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America is at a historic crossroads. All manner of buzzwords and hashtags rule our headlines and media feed. Make America Great Again. Black Lives Matter. Me Too. Marxist. Radicals. Revolution. Reconciliation. LIFE. Our cities are on fire, our masses are discontent, and our nation seems more divided than ever. We refuse to surrender our responsibility as citizens of this nation and of heaven to the status quo. Only a united church can heal a divided nation.

In the midst of the events surrounding Covid-19, there seems to be no lack of controversy in the crisis. One thing that it seems like there is common consensus on, however, is that the coronavirus has entirely disrupted the way that many of us do “normal” life.

Several spiritual movements in history can be traced back to students praying on their campus. John Wesley, Charles Wesley, and George Whitefield are incredible examples. These three Oxford University students, dubbed as The Holy Club, gave themselves to radical prayer, worship, and fasting that served as a catalyst to shifting the expression of Christianity around the world.

Huddled together beneath a haystack to keep dry in the sudden spring rain shower, Samuel Mills and four young men’s hearts raced as they discussed the great task before them: the evangelization of the “heathen world.” Sheer belief and whispered prayers sparked the greatest surge in foreign missions the world has ever seen. The refrain: “We can do this, if we will.”

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” ISAIAH 6:8

Jesus chose carefully His final words to His disciples. Known as the Great Commission, these words are “standing orders” from our King.