Your Questions Answered – A Heart for Missions

posted by Navigators on March 15th, 2025 in Missions

Jonathan Greete is a member of our Sydney Labouring Community. We wanted to get to the heart of why he would go on a mission with Australian Navigators.

Why do you have a heart for missions?

Jesus’ parting words were to tell his disciples that they would be his witnesses from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth. We can still say today, two thousand years later, that He is calling us all to the same mission. Later this month, I will have the privilege of joining a group of Navigators going to [South Asia] to do this very thing.

Why go overseas when there is need here in Australia? 

While it is true that we can take part in this calling at home in our own neighbourhoods, I believe Jesus is also calling us to take his message to the nations. And especially so when there are nations where it is likely that people could live their whole lives without hearing about him. Jesus has given us the words of eternal life. But having gone on previous trips like this in the past, I know that it is not only for their benefit that we go, but also for our own. Stepping out of our comfort zones in faith forces us to be keenly aware of the fact that we must always rely on God, and reminds us that all spiritual growth we see, whether in our lives or those we minister to at home comes only by the working of the Spirit. So I eagerly look forward in faith in anticipation of the work that might be done in us and through us in the coming months.

Jonathan (R) with some of our Sydney City labourers. Photo supplied.

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