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Let China Show You What Crowded Really Means
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239SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List I had no choice but to repost this. It is too incredible not to share. My wife and I have experienced similar scenarios over our last 14 years in China. There are times when it feels like China’s total…

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Just Because You’re A Christian Does Not Mean You’re A Missionary
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1.1kSHARESShareTweetJoin Our List “Missional” is a huge buzz word these days. But just because we are called to live on mission—which, of course, every Christianity most certainly is—does that mean we are all missionaries? Just because we are called to live on…

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If The Christian Church Was An Apple Picking Society, What Kind Of Apple Picker Would You Be?
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611SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Warning: Get ready for a massive shift in perspective! This witty story helps to make sense of the ridiculously lopsided allocation of Christian workers to unreached peoples in the 10/40 Window. For more frustrating statistics on missionary work in…

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What If There Were Only 7 Churches In North America?
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599SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Some Christians ask: “How can we be concerned about other countries when there is so much evangelism yet to be done here at home?” To answer that question, consider this worker to need ratio: In North Africa, there is…

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I Am A Missionary
David Joannes

306SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List This morning in church I watched one of the best short films on missions that I have ever seen. It is incredibly simple, but straightforward and moving, inspiring me again to follow the missionary call upon my life. I…

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Chinese College Student On The Verge Of Salvation
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271SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List There is a girl who has been attending our English Corners, discipleship dinners, camps, and various other activities for years. She is graduating this year and trying to make a decision about her future. I’ve had the privilege to help counsel…

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How God Revealed Himself To My Chinese Friend
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259SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Blog post from AR, Within Reach Global staff.   Let me tell you the incredible story of a sweet Chinese girl who I met at our Friday night English Corner last semester. I invited her to our more intimate Tuesday night…

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Be A Small Part Of The Big Thing God Is Doing
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361SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List The Honor Academy  at Teen Mania Ministries selected me and Within Reach Global as one of the encouragers for their Life Transforming Event (LTE) in September, 2013. This event is called The ANVIL LTE, which is an acronym for The Amazing Nonstop…

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I Am No Longer A Missionary
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210SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List No, I’m not giving up my calling or losing my passion for reaching unengaged people groups. As the president of Within Reach Global, reaching unreached people groups will always be my passion. I am simply considering the terms by…

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Missions History Today: September
David Joannes

148SHARESShareTweetJoin 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…

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