Greeting in Jesus’ worthy Name to all our readers!

My name is Timothy Miller and my wife is Gail (Wenger) Miller. Our first-born daughter, Karen Janette, arrived on October 9th, 2007. We live in beautiful rural Ephrata, Pennsylvania, beside the Conestoga River.

We will be taking the responsibility as editor for Charity Christian Missions newsletter. I am looking forward to this task. Someday, hopefully in the near future, we will be able take a trip to Ghana to visit the missionaries and see first-hand the exciting work that goes on so far away from home. Gail has spent time in Ghana several years ago and I was blessed to be able to travel to various countries before we were married. We have a heart for missions and see the important work of putting together this newsletter as our calling in God’s work, especially in Ghana. I am looking forward to getting to know you, our readers, better and sharing Charity Christian Missions with you via the mission newsletters. We are so blessed to have the missionaries that we do! The articles and stories that have come from the field are really interesting!

One purpose of this newsletter is to share God’s work in Ghana so that you can pray for the needs of the Ghanaians and for the missionaries. The missionaries need to know that people are praying for them. They try to live on the same level as the nationals and face many difficult challenges. Please pray for the missionaries and let them know that you are standing with them in prayer. I look forward to assembling articles and stories from the mission field that will inspire you to become an active participant in God’s work of saving lost souls. Thank you and may the Lord richly bless you!

About the title:

Christianity: A Religion or a Relationship?

I heard a preacher ask the question, “Do you know how to be loved?” At first it took me a little by surprise. How to be loved? I had not considered that being loved is an art that is learned. However, this is so true! That reciprocating love relationship with Jesus Christ is essential. Love is the greatest gift of all (1 Cor. 13). Only after we feel secure in God’s love for us, are we ready to share His love with this lost and dying world.

I pray that this article, Christianity: A Religion or a Relationship?, will help us see God’s heart of love a little more clearly. This will enable us to give up our own selfish desires and equip us to fulfill the Great Commission of our Lord Jesus Christ to go and tell the world.