Turkey

Mark 1:38

"But Jesus replied, “We must go on to other towns as well, and I will preach to them, too. That is why I came.”

Leaders are trained step by step…

Metmet was a passionate, emerging leader. He had great potential. Young and capable, the disciple maker was excited to have him be a part of the work.

They went together to a new village and began to prayer walk, looking for the Person of Peace. They enjoyed their time together and quickly grew close. The disciple maker shared stories from God’s word while Mehmet looked on. After a few weeks of watching, the disciple maker told him, “Today, we will work together. I will start the conversation, then you tell the story. At the end, I will wrap it up and invite them to make a decision or application. How does that sound?”

Excited, Mehmet prayed all night for this great opportunity. He knew God was opening this door and would use him.

When they went to the village, they quickly found people willing to listen. He was surprised how easy it was to do what he had been watching his leader do for several weeks now.

The following week, his leader said, “You’ve been watching me pray for sick people. Today, if we meet a sick person, I won’t pray. You will pray for them!”

Step by step, Mehmet grew in his disciple making skills and confidence. More and more, his leader was stepping back and letting him take the lead. When he would make a mistake, or get stuck, he would correct or help him.

One day, they were ready to go out to the village. The leader said, “Today, you will take a new person with you and I will stay back. I have other work to do. Take Ali, the young man who accepted Christ last week along. Let him watch you. Show him how to find Persons of Peace as I have shown you.”

The M.A.W.L. process was starting over, once again.

Prayer Point:

Pray through the principles and examples given in the story above today. Ask the Lord to bless the disciple makers in Gaziantep in their process to raise up healthy disciple makers. 

Focus City: Gaziantep

Story adapted from here.