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120 Of China’s Future Leaders Joined Our Annual Student Camp
David Joannes

274SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List On May 1-3 we hosted our Within Reach Global annual student camp. Every year it is a powerful time of college students and young professionals being exposed to the gospel in fun and exciting ways. We invite the hundreds…

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10 Ways To Ruin A Short Term Mission Trip
David Joannes

579SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Believe it or not, it’s possible to have a bad short term missions experience. Most times, this is not the fault of the situation or organization. Often, the root cause is the short termer’s own attitudes and expectations. 10…

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10 Reasons You Should Be a Missionary
David Joannes

470SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Adapted from trotters41.com.  See original post by Jonathan Trotter at trotters41.com   I am constantly bombarding the internet with reasons why people should partake in reaching unreached people groups and fulfilling the Great Commission. It can often be a tough…

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We Are Living Under Martial Law As The Thai Military Patrols The Streets Of Bangkok
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417SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List If you haven’t already heard, the Thailand military declared martial law in the early hours of Tuesday morning, after months of anti-government protests and unrest, taking control of TV stations and patrolling the streets of Bangkok, but denied they…

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This Infographic About China’s Fake Urbanization Shows How Unreached People Groups Are Flooding To Cities
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445SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List I recently came across this excellent infographic on one of China’s major present issues, and it confirmed many of my thoughts in relation to how we approach missions strategies within the context of China’s complex social development. I used…

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I Won’t Lie: There Have Been Times When I Needed This “Spike Away” Vest As My Personal Space Was Invaded In China
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579SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List “Spike Away”, an incredible invention by Siew Ming Cheng, would have changed my life if it had been available nearly 2 decades ago. Personal space is an elusive concept in China. The “proximity bubble” is very different in America…

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