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Double Wedding In Chinese Village

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Brother Yang’s father gripped my hand tight and grabbed my left love handle. He squeezed harder than I would have liked. I squirmed. His mustache curled around his wide smile as he gritted his teeth with pleasure. “It’s a miracle! This is a miracle!”   He told me that the night before, he prayed under…

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Preaching To Her Police Persecutors

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They’re hot right now. That’s what we say when the police are on your trail; when you are being followed; when you’re wanted for doing Christian ministry in China. Hot like a hot potato. Hot on the radar. Just days before we sent Sister Li and Sister Zhang to the Philippines for an intensive leadership…

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English Corners, Salvations, And Public Baptisms

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We are gaining serious ground as “the best English Corner in the city” reaches out to hundreds of college students as they flood to the city in search of a better future. It all started with a dream in 2004. “I want to start a campus ministry that reaches university students across the province,” my…

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Persecution Is Still Very Real In The 21st Century

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A few weeks ago we received news that two of our local missionaries—young women who are managing The Edge children’s ministry—were caught by the police. We were very concerned for them, and after 2 days of not being able to contact them, we gathered all our local underground missionaries to pray for them. See Facebook…

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The Hub Students Transform Their Own Culture

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“It is so great to witness the transformation of our Chinese friends,” our Filipino missionary told us a few days ago. “It is truly encouraging and inspiring as we have played a small part in helping them open their hearts and minds to reach out to those in need. They are not only thinking of…

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Blazing New Trails: Brand New Promo Video

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We have a passion to be the voice for the voiceless; to remind the Christian community of the plight of the yet unreached people groups throughout Southeast Asia. We have recognized a hunger for God over the years, and truly believe that today these people are within reach. If only we would step up to…

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3,000 Miles For The Persecuted Church

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Or should we call it 3,000 miles for unreached people groups who have yet to hear of Jesus? Or maybe all those miles were for the special needs children of Within Reach Global, for the orphans, for the hundreds of college students being reached by the gospel. Maybe it was simply 3,000 miles for sake…

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Ordaining 4 New Local Missionaries

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“Here’s how we’ll do it,” I said. “One by one I will have each of them come stand in front. Anyone who wants to share an encouraging story or testimony about them will have a chance. Then each of them will tell us why they want to be ordained. We will all lay hands on…

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Auntie Zhang’s Son Commits Suicide When His Mother Dies

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Not every story from the frontlines of the mission field ends happily ever after. Yes, we rejoice that Auntie Zhang has gone to be with her Savior, but the lostness of her family brings us sadness. “Just recently, we were walking to Auntie Zhang’s home to visit her after church,” Brother Yin, our local missionary…

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Local Missionary Convention: Roadmapping And Strategic Planning

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“We are trailblazers, bringing light and living water to unreached people groups.” That is the new vision statement for our tribal ministry here at Within Reach Global. Our partner pastor from Northern Philippines has been sowing into the tribal church planting ministry of Within Reach Global for over four years now. He has taken all…

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