Lawrence Family Missions

Making Disciples Who Fulfill The Great Commission

Michael Lawrence

A Family Update Introducing Baby Jordan!

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Hey everyone, here is a video update letting you know what’s been going on with our family. It’s been a busy season with the birth of our 5th child, Baby Jordan! We can’t wait to fill you in on what’s been going on. The family is doing good overall and is happy to have Baby Jordan with us finally! The family has adjusted better than I could have expected. Other than the lack of sleep we are all good!

Check out this video to meet Baby J and hear how he and our family have been doing.
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The Day to Day of Fulfilling The Mission

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The past 5 months have flown by fast and the end of year holiday season is upon us. I can’t believe how much has happened in the last 5 months and can’t wait to tell you what we’ve been up to and to share some BIG news!

Intentionally Reaching Out

Over the summer we hosted our annual “Believers World Outreach” Missions Team. We have worked with “BWO” for over 11 years now and are amazed at the lives that have been transformed by the Lord through this partnership, including our own! We took the opportunity to reach out into multiple local communities in an effort to share the gospel in Jaco as well as other surrounding communities that receive far less outreach than Jaco. [Read more…] about The Day to Day of Fulfilling The Mission

Between Here and There… A Day In The Life Of A Missionary

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You can skip this letter and jump to the update below if you are in a hurry.

Moving to the mission field presents a dilemma for all who respond to the call to “Go Make Disciples of all nations”. Upon receiving the call, one feels excitement and apprehension as they imagine leading people to Christ while the church “back home” cheers them on and supports their efforts. Once the move is actually made, a new realization sets in. They are living in a foreign land without all their family and friends. Often the church “back home” is busy with their own lives and ministry. While they are only a phone call away, most missionaries begin to feel they are “out of sight, out of mind”.

Meeting new people and learning a new language and culture is a daunting task, no matter how outgoing you are. However, as the days turn to months and years, a new situation arises. The once close friends back home are still friends, though not as close as they once were. Instead, having adapted to this new land along with its customs and cultures, the missionaries find they have made new friends and family, not replacing the old, but adding to them.

The people who the missionary once saw as “ministry opportunities” are now much more. They are close friends, even new best friends. They are brothers and sisters in Christ. They are like family.

The longer a missionary lives on the field, the more the field begins to become “home”. This is good and how it should be. However, the missionary is still supported by their friends, family, and churches from their homeland. Those friends and family want to see and hear how the ministry is going. “Who are you reaching?” “How many have gotten saved?” “What families are you blessing?” “How many bible studies are you teaching?” all become common, sincere, questions the missionary is asked.

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