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Are God’s Goals Really Greater Than My Own?

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280SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List After church planting among unreached people groups in to China’s Southwest interior for nearly 15 years, people often come to me for missions advice by asking, “How can I tell if God is calling me to be a missionary?”…

Chinese Pastors Help Philippines Flood Victims

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128SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Nearly two weeks of monsoon rains across Metro Manila and 16 surrounding provinces have left 850,000 people displaced in the Philippines. About 60% of Manila and nearby provinces are still flooded. This is one of the worst floods in…

Letters To Lorna From Liberia, Hour:286

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192SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List There are so many layers of poverty, from the flaky outer shell to the sweetish center. But like an onion, the whole thing will make you cry. As a traveled American, it’s hard for me to swallow the poverty…

Intensive Leadership Training Inspires New Ministries

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128SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List As Within Reach Global is expanding its leadership base, it is a huge favor and blessing to send our local missionaries to the Philippines for an intensive leadership training. The training, which is every year for two months, focuses…

Something About The Universe And Me

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183SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List I recently saw a time lapse shot from NASA satellites. A pause. I wonder if you are able to pinpoint a single infinitismal whisper wafting through the air as the universe spins incessantly. My voice is small. The slow…

Sojourners Searching For A Home

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193SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List This post is from my amazing wife, Lorna. See the original post on thereisyethope.com. Follow her on twitter @lornajoannes. Enjoy! Sitting at our 40 square meter apartment in Manila, I am crying to God, asking where is my…

She Was So Stubborn That It Took Her 10 Years Before Finally Making A Decision To Follow Jesus

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489SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List I moved to Kunming, when I was 18 years old. I bought a one way ticket from America, immersed myself in the culture and language of China, and traversed thousands of miles across the nation to share the message…

These Beggars Are Bothersome

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169SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List The beggars have really been bothering me lately. They always put me in a public spectacle, testing my generosity and Christian concern. They make me think long and hard about injustice and poverty. And the longer I think, the…

My Other Me’s

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64SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List In the alternate universes that I wish I believed in, life might be so different for my other me’s. The television show Fringe makes me thoughtful. I think about what my alternate self ponders. I wonder what my “Walternate”…

Tragic Joy

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165SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Yesterday I saw a photo of my wife just after she had undergone surgery. She was leaning on my shoulder as I helped her walk back from the bathroom to her hospital bed. I leaned into the photo. She…