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10 Ways To Avoid Becoming A Missionary

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September 8, 2015

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 unsettling.…

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

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September 2, 2015

* 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 kind…

7 Missionary Traps To Avoid On The Mission Field

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August 30, 2015

I have lived on the mission field for 3 ½ years. It’s been exciting to experience the goodness of God in His provision and love, and to see Him change lives—mine included. But the age-old Bible-proclaimed problem is: Satan does not want any of this to happen. He is smart and knows missionaries usually have…

Poor Little Princess. 11 Year Old Yuxiang Has Comprehensive Meningitis

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August 20, 2015

She smiles less than most children her age. After all, she has grown up in the strong grip of poverty. Her father left her and her mother for another woman. Her mother turned to drugs and is now an addict. On top of that, she has recently been struck with comprehensive meningitis. A terrible story.…

Bid My Anxious Fears Subside (Thoughts On The Missionary Venture)

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August 17, 2015

One of my missionary friends to China recently penned his moving musings in a post on Facebook. It started out with these words: When I tread the verge of Jordan, bid my anxious fears subside. When I tread the verge of Jordan, bid my anxious fears subside. Click To Tweet Those initial words…

Don’t Fling Seed Without A Thought For Harvesting

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August 11, 2015

Every time I read a post from my friend, Justin Long, I am provoked, contemplative and inspired. Justin’s recent article, Don’t Fling Seed Without A Thought For Harvesting, helped articulate for me my own thoughts on short term missions and long term vision. It’s something that we always talk about with short term teams who come…

God Shows Up At Yet Another Powerful Underground Training

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August 10, 2015

Last month, our foreign and local missionaries joined together to pull off yet another incredible underground training at 26 Tribes outreach center. These discipleship trainings are a focal point of Within Reach Global, knowing that it propels passionate young Christians to pursue God in their spheres of influence, taking the gospel to places it has…

Christian Ministry: Creating A Culture Of Releasing People

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August 5, 2015

This is a great article that may help ministries better understand why some people won’t stick around, and also as they let them go, it is actually a good thing, “seeding” them for greater ministry elsewhere. We never “own” anyone in ministry. This article can certainly help some ministries release people without burning their bridges. –…

6,000 Gospel Booklets From Gospel Outreach Mission And World Missionary Press Given Away At Myanmar Acquire The Fire

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August 5, 2015

On July 21, 2015, Gospel Outreach Mission led by Martin Lalthangliana, provided nearly 6,000 booklets from World Missionary Press to be distributed at the first ever international Acquire the Fire youth conference in Yangon, Myanmar, which was hosted by Myanmar Evangelical Christian Alliance in partnership with Teen Mania International. A few days later, on Friday…

10 Things I’ve Learned In My Last 20 Years Of Missionary Work In Asia

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August 2, 2015

I landed in Hong Kong and China 20 years ago this month. Much has changed in and around me. The world is different. But if there is one thing that I can be sure of, it’s the faithful presence of God. Have there been times when I felt alone in my missionary journey? Of course.…