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One Morning in Mongolia
The dawn was frigid and frost lay upon the coarse brown
sand. A young mother opened the skin door of the yurt and stepped outside.
The sun shook red into the sky as it pulled itself up from the black night. Soon
the frost would melt away and the desert floor bake in the arid heat of day.
She looked toward the sky and raised her arms, holding a bowl of freshly brewed
tea mixed with goat's milk. Ceremonially throwing it into the air, she breathed
a silent prayer. Little wisps of steam rose from the empty bowl as the parched
desert sand greedily drank the drops of sacred tea. She nodded with satisfaction
because the day had begun with worship. Now it was time to work. Turning she
went inside and pulled the door shut.
For untold years many nomadic Mongols
have made this early morning offering to the
"Great Sky"
and "Mother Earth".
But it didn't have to
be this way!

The Sad Story of Christian Missions in Mongolia
A long time ago, there was a leader of the Mongol people ..Kublai
Khan. He was the grandson of the great and feared warrior Genghis Khan who
founded the Mongol empire.
Kublai Khan invited different religions to come to Mongolia and share their
faith systems. He sent an official request to the Christian church saying "Send
one hundred preachers of the Christian faith, able to clearly show that the law
of Christ is best. If persuaded, I and all under my rule will become his
followers." He made the same invitation to Lamas from Tibet.
The church sent no one. God's people went about their business, unaware of the
lost and perishing souls a world away. The Church, busy with politics and
in-fighting, expanded her territory instead of building His Kingdom.
Tibetan spiritual leaders received the invitation and made it their priority.
They sent monks to Mongolia... and many of them. And so it was the Mongol people
learned a way of spirituality instead of "The Way of Salvation"
Ten long years after Kublai Khan gave the invitation, the church finally sent a
handful of preachers.. but by then it was too late.
The moment had passed...
The door shut and would remain
so
...until NOW!
THE INVITATION
HANGS IN THE AIR
How will we respond?

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