If you are a Christian, why are you a Christian? The simple answer is that, like Matthew, God called you. But, of course, there is more to it than that, isn’t there? God used other people to share the good news with you and show you the power of the gospel by their changed lives. Maybe your parents told you that God loved the world so much that he sent Jesus, that Jesus died for the sins of the world, and that now God calls everyone (even you!) to turn from sin (repent), trust in Jesus (believe), and follow him (become a disciple). The disciples did what your parents might have done—they were sent out by Jesus to tell people the good news about Jesus, and then the Holy Spirit worked in people’s hearts so they would repent, believe, and follow Jesus. The good news about Jesus may be an old story now, but it is new every day for thousands of people around the world. Jesus is still calling people everywhere to follow him. And those who follow him (no matter what language they speak) are part of the new people of God, children in God’s one big family.