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Dear Dad, Thank You For Giving Me The Gift Of China

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Let me start with, I am not the missionary type… April 2014, my boots first hit foreign soil. Four days before I left for a China mission trip with my church, I was in Vegas. Doing what I always did. Chasing vapors and drowning broken dreams. I have not lived a “clean life” I did…

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That Beautiful Day When Jenny Asked Jesus To Be The Lord Of Her Life

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*Names changed for security purposes.   4 times a week, we host English Corners as a platform for reaching college students and young professionals. We also have a Sunday morning underground house church where new believers learn how to live a Christian life in an atheist society. For many of these young people, it is…

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There’s A Bunch Of People Who Have Never Heard Of Jesus, And Chances Are, You Don’t Care

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I don’t mean to be rude, but I have to be honest: the odds are, mathematically, stacked against you. There’s a bunch of people who have never heard the gospel. Chances are, you don’t care. Click To Tweet   THE 10/40 WINDOW The 10/40 Window is home to 6,921 unreached people groups. (Joshua Project) 2.82 billion…

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China On Course To Become “World’s Most Christian Nation” Within 15 Years

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The number of Christians in Communist China is growing so steadily that it by 2030 it could have more churchgoers than the entire population of America.   Original post by Tom Phillips, Liushi, Zhejiang province   It is said to be China’s biggest church and on Easter Sunday thousands of worshippers will flock to this Asian…

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3 Reasons Why I Choose To Live A Risky Missionary Life

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I’ve heard it too many times: “Why go to [country]? The government doesn’t like you there. You could be arrested. You could be questioned.” I’ve heard that OR “Why not just teach English there? You’d still be in the country and make a difference. Why do you have to go to the ‘dangerous’ places? Be careful not…

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Am I Called To Missions?

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“How did you know you were called for missions?” I’ve heard this question asked many times growing up. The question was usually addressed to my parents. I don’t really remember how my parents answered the questions. Mostly because I was either a child too busy playing to care or a teenager who was bored out…

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Dear China, I Never Thought I’d Love You This Much

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I never thought I’d love you this much. Rural village: They smiled and laughed. Kings and queens. Little warriors. The faces of your people will forever be etched in my mind. Their smiles, the dreams veiled by their narrow eyes, the laughter, the rapid talk, the longing for connection, hidden behind the intricate nuances of culture…

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Love Is Contagious

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  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 about…

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

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  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 one…

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

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  * 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…

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