The Far Side of the Moon

When I was a kid I was fascinated by the space program and like most Americans, there was not a single space mission that we did not follow with anxious anticipation. It was always a tense time when the astronauts would circle the moon and for a period of time it was not possible to have any radio contact with earth.

I jokingly refer to Neil's current situation as being "on the far side of the moon". It is always hard to explain that even in this day and age of cell phones and email, there are places in the world where it is not possible to send or receive a message short of a human being physically carrying the message from one point to another. So it is that as of last week, Neil has been incommunicado with us and will remain so until he emerges from the Mesem area in two weeks time.

This is a good picture of what it means to bring the gospel to people everywhere. While radio and TV and cell phones are marvelous things, God came to us personally, in the flesh. He went in person, touching, reaching, living amongst us to communicate with us on a personal level. He came down and spoke to us face to face. Bringing the gospel to all people everywhere still requires that some of those who bring the message go to places that are otherwise unreachable, and bring the Good News that God longs to be reconciled to us.

We appreciate your love and prayers while Neil is in a place where we can not get word of his well being and we appreciate all the more that Jesus came in the flesh to seek us out and to enter into our world to tell us He longs for us to return home to Him.