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Awesome Podcasts With Back To Jerusalem And Within Reach Global

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Back to Jerusalem and Within Reach Global are having fun tag teamin’ each other on back to back podcasts and live video broadcasts! Awesome missions podcasts: @TheOfficialBTJ & @within_reach tag teamin’ each other! Click To Tweet It’s been an honor to connect with Eugene Bach of Back to Jerusalem, swapping stories of revival, persecution, unreached…

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Intentionally Reaching Unreached People Groups In The Urban Setting [Podcast]

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I was honored to recently be interviewed on the Made for Missions podcast. Mike Falkenstine, president of One Eight Catalyst, and I conversed about a powerful conversation that I think is becoming more and more relevant in the 21st century. Listen to the podcast here.   The idea here is that you have people from…

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97 Chinese Pastors And Leaders Attend Our Underground Training

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“This is exactly what I need right now,” Pastor Zhang told us during our Within Reach Global underground pastors and leaders training in China. We had dedicated a specific chunk of time to leadership training during our trip. But there has been a recent flux in persecution in our region, so we weren’t sure how…

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2015 Year In Review

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We saw amazing things happen at Within Reach Global in 2015! 3 countries 6 outreach centers 13 local missionaries from 7 different people groups 10 foreign missionaries 9 church plants 10 tons of clothing given to the poor 150 led through our discipleship course 3-5 English Corners per week 120 students reached through Camps 135…

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3 Reasons Why Cross Cultural Missionaries Struggle To Be Home For The Holidays

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It’s happening right now, in real time, live, in the hearts of international cross cultural missionaries all over the world who are visiting home for the holidays. They themselves struggle to articulate the unique array of emotions bombarding their spirits. They feel bad for thinking the things they do. They question the validity of their…

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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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The End Is Near. It’s Time To Take Chances, Time To Be Risky

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“The end is near. It’s time to be risky. It’s time to take chances.” Our Within Reach Global missionary just texted me today. She has been living in the urban jungle of Southwest China. And if that wasn’t “risky” enough for most people, she is seriously considering praying about moving to a small city on…

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His Rifle Dug Into My Left Rib Cage

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7:30 P.M., lovely, cramped motorcycle ride back to a small town in China. Me and a couple locals packed onto a bike. The sun was lowering along with the temperature and humidity. It had been a rather hot day in a mountainous region. My heart was overwhelmed with thankfulness for this new life I’ve found…

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Hongyan Isn’t Going To Be Celebrating Easter This Year

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Hongyan won’t be joining us in remembering Jesus this Easter. Disclaimer: This does not negate anything that Jesus Christ has done. She’s simply not able to join us in celebration this year. Here’s why. Hongyan has never heard of Easter, because she’s never heard of the resurrection, because she’s never heard of the cross, because she’s…

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