Evangelism and Website Engagement
We love because God first loved us (1 John 4:19). The best way to impact people is to be a vessel of God’s love both in speech and in action.
In speech it is to articulate the love of God through sharing the gospel. That is the good news that God loves people and sent Jesus to die for their wrongdoing so that they may have relationship with God and eternal life as a gift (Romans 6:23). This simple gospel message has the power to change lives (Romans 1:16, 1 Corinthians 2:1-5). Though the gospel needs nothing other than people to speak it, there are many tools which can be helpful in sharing it. Some of these tools include: Three Circles, Jesus at the door, and the Good person test.
In action it is to demonstrate the love of God in a way that helps and values other people. From the Bible we see that Jesus helped people in the following ways: healing the sick (John 9:1-6), feeding people (Matthew 14:13-21), serving others (John 13:1-17), casting out demons (Matthew 8:28-34), spending time with outcasts (Luke 19:1-10). Jesus also encourages loving people practically such as visiting them and looking after those who are in tough situations (Matthew 25:35-46).
We also see from the Bible itself that letters and writing was a common way for God to speak to people and for Christians to encourage one another. Back then that was primarily done through physical writing. In our day we can now communicate through a variety of mediums. Digital communication and media is a big way to connect with people. This website is one way to provide connection and resources to people digitally. The website supports the following languages to engage people: English, Japanese, French, and Hindi. Here are some stats on how the website is being used.
Basic Website Stats Since Launch (Aug 1, 2023)
Basic website stats
Nations Reached Since Launch (Aug 1, 2023)
Website visits geographically
Japan Engagement from Pre-trip ( before Oct 1) to Post trip (after Dec 1)
Number of visits from Japan
From the stats above, you can see that the website is being visited by people all over the world. An interesting observation is that the number of engagements in Japan increased significantly during the trip there. All the cards we were handing out in Japan were engaging people. Praise God!
