As a way of encouraging you and also sharing what God is doing, I want to take every opportunity to share innovations out there that will benefit missions. I met an innovator recently through our facebook group (take a minute to join if you haven't already).
JC became passionate about connecting with unreached people groups and sharing the Gospel. But the big question was, "How could he engage these people when many of them lived in restricted places?"
Like a good innovator, JC started where he was. He looked around and saw his parent's fiber processing business as a potential open door to some creative access countries. So then he began to dig deeper and see if fiber processing had potential in other parts of the world.
"I decided that for me and my family a great commission company was the best way to create that kind of a "portal vehicle". So I partnered with my parent's fiber processing business and have been training myself in how to be an "incarnational manager" . . . In the meantime, I have discovered that fiber processing is an "old world" concept that has been around for centuries and in and of itself is a great portal concept. It's a way to get into the heart of a culture if you're good at providing the resources they need for their craft or skill. It's been great developing this model here in the states and seeing how it works amongst my own people group."
Good innovators identify a problem, look around them at what resources they have available and then apply those resources to the problem. JC has found a creative way of doing this that could have significant impact for the Kingdom.
The next challenge for any innovator is to prototype the idea. Pray for JC as he is working towards launching fiber processing plants in areas where traditional missions is not an option.
Connect with JC and share your ideas on the "Innovation in Mission" facebook group or visit his websites:
- http://teote.wordpress.com/
- http://www.morningstarfiber.com/
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