Together we can reach the lost...

"With tears streaming down her wrinkled face, the 100-year old woman (below) watched, heartbroken, as flames consumed the funeral pyre holding the body of the last and dearest of her friends.

A few months later, as the only one left of her generation, she saw the first team of native missionaries reach her remote village. That night she eagerly sat among the other villagers to watch a film on the life of Jesus and to listen with astonishment to a simple Gospel message. For the very first time she and the other villagers heard that through Jesus their sins could be forgiven.

Overwhelmed with the wonderful news about the Saviour and His love for her, the old woman joyfully received Jesus. But through her tears of joy, she was gripped with one question: "Why has no one come sooner with this message? If only my friends and family could have heard the Gospel at least once before they died, they might not have been lost forever."