Contrast. Over the last few weeks, we have had 3 of our GI mission teams in 3 very different areas of the world: Asia, the Middle East, and Africa—a contrast of very different outreaches. Two out of the three were in the 10/40 window—which, if you’re not familiar with...
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News Cycle.
News Cycle. I have never experienced an earthquake. Hurricane? Yes. Tornado? Yes. Blizzard? Yes. Volcano eruption? Yes. Avalanche? Yes. Flash flooding? Yes. But most of what I have seen first hand was predictable and predicted. There are seismology models that are...
Except A Seed.
Except A Seed. The time for Jesus to die was coming close. Over the past few years, He relentlessly poured out His heart as He began to reveal His true purpose: to be the Savior of humanity. Listen to what He says in John 12: 24 Most assuredly, I say to you, except a...
Tent of Meeting.
Tent of Meeting. Does your church have a building where services are held? Not every church has one. A church-planting friend of mine in Asia wrote an article outlining the reasons why it is important to have a church building or structure in the villages where they...
Deceived.
Deceived. “All who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution….evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.” 2 Timothy 3:13-14 If you were expecting a heart-warming story about being thankful during this season,...
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open.
Open. Have you ever locked yourself out of your house, apartment or dorm room? What about your car? It’s a terrible feeling, right? You quickly go through the stages of grief: denial (my keys can’t...
He Came for the Sick
He Came for the Sick. Being sick is the worst. All your plans for the day or for the week, all disappear. And if it’s anything more than a cold, and it lasts longer, life can come to a grinding...
Increase
Increase In 1 Corinthians 3, Paul answers a question we all ask on a regular basis: “What do I do now?” In every area of our life, we constantly wish things were better: health, finances,...
70,000
70,000 Seventy thousand. Imagine this number of people for a minute. Perhaps you have been to a stadium for a sporting event or a concert where you have been around this many people. Here is a...
Infusion Academy
Infusion Academy If you’ve been on a trip with us, you have probably heard the phrase “short-term strengthens the long-term.” What does this mean? It means that each mission...
How Shall They
How Shall They Romans 10:14-15 (NKJV) How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without...
Presence vs. Presents
Presence vs. Presents If you have been around any of us at GI, you would have heard the phrase “incarnational presence.” Big words with a big meaning. Imagine being sick in the hospital, and...
Barriers
Barriers As if foreign travel doesn’t have enough challenges already, add in all that 2020 has brought us. International travel plus C-19 protocols makes for a very interesting experience. That...
Silver Jubilee
Music Supplies for Silver Jubilee Longevity is a hard fought battle. In relationships, in work, in ministry. The longer I live, the more I realize the truth behind the adage that it is...