St. Patrick's Day GREEN means GO!

For many people, St. Patrick's Day is nothing more than a holiday to commemorate the traditions of Ireland. People wear "Irish" green; stores decorate with shamrocks, leprechauns, and rainbows; and restaurants feature meals of corned beef, cabbage and potatoes, or green-colored mint milkshakes.

To others, March 17th is a day to gratify the flesh: to guzzle beer, or to glorify sinful lifestyles through disgraceful city-wide parades and demonstrations. How far (and low) we have come from the real story of St. Patrick and his early missionary sacrifices to bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to the people of Ireland.

Enjoying Missions Throughout the Year: MARCH

Today, more than ever, our world desperately needs the Lord, and the message of the God's salvation that St. Patrick preached. All throughout the month of March, St. Patrick's Day decorations can remind you and your family to pray for Christian missions and to highlight the need for sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ.

St. Patrick's Day GREEN can remind us that we're all called to GO and preach the Gospel!

• PRAY for IRELAND  OPERATION WORLD
• Pray TODAY IRELAND
• See article here on The Christian Post, "St. Patrick was a MISSIONARY"

This article is adapted from "Enjoying Missions Throughout the Year" from Ann's new book, The Mission-Minded Family - Releasing Your Family to God's Destiny. Ann is an international minister alongside her husband, Jon Dunagan (with Harvest Ministry) and a homeschooling mother of seven kids (ages 9 to 23).