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If The Christian Church Was An Apple Picking Society, What Kind Of Apple Picker Would You Be?

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October 2, 2013

Warning: Get ready for a massive shift in perspective! This witty story helps make sense of the ridiculously lopsided allocation of Christian workers to unreached peoples in the 10/40 Window. [CLICK TO TWEET] For more frustrating statistics on missionary work in the 10/40 Window, see Chances Are, You Don’t Care and The Great Imbalance Of Global Missions.…

What If There Were Only 7 Churches In North America?

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September 30, 2013

Some Christians ask: “How can we be concerned about other countries when there is so much evangelism yet to be done here at home?” To answer that question, consider this worker to need ratio: In North Africa, there is only one Christian pastor or missionary for every two million people. What a great imbalance! If…

I Am A Missionary

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September 29, 2013

This week in church we watched one of the best short films on missions that we had ever seen. It is incredibly simple, but straightforward and moving, inspiring us again to follow the missionary call upon our lives. We pray that it inspires you to get deeper involved with cross cultural missions at Within Reach…

Chinese College Student On The Verge Of Salvation

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September 25, 2013

There is a girl who has been attending our English Corners, discipleship dinners, camps, and various other activities for years. She is graduating this year and trying to make a decision about her future. I’ve had the privilege to help counsel her and give her a loving listening ear. This week I had the chance to spend…

How God Revealed Himself To My Chinese Friend

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September 21, 2013

Let me tell you the incredible story of a sweet Chinese girl who I met at our Friday night English Corner last semester. I invited her to our more intimate Tuesday night English Corner, and began to spend lots of one-on-one time with her. She quickly became one of my closest friends here in China.…

Get 180,000 Thai People Invited To Franklin Graham’s Festival

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August 30, 2013

For the first time in Thailand’s history, the Abundant Life Festival with Franklin Graham is coming to Chiang Mai on November 22-24, 2013. Let’s help get 180,000 Thai people to attend! It’ll only take $4,500! Help us print 180,000 tickets. Each ticket costs 2.5 cents to print. Your donation of any amount will…

How’s Within Reach Global Doing? A Candid Answer

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August 19, 2013

Five years ago, we were sitting in a circle praying and worshipping at a nearby lake during one of our local missionary conventions. Each team member was asked to consider where they would be in five years. After everyone had shared, it was our turn. “In five years we will no longer be living in…

Why Evangelism Can’t Be Our Focus

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June 5, 2013

Any time you work and minister in a closed or restricted access nation, you have to be creative in your approach to ministry. That is, how can you go about reaching people for Christ and stay under the radar at the same time? In our setup at Within Reach Global, we have found that the…

The Bridge For 100,000 Students

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June 4, 2013

The Bridge is our newest underground outreach center in the center of 8 universities and 100,000 students. We just opened The Bridge this month, our sixth underground outreach center. Within Reach Global staff have moved to this booming college town, with eight universities. There are over 100,000 college students in the area, a huge population…

What Happened At Our Christian Camp Outreach

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May 23, 2013

“I am an overcomer!” was the exclamation of 100 Chinese students who attended our 2 day 2013 Chinese Christian Camp at Within Reach Global. The camp consisted of students from more than six universities, many different unreached tribal people groups, and twenty-five foreign short and long term missionaries. If you missed it, the Chinese Christian…