Why "The Temporary Carey"?

Baptists don't canonize, but if we did William Carey would rank near the top of a very short list of candidates. At an associational meeting in 1792 he preached the "deathless sermon" from Isaiah 54.2, calling on Christians to take the gospel to foreign shores. At the end of the service they took up a collection - which they stored in one of the minister's snuff tins! Before it was over, Carey left England for India where, without colleagues, precedents, training or funds he founded the modern missionary movement.

Well, I'm no William Carey.

Starting next Sunday, however, I will avail myself of a small slice of his great heritage by going on a short-term mission trip. Under the leadership of one of our seminary students, Jena Pair, and my colleague Dr. Joe Rangel (both highly experienced in this kind of work) I will accompany students and faculty from the South Texas School of Christian Studies (www.stscs.org) on a trip to Fort Wayne, Indiana, where we will work with refugees from Somalia, Burma, Sudan and several other Asian and African countries. Under the auspices of Experience Mission (www.experiencemission.com) we will teach English classes, conduct Kid's Clubs, and help with service projects.

The purpose of this blog will be to help all who are interested stay informed of how the trip is going and how they can support us through prayer.