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Love Is Contagious

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147SHARESShareTweet   More than five years ago, a mysterious Chinese guy joined one of our English Corners. He was different from the other students. He had a lot of secrets up his sleeve. He wouldn’t tell us anything about himself—not his hometown, his family, his age or his birthday. The only thing he told us…

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10 Ways To Avoid Becoming A Missionary

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275SHARESShareTweet A tongue-in-cheek look at some sure-fire ways to avoid becoming a missionary. A tongue-in-cheek look at some sure-fire ways to avoid becoming a missionary. Click To Tweet   1. Ignore Jesus’ request in John 4:35 that we take a long hard look at the fields. Seeing the needs of people can be depressing and very…

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7 Tongue-in-cheek Ways To Survive Being Single On The Mission Field

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153SHARESShareTweet   As someone who grew up on the mission field, one of the things I’ve observed is this: There are many single people on the mission field. Most of them are women. I could almost hear fellow missionaries laughing. “Tell us something we don’t know!” they say. I’m smiling as I type. I am…

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Embracing The Crazy A Missionary’s Recollection Of Chinese Reactions To Their New Christian Life

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66SHARESShareTweet   * Names changed for security purposes.   To believe in God is to embrace something that will radically change our lives. We all know this. Those who have truly embraced the call to follow Christ know how drastically it can transform a life. Change isn’t comfortable. To many people here, to embrace that…

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