David Joannes
458SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Here’s a little bit about your world. There are 7 billion people in the world today, and 2 billion have never heard the life-saving message of the gospel. When numbers reach into the billions, they seem to lose meaning;…
read more359SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List We are so amazed how God has continued to bless this ministry! 92 leaders from 25 different churches attended our recent underground leadership training in China. Our team of local and foreign missionaries set up every aspect of the…
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293SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List There was a sense of oncoming glory as we planned this year’s second missionary convention. We felt in our spirits that something big was about to happen, and were excited to unveil 2 powerful elements that would help us…
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395SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List I have to admit, I have a tendency to fall into this same trap. The trap of elevating the ministry, or work, of God higher than my affection for God himself. It can creep up subtly, as I tell…
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303SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Pioneer. The lyrics of this song have been revolving in my mind, whispered upon my lips, for the last week: Pioneer, pioneer Keep pressing onward, beyond your fear Only the Father goes before you To your own frontier You’re…
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262SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Our local missionaries like to be in the action, where the real needs are, places where they are able to get their hands dirty and use their skills to reach whole unreached communities. What better way to reach unreached…
read more280SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List He said he was an atheist, so I asked him why he kept coming to the Saturday fellowships at The Hub, Within Reach Global‘s outreach center. “Of course I love that you’re here and all, but I’m curious,” I chuckled, tapping him…
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479SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List When trying to understand the Church in China, it’s easy to let predetermined narratives drive our interpretation of the things we observe. A recent article in the Huffington Post is a clear example of this. In an article titled…
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422SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List “Only 3 of these didn’t apply to me!” our Within Reach Global missionary said. “This is so funny!” Disclaimer: you may not understand all the nuances between the lines, but this is exactly what many missionaries experience in China.…
read more321SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List When will the Christian Church become so fed up with the reality of the number of unreached peoples? When will the reality of unreached peoples become unacceptable to us? When will we say, “enough is enough” and begin to…
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