Pastor Zeb Mengistu (www.bezaministries.org) spoke at NCC yesterday. Rocked my world. It’s hard to put into words, but I feel so privileged to be part of what God is going to do through the church plant in Addis Ababa.

Zeb talked about “crossing the line” and “stepping out in faith.” I think every good thing in our lives can be traced back to a “one small step/one giant leap” moment. I think of Lora and I packed up all of our earthly belongings in a Uhaul and moving to DC with no place to live and no gauranteed salary. If we hadn’t “crossed the line” we would have forfeited all the subsequent blessings we’ve experienced.

I’ve always been challenged by Zeb and Yami’s leap of faith moving to Ethiopia to plant a church. I love people like that Zeb said, “There is no book or strategy for water-walking.” Then he said something that every NCCer ought to be encouraged by. He said, “NCC became the water we walked on.”

I’m really praying that the Spirit will lead every NCCer to make a faith promise and invest in missions. That’s how we become the water missionaries walk on when they step out in faith.