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Persecution And Interrogation After Seeing Breakthrough Among Unreached People

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“They beat him up! They kicked him,” they cried. We held each others’ shoulders in sadness. “They beat up our beloved brother!”   Our van bumped along the winding dirt paths leading up to an unreached people group that we have been targeting for almost 10 years. The banana plantations dotted the valley landscape through…

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His Rifle Dug Into My Left Rib Cage

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7:30 P.M., lovely, cramped motorcycle ride back to a small town in China. Me and a couple locals packed onto a bike. The sun was lowering along with the temperature and humidity. It had been a rather hot day in a mountainous region. My heart was overwhelmed with thankfulness for this new life I’ve found…

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Hongyan Isn’t Going To Be Celebrating Easter This Year

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Hongyan won’t be joining us in remembering Jesus this Easter. Disclaimer: This does not negate anything that Jesus Christ has done. She’s simply not able to join us in celebration this year. Here’s why. Hongyan has never heard of Easter, because she’s never heard of the resurrection, because she’s never heard of the cross, because she’s…

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Watch This Chinese Megacity Rise Around The Chinese Farmers Who Used To Live There [Video]

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“The city is eating the countryside. People who have farmed all their lives don’t know what to do except keep working amid the construction.” This incredible video gives a quick glimpse at an ever-changing China. After decades of spiritual depravity, today there is a massive spiritual vacuum. People are hungry for something eternal. Now is the…

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Blessed After Two Weeks Of Connecting With Vision Partners In America [Video]

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After two weeks traveling around America, connecting with vision partners, inviting people to join our Monthly Prayer and Financial Support Team, I have returned to Asia, blessed and inspired. I’m happy to be home with my wife and daughter. Two weeks is a long time away from them. Next month, all three of us will…

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151 Years Ago Today Hudson Taylor Landed In China And The World Would Never Be The Same Again

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Today is an important day in Christian missions history, one that would altar my future and the future of millions in China. See what happened every single day of the year in Missions History Today. Here’s today’s missions history: “1854 March 1, 1854 — Hudson Taylor, the eventual founder of the China Inland Mission, lands…

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I’ll Venture Down Into The Goldmine Of Souls If You’ll Hold The Rope [Video]

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Some wish to live within the sound of church or chapel bell. I want to run a rescue shop within a yard of hell. We are looking for people who will join our Monthly Prayer and Financial Support Team by faithfully giving to Within Reach Global, to help us get to the least reached people…

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2014 A Year In Review | Within Reach Global

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Download the PDF here Overview The year 2014 was a year of vision brought about by the experience gained from years past and the hope elicited by years to come. It saw darkness in the form of rebellions, explosions, stabbings and earthquakes. It witnessed adventure in the form of many voyages and it sparked our…

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Shrink The World’s Population To A Village Of 100 And Unreached Peoples Start To Make Sense [Video]

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Here’s a little bit about your world. There are 7 billion people in the world today, and 2 billion have never heard the life-saving message of the gospel. When numbers reach into the billions, they seem to lose meaning; they are simply too big. However, if we shrink the world’s population down to a village…

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92 Chinese Christian Leaders At Underground Training Respond To Missions Call

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We are so amazed how God has continued to bless this ministry! 92 leaders from 25 different churches attended our recent underground leadership training in China. Our team of local and foreign missionaries set up every aspect of the training, and we were so incredibly proud to see each of them excel in their giftings.…

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