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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?” First I’d like to echo Charles Spurgeon’s proposal: “If God…

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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 since the 1970s. It has been tragic for thousands of…

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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 stories of most of my countrymen. We live in the…

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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 on training the persecuted leaders of mainland China. The goal…

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