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10 Ways To Avoid Becoming A Missionary

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A tongue-in-cheek look at some sure-fire ways to avoid becoming a missionary. A tongue-in-cheek look at some sure-fire ways to avoid becoming a missionary. Click To Tweet   1. Ignore Jesus’ request in John 4:35 that we take a long hard look at the fields. Seeing the needs of people can be depressing and very unsettling.…

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7 Missionary Traps To Avoid On The Mission Field

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I have lived on the mission field for 3 ½ years. It’s been exciting to experience the goodness of God in His provision and love, and to see Him change lives—mine included. But the age-old Bible-proclaimed problem is: Satan does not want any of this to happen. He is smart and knows missionaries usually have…

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Look At This Map And Tell Me God Is Disinterested In Asia

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Each color on this map depicts about half the world’s population.   John 3:16 speaks of God’s love for the world. By “the world”, we understand it to mean “people”. God is intimately interested in people. Lots of them. Over 7 billion of them. For even “the hairs on our head are numbered”. He is…

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An Honest Look At My Own Tendency Toward Christian Professionalism And Celebrity

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Sometimes I have a flash of lucidity, suddenly enlightened that my dreams are ever so hollow. Many of my plans and purposes are self perpetuating, self sustained, self absorbed. They are all about self, which leaves little room for the divine—cramped space for God’s presence. But, alas, I have become an expert at hiding the…

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

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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…

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God Shows Up At Yet Another Powerful Underground Training

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Last month, our foreign and local missionaries joined together to pull off yet another incredible underground training at 26 Tribes outreach center. These discipleship trainings are a focal point of Within Reach Global, knowing that it propels passionate young Christians to pursue God in their spheres of influence, taking the gospel to places it has…

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Christian Ministry: Creating A Culture Of Releasing People

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This is a great article that may help ministries better understand why some people won’t stick around, and also as they let them go, it is actually a good thing, “seeding” them for greater ministry elsewhere. We never “own” anyone in ministry. This article can certainly help some ministries release people without burning their bridges. –…

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

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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…

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170 Orphans And Underprivileged Children Experience God’s Glory

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The orphans and underprivileged children at Orphan Home outreach center are so incredibly important to the heart of God. They have names. They have dreams. They are precious in the sight of God. Lin, our local missionary is singlehandedly overseeing the nurturing of these children’s lives every single week. She even gives them incredible opportunities…

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20 Years After My First Birthday In Asia, I Celebrate Again With Teen Mania International

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I made my first trip from the United States across the Pacific to Asia in 1995. I was part of a Global Expeditions short term missions trip with Teen Mania Ministries. We spent two months doing dramas in public parks, sharing the gospel to college students, and smuggling Bibles to China. It was classic Orient,…

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