Seeking the kingdom, witnessing, and roosters
Daniel Holstege reflects on a family evangelism visit in the Philippines, using the encounter with a church worker living in humble circumstances to explore what it means to seek the kingdom of God as taught in Matthew 6:33. The article weaves together practical missional experience with biblical reflection on faith, desire, and kingdom priorities in a cross-cultural context.
As far as I knew, the only connection we had to the young man we were about to visit was that he had done some work on our church building just down the road in Provident Village. Yet for my evangelistically zealous Filipino brethren that was enough reason to visit and bring the gospel to him. I was delighted to do so. When a man does work on your church building, behold, an opportunity to witness! Hence, I found myself walking under the moonlit sky above Metro Manila through a front yard with...
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