“Should I really go?” I thought to myself for the umpteenth time. I didn’t really want to, yet there was the possibility of a great opportunity. And this was the first of it’s kind.

A few days later I knew I had made the right decision. The companionship of others with the same vision from all around the world strengthened us all. 25 of us. From nearly every continent of the world. Leaders and technicians working for God. Pioneers in their field. Experiences were shared back and forth, and God’s spirit was clearly present. This is my experience of the past week. And yet…

We are in the middle of a city of the enemy. Papers with sin on the front page at nearly every paper stand. One simply has to guard their eyes. Slot machines everywhere at which nearly every visitor at least tries their luck. Except us. We refuse to be drawn in. But why did we come here of all places?

The answer is NAB. Media people from all around the world come for it. Technicians from well known TV channels are here. Canon is here. Panasonic. Sony. Intelsat. BlackMagic Designs. BH PhotoVideo. As well as nearly every other manufacturer and vendor or anything related to video or production or broadcasting. The exhibits halls are huge! and there’s like 4 of them! The amount of equipment being shown is massive. New equipment is released, new trends in the media industry are revealed here. But why is something like this in Sin City? I may have my suspicions, but I can’t be sure.

We are here to search for equipment solutions that we need. Each one in our group is representing a media project somewhere in the world. In collaboration and fellowship we find strength. In sharing our technical difficulties we find help and assistance. In association with each other on a spiritual level we find the courage to press on. In short we become a large network of like minded laborers instead of small individual projects. And yet we find a problem. This one doesn’t have anything to do with Las Vegas, or with the NAB Convention. It’s a dilemma that even the other main secular TV stations are grappling with.

“How do you find the right workers and technicians for the job?” It’s a question we asked someone we met at the convention. It’s a valid question. How to find these people? And for us it’s an even more difficult dilemma. It’s more difficult for us because we are not only looking for the qualities of reliability, dependability, competence and efficiency that all the other stations are looking for. We are looking for more than that. Dedication and a commitment to God are necessary qualities that make laborers for our projects even more difficult to find. If only there were hundreds where there is now one. But there aren’t. So how do we move  forward? Prayer is the key that unlocks heavens storehouse. But God can’t force people to be dedicated to Him! He can’t force them to go to the mission field. It’s against the rules of the Great Controversy, and against His nature. Instead He leaves the choice to us. Will we be dedicated to His cause? Will we be committed? Will we work with unbending determination to see the work done? We can only choose for ourselves. What is your choice?