This is a really nice use of video technology by a missionary couple in South Africa (although they were in Malawi at the time this was filmed) – Joel and Amy Slater.
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Planting Churches Where There Is No Hope
The nation of North Macedonia has historically been characterized by poverty, unemployment, and war, and as a result, hopelessness is no stranger to North Macedonian society. Abortion, drug abuse, suicide, and human trafficking are just some of the evils which unfortunately fill the vacuum. But Assemblies of God missionaries Tim and Elle Bentley are bringing hope by introducing Macedonian communities to an authentic relationship with Jesus.
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A Great Resource on the Life and Ministry of William Carey
William Carey is widely acknowledged as the “father” of modern Protestant missions. This is a great resource on his life and ministry.
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“I Surrendered Myself to God for This Service”
J. Hudson Taylor, the Founder of China Inland Mission, describes the moment when he accepted God’s call to serve in China: “On Sunday, June 25th ,1865, unable to bear the sight of a congregation of a thousand or more Christian people rejoicing in their own security, …”
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To Which People Have I Wed My Heart?
In the final chapter of his book The Unoccupied Fields of Africa and Asia, entitled The Glory of the Impossible, Samuel Zwemer (nicknamed the Apostle to Islam) quotes P.T. Forsyth speaking of “the inverted homesickness” – “in which missionaries unlearn the love of the old home, die to their native land, and wed their hearts to the people they have served and won; so that they cannot rest in (the country where they were born), but must return to lay their bones where they spent their hearts for Christ.”
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It Is a Blessing to Give Up Your All to Obey Jesus!
When she gave her heart to the Lord at the age of twenty, Tamara Henkes told Him she would give Him her all and that has been the focus of her life ever since. As she likes to put it, she is “all in” for Jesus. That means being willing to step out and do things that are out of her comfort zone, that she may not feel equipped to do. Now, she is being stretched to make disciples in a land where roughly .05% (not five percent, but 5/100 of one percent) of the population is evangelical.
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Searching for Perfection
FROM CHRISTIANITY TODAY:
From the Bahá’í Faith to Porn to Alpha to Jesus
As Emily Armstrong headed to college at the age of 17, she was a perfectionist, wanted to be an adult, and desired to assert her independence. For her, the ultimate statement of such independence was joining the Bahá’i faith, a religion she believed would ensure perfect order in the world — “no more war, poverty, or racism. One language, one currency, and equality of the sexes.” A “perfect” faith for a perfectionist. she now realizes that “He (Jesus) is our perfection, so I don’t have to be.” Click the button below to read the rest of the story!
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How Beautiful Are The Feet
Reading Luke’s use of the term “witness” reveals that almost every time someone acted as a witness, they did so in a public setting.
