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Your Missionary Support Letter

The famous preacher Charles Spurgeon once said, “Every Christian here is either a missionary or an impostor.”

These are powerful and strong words.  Are we really missionaries, regardless of profession, skill, time or depth as a Christian?  What does the Bible say?

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”  (Acts 1:8) 

The “you” is you – the church are his witnesses.  In other words, you are either a missionary or an imposter…like Spurgeon said.  That is the very simple version, but this has massive implications for us as individuals and as a church.  It changes how we see everything.  Maybe a helpful way to think about it is this way: what would be in my support letter if I had to write one?  What could I share?  Of all the things I have learned in helping launch WRCC-Hamilton North, one of the greatest insights is the benefit and blessing that comes by thinking about oneself as a missionary.  In a real way, those who were sent by WRCC to launch our Hamilton North location have that experience, and it has not come and gone without challenges.  God has worked and used this group to do some amazing things. 

In this spirit, I thought I would write a “support letter” to everyone at WRCC, so you can hear what God is doing if you do not already know.  What would make us even more excited is that if everyone, regardless of their location at WRCC would think like a missionary every day.

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 Dear ministry partners,

Thank you for your continued support in connecting every life to Jesus.  We care deeply about all people: those in Noblesville, northern Hamilton County and to the ends of the earth.  God has been up to some amazing things since we have launched the Hamilton North location in September 2017.  Here are some highlights:

• 10 baptisms
• 13 small groups with 130 members (adult, young adult, men, women, or youth)
• On an average Sunday, 55 are serving in a ministry role
• We engage about 200 each weekend at our 9:30am Sunday service at HHHS

These are just numbers.  What is more important are the many, many stories of lives changed or deepened due to the commitment of our church to multiply beyond the walls in Noblesville.  I can think of dozens of people who were previously not connected to any church that now are because of our presence.  I can think of at least three adult men who have been Christians for decades but are just now serving in the church for the very first time.  God is working as we have sent people and released resources to further connect people to Jesus.  Would you continue to pray for wisdom as we seek to be missionaries in northern Hamilton County in our daily lives?

In His Grace,

Andrew Smiley

Hamilton North Pastor

In no way am I the poster-child missionary or the greatest campus pastor.  I hope to highlight what God is doing through His people and this church.  There are so many who have had a hand in the good work, and many who have faithfully and sacrificially worked to play a role in this (unloading trailers, playing guitar, teaching children, praying faithfully, hosting a group, welcoming guests, or making coffee).  May God continue to multiply his church in his timing!