David Joannes
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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486SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List If you care about Christian missions at all, you’ve probably heard this phrase: “Missions exists because worship doesn’t.” – John Piper So what does that really mean? God’s purpose for the world is that the earth be filled…
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305SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List The expat overseas life is tough to explain, but this top 10 list sums up quite well the challenges and victories that one faces in the expat lifestyle. I resonate with all of these unique challenges that come with…
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452SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Recently, one of our missionaries had a brilliant idea. Why not present the Within Reach Global vision of reaching unreached peoples to wealthy Chinese Christian businessmen and businesswomen? For years, we have been praying that financial support would arise…
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376SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Our missionaries are action people. They are easily bored by the status quo. They are counter-cultural ragamuffins. It’s National Day in China right now, and everyone is enjoying a 5 day holiday. But instead of resting, Within Reach Global…
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