Published Thu, Mar 26, 26.
Written by John Warden.

How is Impact Measured?

Over the past two weeks, we have been blessed to host two separate church teams in Ethiopia, and one question keeps coming to mind… How is impact measured?

Is it measured in numbers?
Is it measured in decisions?
Is it measured in how many events were held or how many people attended?

The truth is, real impact is often impossible to measure.

Yes, during the homeless outreach, 48 people surrendered their lives to Christ, and we praise God for every one of those lives changed.  But the impact of these teams goes far beyond what numbers can show.

• How do you measure the impact of a hug given to someone who is rarely touched because they are homeless, forgotten, or broken?
• How do you measure the impact of late nights spent planning, praying, and preparing so that others could hear the Gospel?
• How do you measure the impact of teaching, training, and encouraging leaders who will continue the work long after the teams are gone?
• How do you measure the impact on a child when you smile, play, listen, and simply hold them with love? 
• How do you measure hope being planted in hearts that have known only despair, frustration, and anxiety?

You can’t measure impact like that here.
Impact like that is measured in eternity.

These teams lived the Gospel, shared the Gospel, and loved people with the love of Jesus with everything they had. They gave their time, their energy, their strength, and their hearts — and God used it in ways we may never fully see this side of heaven.

We give all the glory to God for what He has done, and we are deeply thankful for our brothers and sisters from Hope Alliance Bible Church, Reach City Church, and Hillside Church.

Your faithfulness matters. Your sacrifice matters.
And your impact will last forever.