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In The Street Of The Sky Night Walks Scattering Poems

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444SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List This post, originally posted in 2013, has been updated in 2022.Β  Thai festival Loi Krathong, like many other holidays around the world, is the perfect mix of joy and sadness. Above me float a thousand rice paper lanterns. Flickering orange flames dot the darkness, puncturing the Asian sky with prayerful afterthoughts. The beauty of…

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Divine Apponintment With A Bound Feet Granny

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213SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Blog by JM, Within Reach Global staff.   Last week, I moved house, and as I was taking my bags out of the main gate of my apartment block, a little old Chinese lady entered the complex at the same time. She was very old, and I noticed that her feet were bound. The…

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Missions History Today: November

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166SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List What are you doing right now for the kingdom of God? Are you actively involved in missional living and reaching people around you? Maybe you need a little placement, context for you to see that you are smack dab in the midst of a great cloud of witnesses. [CLICK TO TWEET] Here’s a look…

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We Have Done So Much With So Little For So Long That We Can Now Do Anything With Nothing

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485SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Right now I am at The Bridge outreach center region. There are 8 universities within a 5 mile radius, and over 100,000 college students studying here. It’s the perfect place for people with a passion for reaching Chinese college students who know little to nothing about the gospel of Jesus Christ. But our ministry…

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