Yazidis. Wolof. Balinese Hindus. Fulani. Urban Professionals of Mexico City

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1 Yazidis Wolof Balinese Hindus Urban Professionals of Mexico City Fulani 2017

2 How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? (Romans 10:14) Introducing Robert Jaffray Robert Jaffray, was motivated by the message of the Gospel. He lived a life centred on Christ, empowered by the Spirit, and focused on mission. When he was 16, Robert, a Canadian, gave his life to Christ and soon came under the teaching of A.B. Simpson, founder of the C&MA. A passion for missions began to burn within Robert, and conflict in the Jaffray home resulted. His father was a businessman with political influence in the late 1800s. He owned the forerunner to the newspaper The Globe and Mail. Robert Jaffray, Sr. intended to pass his money, influence, power, and prestige on to his son, but on the condition that he give up his plans for missions. Faced with this ultimatum, Robert chose to follow God. He left for China when he was 23. He faced diabetes and heart troubles, and so many people still hadn t been told about Jesus, but he relied on God to empower him. He had great faith in the God who does the impossible, the same God we serve today. Following training, Jaffray was sent to Wuchow (now Wuzhou), in south China, where he spent the next 35 years serving God and the Chinese people. Jaffray also influenced for Christ those living in the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Cambodia. The churches he planted, as well as the diaspora churches from those countries, continue to grow. His legacy lives on, and it began with surrender and obedience to God. His legacy lives on, and it began with surrender and obedience to God

3 Who will go and tell them? Man of the map Jaffray s office walls were lined with maps, and he prayed over them almost daily, asking God where the Gospel should be proclaimed next. Jaffray s prayerful work led to his reputation as a man of the map, a nickname that has since been extended by many to include the C&MA worldwide as people of the map. The Jaffrays and their colleagues led many people in the Guangxi province to faith in Jesus Christ and planted churches in the Wuzhou area of China. Among other things, he established a printing company to publish training materials, mostly written by him. In 1911, Jaffray launched a mission into Vietnam. Today, the Alliance Church in Vietnam has more than 1 million members, 550 ordained pastors, and 2,775 churches. In 1928, Jaffray felt God pulling him to the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). He later wrote about Bali in The Pioneer, the missionary newsletter he published, Pray for Bali. As far as we know, there is NOT ONE soul saved through the Blood of the Lord Jesus among the native inhabitants of Bali. The Balinese also must someday sing the song of the Redeemed. When shall they learn it? Who will go and tell them?

4 Why a Jaffray Offering? Is radical sacrifice really needed? In 1930, Jaffray wrote in an issue of Pioneer, A dispensation of the Gospel is committed to us. The time is short. These are not days of ordinary missionary work. In the short time that remains for us to work for Him, we must concentrate on this kind of missionary work. If we take up this task of going to the unreached parts of the world for Him, the Lord will surely work with us and He will work speedily too. God is still calling workers to go, and He is still leading the C&MA to least-reached people groups. Through the Jaffray Offering, we want to share the love of Jesus with the Balinese, urban professionals of Mexico City, Yazidis, Wolof and Fulani. Please pray that these people groups will hear of Jesus and receive Him as Saviour and Lord. Please pray that His Spirit of radical sacrifice will move us, and that we will be obedient in response. Please pray about your sacrificial gift to the Jaffray Offering. Thank you. To give online, visit cmacan.org/jaffray-offering

5 Excerpt of letter written by Robert Jaffray to fellow workers

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