Guest post by Scott Pierson, President, Zeal Mission Society
Scott Pierson is president of Zeal Mission Society (https://zealmission.org), a faith-based 501(c)(3) organization empowering leaders in some of the toughest places around the world to build sustainable businesses, make disciples, and glorify God through work.
Every officer knows the weight of stepping into the unknown. You roll out before dawn, check your gear, and walk into a world that doesn’t always welcome order or truth. That tension - between risk and righteousness - is part of the calling.
At Zeal Mission Society, we see that same spirit alive in another uniform: the missionary’s. Our teams serve in Haiti, a land, like ours, both beautiful and broken, where faith is often the only stability left. There, followers of Christ live out courage and conviction that would feel familiar to any brother or sister in law enforcement.
Haiti: A Land of Fire and Faith
Haiti is a place of contrasts - breathtaking mountains, deep community, and a people marked by resilience. Life is hard, but hope runs deep. The church there isn’t a Sunday tradition; it’s the anchor of survival.
In the streets of Cap-Haïtien, Zeal Mission Society trains local believers to turn small businesses into platforms for discipleship and dignity. It’s called Business as Mission (BAM) - the idea that faith and work are never separate. A carpenter who prays with his apprentices, a vendor who shares Scripture with her customers - these aren’t just jobs; they’re ministries.
When work becomes worship, even a struggling economy becomes a canvas for the gospel.
Your Badge Is a Mission Field
That same truth applies here at home. The badge isn’t just authority - it’s a calling. Every report written in integrity, every call handled with compassion, every moment of restraint when the world expects anger - these are acts of worship.
Colossians 3:23 says, “Whatever you do, do it from the heart, as something done for the Lord and not for people.”
Your shift is your mission field.
Your patrol car is your pulpit.
Your example may be the only sermon someone ever sees.
When you serve with honor, you show the world that justice and mercy can share the same heartbeat.
The Gospel Thrives in Risk
John Piper once wrote, “Risk is right. To run from it is to waste your life.”
Every officer understands that. You know that courage isn’t the absence of fear; it’s the obedience to act anyway. In Haiti, believers face risk daily, not just physical danger, but the choice to live boldly for Christ in a culture that often resists it.
The call is the same for us: to live dangerously for the glory of God. To love when it’s costly. To stand when it’s unpopular. To use every breath, every badge, every business to point back to the One who gave it all.
One Mission, Two Frontlines
The gospel doesn’t draw borders between nations or professions. Whether you wear a badge or carry a Bible in a foreign land, you stand on the same Kingdom frontline. The same God who sends missionaries into Haiti sends you into a community that’s starving for peace, justice, and truth.
At Zeal Mission Society, we train leaders to bring light through work and worship. But we also believe that every believer in uniform already serves on mission - to make disciples, restore what’s broken, and reflect the character of Christ in a world desperate for hope.
So as you suit up tomorrow, remember: you’re not just enforcing the law - you’re reflecting the Lawgiver.
And that’s a mission worth every risk.
Want to learn more about how to use your role to be a vessel for Jesus?
Contact us at Zeal Mission Society (scott@zealmission.org) for encouragement, tools, and resources to keep building the kingdom of God.
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