The sound was familiar, a deep and intense roar that I had not heard since my days in the Air Force. It was the roar of a plane that I had only read about, and even though I did not see it due to the tall trees I knew what kind of plane it was. A month later I just happened to look out our window at the sunset near our home in Bucha, Ukraine, and there it was again, the largest plane in the world which was built in the Antonov factory just a few miles down the road outside of Kiev. The plane literally looked like Noah’s Ark gliding through the air. It is the Mriya (dream) An-255.
This gargantuan plane made me think of just how many people it could fit or how much cargo it could hold. Most of all it would make a good plane for world missions. God could use a private jet like this.
I also thought of a story that I heard about how some famous ministers seemed to be competing to see who could have the biggest private jet. Maybe some people have such influence and tight schedules that they need their own plane or jet, but I don’t know much about such things. Instead, let’s compete to see who can have the least amount of lost people in their cities. It would take a team effort. Good goal!
As I think of the plane named “dream” I realize that God actually does not need such a plane. What God needs are enough people to be willing to go to the mission filed. I think that if enough of God’s people lined up for service both here and there He would provide the necessary transportation and resources to get them to their destination. The biggest need is workers for the harvest. Even if we did have the Mriya and enough missionaries to fill it many times over it would still not be enough to reach the nations. We do not need addition, but instead we need multiplication which only comes from disciples who can make disciples who can make disciples… 2 Tim 2:2.
And He was saying to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest. Luke 10:2
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Instead, let’s compete to see who can have the least amount of lost people in their cities. It would take a team effort. Good goal! 