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Chinese Missionary Remains In Prison For Extra Year To Disciple New Converts

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597SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List The 41-year-old Chinese missionary retold his story of the 2-year prison sentence he received for preaching the Gospel one decade ago. His story was remarkable, seemingly unbelievable. While I was translating his testimony from Mandarin to English for American visitors, I was suddenly struck with a divine revelation. I…

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3 Reasons Why God Doesn’t Need Pioneers In The USA

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307SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List This blog is making the rounds on social media. It’s just the right amount of controversy for me! My friend, Asian Roughrider, wrote the article. I think there are a lot of great points, and pray that it inspires you to understand God’s global missions heart. See original blog…

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Unreached People Groups Don’t Always Live In Ugly Places

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236SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List I’ve found that there are a few stigmas that we have about the unreached world. #Unreached people groups don’t always live in ugly places. #missions Click To Tweet Say the word “unreached” and mental images of ugliness and debasement are generally evoked. Either that or we subliminally gather these individuals…

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Suicide Among Chinese College Students And Gospel Hope

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227SHARESShareTweetJoin Our List College life in China is a pressure cooker and the pot is ever on the edge of boiling over. Because of the pressures that Chinese college students face, especially during nationwide exams, is taking its toll on society. The suicide rate in China is staggering. According to a 2011…

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