Seasons

Acts 9:23
“After many days had gone by, the Jews conspired to kill him”

Days of growing more and more powerful. A whole season. Many days in fact. Then it came to an end. The period of peace and openness turned to fight and closure.
Recently our workers in Nepal found that their lives were turned around almost overnight. For 9 years Nepal has been open to the gospel and we have planted many churches and sent missionaries. But last month 7 workers were arrested for gospel outreach and it has become very difficult for missionary work. But this is what missionary work involves and Saul was experiencing this for the first time.
We are all missionaries wherever we are but there are some called to go into very difficult places. One of my missionaries has had 3 death threats on his life but he keeps going undeterred.
Missions work comes in seasons. Seasons of openness and seasons of closure. We need to be prepared for both and above all we need to keep gospel sharing in both.