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2015 Year In Review

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February 18, 2016

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…

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

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December 28, 2015

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…

Thankfulness: The Divine Response Toward Persecution [Video]

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December 5, 2015

Persecution. It’s a hot topic right now. It seems it always has been. From Foxe’s Book of Martyrs to China’s Cultural Revolution, to present day Isis beheadings and an array of unspoken atrocities toward Christians. We are living in the end times, where wars and rumors of wars are taking place now. And living in…

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

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September 13, 2015

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…

3 Reasons Why I Choose To Live A Risky Missionary Life

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September 12, 2015

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…

Think Christianity Is Dying? Think Again

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September 9, 2015

Trends of Christian growth around the world interest us. Why? Because our passion continues to be focused on unreached people groups—people who have never had a chance to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ. Let’s take China for example. The country is home to the “nones”, or to the “unaffiliated” bloc of people, those who…

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…

China Sees Red: Christian Protest Puts Hundreds Of Crosses Back In Public

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August 11, 2015

This post from Christianity Today is noteworthy as China’s Christians take a stand for the gospel in a dangerous political climate. China’s Christians take a stand for the gospel in a dangerous political climate. Click To Tweet Bright red Christian crosses are being publicly displayed all over Zhejiang province. “We will make the cross flourish in…

A Bible Reminder For The Persecuted Church To Trust God In Every Situation (Psalms 37)

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August 5, 2015

Psalm 37 (NLT) A psalm of David. 1 Don’t worry about the wicked or envy those who do wrong. 2 For like grass, they soon fade away. Like spring flowers, they soon wither. 3 Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. 4 Take delight in the Lord, and he…

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

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June 28, 2015

“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…