Grace Comes in Person Jesus came to earth in person, to minister grace in forgiveness, acceptance, and love. If we believe in Jesus, then we will also minister his grace to one another. When we know at what cost he purchased our redemption, we will freely forgive. When we experience his acceptance, we will accept others in his name. When we know the transforming power of his love, the world will know we are his disciples by our love for one another. Jesus loves us and laid his life down for us. He accepted us just as we are and forgave all our sins. So we can minister his grace in person, accepting, forgiving, and loving in his name. Then the grace of God brought to us in person by Jesus will not be in vain. Cynthia Shigo is a missionary and the daughter of missionaries, who lives in Budapest, Hungary, with her husband, Joel. Cynthia received her MA in Educational Administration from Temple University. She is an educational consultant with SHARE Education Services, a consulting organization which helps missionaries and expatriates educate their children in difficult places. It is her desire to bring God's grace in person to the world. Joel Shigo accepted God's grace in person as a college freshman in Barcelona, Spain. He received his MA in Biblical Studies from Westminster Seminary and has served as a pastor and Bible college teacher in Colorado and Hungary. Joel is the Director of the Christian Institute of Hungary. His father's family is Hungarian, and it is Joel's calling to minister God's forgiveness, acceptance, and love in person in Hungary, that the grace of God to him will not be in vain.
