What Is an Ambassador for Christ?
To answer the question, “What is an ambassador for Christ,” we must first understand the word ambassador. What comes to mind when you hear the word? Do you think about “an important official who works in a foreign country representing his or her own country there and who is officially accepted in this position by that country?”[1]
In a general sense, an ambassador acts as an intermediary between two countries. In 2 Corinthians 5:17-20, the apostle Paul adopts and expands this meaning to explain what it means to be an ambassador for Christ. He explains that all believers are ambassadors, “as though God were pleading through us.”
An ambassador for Christ represents Christ’s interests to the world. We are the intermediaries between God and the people who do not know Him. He enlists us for His service, and we carry His Good News to people who have not yet heard it.
For many years, GFA World has been committed to supporting ambassadors for Christ in Asia and more recently, Africa. In these regions, we train national missionaries and pastors to plant churches in areas where there aren’t any. They are also the hands and feet of Christ as they help meet the physical needs of people, for instance as they provide free income-generating tools or animals that help them break out of the cycle of poverty.
In areas where most of the community serves as day laborers, giving people another income option can have a life-changing impact, and GFA pastors and missionaries are constantly on the look-out for people who need a helping hand from one of Christ’s ambassadors.
Through the support of generous donors, GFA World provides gifts that can change lives, such as sewing machines and tailoring classes to impoverished women. With this new-found skill, women can sew for their family or start a small tailoring business. This brings in income and helps meet the needs of their family. A little help from God’s ambassadors can be all that’s needed to promote a brighter future for a family.
Please partner with us—sponsor national missionaries who minister to people’s needs, invest in community development, and help families in need of care or during disasters. We have a special love for people in need, and it is our desire to minister to them and help them through our various ministries. Our focus and goal as a ministry is “to serve and minister to children, families and entire communities who are underserved and impoverished across Africa and Asia. Each aspect of service is motived by our love for Jesus.”[2]
Learn more about GFA’s ambassadors for Christ![1] “Ambassador.” Cambridge Dictionary. Accessed October 14, 2024. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ambassador.
[2] About Us. GFA’s mission. Accessed October 18, 2024. https://www.gfa.org/about/what-we-believe.