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John 3:16 from a Thai Buddhist Worldview – Total Opposite!

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687SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List A missionary friend of mine explains how a Thai person would interpret the most basic and clear verses to the western mind. There are many difficulties and misunderstandings to overcome in order for someone to simply understand the Gospel, much less believe it! John 3:16 from a Thai Buddhist…

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Missions History Today: August

David Joannes

207SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List As someone who is always seeking to live missionally in cross cultural contexts, it is exciting to see how where I am now on the mission field is in direct relation to those who heave fearlessly tread uncharted territories before me. [CLICK TO TWEET] I see the bigger picture,…

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How’s Within Reach Global Doing? A Candid Answer

David Joannes

242SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List Five years ago, we were sitting in a circle praying and worshipping at a nearby lake during one of our local missionary conventions. Each team member was asked to consider where they would be in five years. After everyone had shared, it was our turn. “In five years we…

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Don’t Complicate the “Missionary Call”

David Joannes

329SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List This article was written by David Sitton, founder and president of To Every Tribe Ministries. David is a career church planting missionary who lived and worked in Papua New Guinea for 16 years, making first gospel contact with several headhunting, cannibalistic tribes. This has been re-posted at Desiring God.   I chuckle when I…

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