Traveling with Jesus

When giving our day to God, we will from time-to-time experience that he creates divine meetings. Lately, I have had many such incidents while traveling, writes the author of this article. Photo: Adobdestock

The Bible has many stories about people who seemingly meet randomly. When we look closer at things, we do however see God’s finger behind the encounter. It is like God brought the people together without them knowing it. Are you ready to experience the same thing?

At Tent’s GO Equipped courses participants are asked to commit to starting their days with God. Some of us are morning people and spend time in the Bible and in prayers in the mornings. Others like to sleep in and must hurry more before they head out to work or other duties. No matter your preference, you can always start your day with God, give it to him and ask him for help to meet the people around you in the way he wants you to meet them.  

When giving our day to God, we will from time-to-time experience that he creates divine meetings. Lately, I have had many such incidents while traveling. One was on a recent overnight flight. The airline I flew with changed my seat after checking in. Instead of getting an aisle seat, which is my preference, I got a middle seat in the window section. Even if I always pray for God to organize divine meetings as I travel, I did not see his hand behind this. Instead, I got upset, started complaining and felt sorry for myself. 

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Liberia Hosts GO Equipped Tentmaker Training

“This course is not just about faith, but also about leadership and performance. I am grateful that Tent gave us biblical insights on how to lead and perform, says Ivan Yrah, who serves as HR director in the Liberian Senate

Enjoyed GO Equipped in the Liberian Senate

Staff from the Liberian Senate were in majority as Tent did its fifth GO Equipped course in Liberia last week. “I have never before reflected on how I can impact my workplace in a godly way,” says one of the participants.  

57 people went through the three-day version of the GO Equipped course that was held March 29-31 inside the Senate building in the Liberian capital, Monrovia. They all got to know more about how they can better serve Jesus through their work, both where they are today and where God might call them in the future. 

Always share Christ 

“We have learned lots of useful things at this course – especially in terms of discipleship making. Wherever we are, and no matter what level we operate at, we should always try to share Christ with the people around us, says Lawrence C. Tarr. He serves as chief of staff in the Liberian senate. 

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Weekly Inspiration for Tentmakers

Start the week in the Word 

Are you looking for inspiration that can help you serve Jesus from Monday till Sunday? Global Intent and Tent now provide weekly devotions on life and work. 

“Many of us need inspiration to stay focused, and we hope that our Monday morning devotions can be of help,” says Tent International’s director, Steinar Opheim.

The devotionals are written by working people around the world and they use examples from everyday work situations as they reflect on the bible text of the week.

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East African churches ready to send professionals 

19 leaders from Ethiopia, Tanzania and Norway were together at the tentmaking leader forum in Kenya in November.  

60 new tentmakers mobilized within six months. This is the aim as the world’s two largest Lutheran churches are gearing up to equip and send professionals, workers, businesspeople, and students to new places as ambassadors for God’s kingdom. 

“I have never read news like this with any interest before. Our days together here have made me see things with new eyes,” says one of the participants at the leader forum that was held in Nairobi, Kenya in November. He holds up his phone showing an article from a national newspaper in Tanzania. The Tanzanian government has signed a contract with the authorities in one of the nations in the Middle East about recruitment of workers for one of their industries. 400 young men from Tanzania are to be hired to make the business in the Middle Eastern nation run well.  

“We have these men in our churches. Now we can train them to go as ambassadors for Jesus as soon as opportunities like this one are offered again, says the pastor. 

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