthetics(my brother has a prosthetic leg and they are expensive!). When Richard Stearns came home he talked with his family and they were able to pay for that child to get prosthetics. It wasn't World vision that payed for it. That is an example of what the book is about...calling people to take action. To see a need and do what Christ would do...meet the need that is staring you in the face.
This book really helped me refocus my life. I may not be able to help anyone overseas at this point and that is ok. My calling may be to take action in the current town I'm living in. I can be a missionary in my own town and I'll do my best to follow the action God wants me to take.
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