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Missionary Died Thinking He Was A Failure; 84 Years Later Thriving Churches Found Hidden In The Jungle

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Being a missionary is difficult because you cannot calculate success like a businessman can, measuring results by total assets, number of staff, or financial income. Life transformation is not nearly as tangible as most occupational positions. Being a missionary is measurable in eternal coin, but admittedly, we are oftentimes too busy or dense to notice…

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How China Deals With The Epidemic Of Internet-Addicted Teens Is Kind Of Shocking | 7 Min. Documentary

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In 2008, China declared internet addiction to be a clinical disorder, saying it’s a top health threat to its teenagers. “Some kids are so hooked on these games that they think taking a restroom break will affect their performance at these games. So they wear a diaper. That’s why we call it electronic heroin.” –…

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Everything Is About Us. Or Is It? A Life Dedicated To Something Greater

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Sometimes my Facebook feed inspires. After unfollowing all the people who did nothing but post selfies of their beautiful faces all day, A richer social media experience returned. I saw people posting things that mattered, things that make a difference in the world. “We want to live a life dedicated to something greater than our…

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This Hilarious Guy Quit His Job, Left His Wife And Travelled To Save The World

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For some reason, we’re under the strange impression that to change the world, we need to drop everything in our lives and do something radical for God. While God certainly calls every Christian to radical Christian mission—not just unintentional social media slacktivism—I believe that he has gifted us all in unique ways to use our…

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4 Ridiculous Memes Of Things Jesus Never Said About Missions

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In Matthew 28, Jesus commands us to bring his gospel message to every ethnic people group on the planet. It’s called the Great Commission, but too often we consider it nothing but a Great Suggestion.  Are we really willing to say, “Jesus, I’m willing to go anywhere, eat anything, sleep anywhere, do anything, so that every people…

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9 Reasons Why These 9 Baptisms Are So Shocking

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Powerful things are happening at Pilot outreach center! These baptisms are proof of God’s presence. Here’s why these baptisms are so shocking.   9. They happened during threats of persecution. You can’t just go out to a public lake and start baptizing people in China. Even with the promise of “religious freedom”, the government won’t…

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These Underprivileged Children And Orphans Prove That No One Is Too Poor To Help The Homeless

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Children 8 to 14 years old prepare and cook meals to pass them out to the elderly homeless around Orphan Home outreach center in China! This is an incredible new ministry that has begun in the midst of persecution and governmental pressure. Click To Tweet Just 2 weeks ago, the police warned Lin, our local missionary,…

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120 Of China’s Future Leaders Joined Our Annual Student Camp

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On May 1-3 we hosted our Within Reach Global annual student camp. Every year it is a powerful time of college students and young professionals being exposed to the gospel in fun and exciting ways.  We invite the hundreds of young people who join our weekly English Corners to attend the 3 day camp, searching for those…

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10 Ways To Ruin A Short Term Mission Trip

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Believe it or not, it’s possible to have a bad short term missions experience. Most times, this is not the fault of the situation or organization. Often, the root cause is the short termer’s own attitudes and expectations. 10 Ways To Ruin A Short Term Mission Trip! Click To Tweet To maximize your short-term experience,…

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10 Reasons You Should Be a Missionary

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Adapted from trotters41.com.  See original post by Jonathan Trotter at trotters41.com   I am constantly bombarding the internet with reasons why people should partake in reaching unreached people groups and fulfilling the Great Commission. It can often be a tough sell. There are not many people who are willing to pick up and leave for the…

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