Neither word alone nor deed alone is sufficient for mission. Word explains deed, and deed authenticates word. The same Greek word is used in the New Testament for healing and salvation. The church continues Jesus' ministry of healing. The church may be a channel for healing through the service of prayer and anointing with oil.
Mission includes peace and evangelism.
The power of gospel is so strong and God's mercy is so wide that it is possible for any person to repent and be saved. No enemy is so evil as to be beyond God's love. The church lives and preaches reconciliation boldly, yet without coercion. The missionary church chooses to suffer rather than to force its way. In the language of the New Testament, the word for witness is the same as the word for martyr.