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When I first arrived in South East Asia, this is what I thought underage sex work looked like: a ‘pimp’ visits a poor family struggling to make ends meet. He kindly offers to give the teenage daughter a good job in a city restaurant. When the girl arrives in the big city she is instead…
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Edward and Inga* are counseling trainers in East Asia.They seek to empower local believers to bring healing to broken hearts. As a result of rapid social change, the heart needs in their country are massive. The national church is growing fast, but many believers carry deep inner wounds and the divorce rate is high. Wise…
Read MoreEven though Paul referred to Christ’s followers as saints, at least in western cultures we shy away from using the word. It is only used by those in high church traditions for those historic figures whom the Church deemed worthy of special recognition. Yet, Paul uses the term for every follower of Christ. Now, please do not…
Read MoreHere are some vital statistics to think and pray about: In 1974, 87% of the world’s population lived beyond the reach of having a near neighbor as a Christian. In 2014 86% of those around the globe who were Muslim, Buddhist, and Hindu did not personally know a Christian. There are approximately 45,000 Christian denominations in the world. Muslims…
Read MoreToday’s post is about the Unseen in our world. Although the vast majority of the Unseen are very distant from us, we happen to walk right by some of them every day. Since we walk right by them, why don’t we see them? This is a good question and I will answer it in due time. But…
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