Welcome to the fellowship of Interserve! Some people assume that work is a curse, while others look upon it as a calling. If we assume that work is a curse then our attitude to life is very negative. But when we look at our work as a calling, then we find our life fulfilled. Everybody is equally called – whether the person is an accountant, electrician, teacher, engineer, software professional, journalist, sportsman, banker, cine-artist, in business, preacher, missionary, pastor or a home-maker (house wife). The work a person is in – is the place where God has called the person to be. Bruce Larson says that “We must dispense with the myth that commitment to Christ means becoming a pastor, or that work done inside a Church building or in a church organization is more holy, somehow, than work done in the marketplace. Christ came to give us a sense of calling in everyday work. This is where the world is changed, and where the kingdom is built.”

God calls what he does in creation as ‘work’ and calls that work ‘good’. If we are created in God’s image – we need to work and working hard is good. By working hard we would be fulfilling a major part of God’s purposes for his life. If we consider work as a gift of God then our daily work should bring satisfaction and should also help us to enjoy. (Eccl 3:13, 22) How many of us enjoy the work we are involved in? It is Biblical for us to enjoy the rewards of our hard work. It is good for us to enjoy our rest, holidays, retirement and work towards it.

We need to make the workplace our prayer altars where we serve as priests for our co-workers interceding for their needs. It is the workplace that needs to become our pulpits to share the reason for our faith. Most of the ‘lost’ people are not far away, they are within our workplaces. There are more ministry opportunities in the workplace than inside church buildings. As you browse through this website, please let us know how we can help you to fulfill your calling to serve the people with the love of Christ in the neediest places in Asia and the Arab world using your professional skills. Thank you!

John Amalraj