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We Are Living Under Martial Law As The Thai Military Patrols The Streets Of Bangkok
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404SHARESShareTweetJoin 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…

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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…

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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…

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Missionaries Are My Heroes, But Even Superheroes Need A Chance To Rest
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357SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Most missionaries who live in cross cultural settings are stretched far beyond their capacity. The harvest is vast, and it’s hard to say “no” to the desperate needs witnessed…

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If Jesus Was Our Waiter, Would We Only Tip Him 10 Percent?
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309SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Skip to 1:45 to hear this rhetorical question: “We tip our waitress 15% to 20%, but God is only entitled to 10%?” This morning I began playing my guitar in…

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Unreached Peoples Are Disconnected From The Interconnectedness Of Daily Plane Flights
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336SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List This incredible interactive website of air flight interconnectedness makes me think most about unreached people groups. Everyday there are half a million people on flights criss crossing the world.…

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Missions History Today: February
David Joannes

104SHARESShareTweetJoin 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,…

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There’s A Buzz About Reaching Unreached People Groups And Teams Are Coming
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344SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List The buzz amongst churches and individuals from around the world has been growing over the many years that we have been living and serving in Southeast Asia. We believe…

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Jesus Cared Most About Me Being Comfy, Right?
David Joannes

315SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Here’s the American Popular Version of a quote by Jesus Christ from Matthew 28:19-20 by Adam Ford: “So guys, if you feel comfy telling someone about me during the…

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Missions History Today: January
David Joannes

141SHARESShareTweetJoin 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,…

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There Is No Such Thing As Just A Missionary
David Joannes

302SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List One of the reasons I do not often use the term “missionary” in describing myself is because the word has become synonymous with misconceptions of what a missionary is…

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The World Looks Like A 28 Year Old Chinese Man
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285SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List “I am the center of the universe.”  Somehow, strangely and subliminally, that mindset pervades the thoughts of every single one of us. We are all ethnocentric. We value the…

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Joannes Prayer Card
David Joannes

191SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List For the refrigerators of all you hardcore prayer warriors and faithful donors, here is our family prayer card. If you haven’t got it yet, please contact us today and…

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Missions History Today: December
David Joannes

132SHARESShareTweetJoin 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,…

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I Used To Come Back To America For Me
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258SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List I used to come back to America to raise money for myself. Now I am here growing our missionary family budget for 3—my wife, my daughter and I. I…

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If Only Christians Truly Wanted To Reach Every Corner Of The Planet
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415SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List If Christians truly wanted to reach every corner of the planet with the gospel, then fortunately we have more than enough resources to do it.  Unfortunately we overlook millions…

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Most Christians Refuse To Go To Places Where Muslims, Hindus And Buddhists Live
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394SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List The problem is not that some people are unevangelized (e.g. have not yet heard the Gospel). There will always be “unevangelized individuals.” New people are being born every minute,…

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