John-Michael Becker

Why I Serve and Live (whether in Korea or anywhere):

As I have grown deeper in prayer and into the heart of God, God has opened my eyes to more and more of the pain and hurt that is in this world. As I lift up so many struggling or hurting friends and family, a prayer that has burned on my heart is for God to make all the hurting stop… to wipe away every tear. And I know that the only way for this to truly happen is for Christ to return.

I remember being in Cambodia in 2004. I saw many amputees in that country, victims of land mines planted in past wars. The number of amputees in the country is so great it can become numbing. But I remember one day walking through an old temple and seeing a young girl sitting on the ground begging. She had a stub for her right ankle, a stub for her left knee, and a stub for her right wrist. She sat on the ground with her left hand out and her head looking down in shame. My heart immediately broke. I realized that this was likely her life, sitting in that spot begging every single day. Probably a family member would come every now and then to carry her to a bathroom or to a bed, but otherwise her life was just loneliness and begging. I wanted to speak to her and encourage her, but I did not know the language. I wanted to at least look at her and give her a smile of hope, but her shame would not let her look up. All I could do was give her some money and move on. I do not want to have to move on anymore.

My prayer is for the fulfillment of Matthew 24:14, “And this Gospel of the kingdom will be preached to the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” I want salvation to be offered to all and for Christ to return. God’s love is so great that He will not return until every ear has heard the message of the cross. I have committed my life to God that wherever I am, whatever He has me do, my aim will always be to usher in His return.

We will always be aliens in this fallen world until He returns… only then will we fully taste life. Pray for His return

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