GO prepared is a monthly newsletter designed to motivate and equip aspiring missionaries to keep moving forward on their journey into full-time, cross-cultural ministry. Weâll connect you with the best mission resources available and help you navigate potential pitfalls that could derail your path to the nations. We not only want to see you go, we want to see that you GO well prepared.
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Good questions are the fuel to a great conversation.
Have you ever wondered what to talk about with a missionary that visits your church or that comes for a meal at your home? You may have thought, âI donât really have much in common with these missionaries.â Or perhaps you think that missionaries get tired of answering questions.
The truth is that most missionaries are excited to talk about the people and country they love. For those pursuing full-time cross-cultural ministry missionaries possess a wealth of knowledge and experience to glean from for your own journey.
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The next time you are scheduling coffee or a meal with a missionary, consider inviting another friend or family to join you. Do you know that a personal conversation with a missionary is among the top contributing factors propelling a new generation of laborers into the harvest fields?
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For the Sake of World
This passion in my heart
This stirring in my soul
To see the nations bow
For all the world to know
I'm living for Your glory on the earth
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For the sake of the world burn like a fire in me
Light a flame in my soul for every eye to see
For the sake of the world burn like a fire in me
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All Nations wants to equip believers to make disciples right now, wherever you are!
Ignite Online Trainings are offered once a month, are 90 minutes in length, and provide practical, hands-on tips for making disciples from leading trainers and practitioners.
Upcoming Trainings:
July 29th Global Leadership
August 12th Doing Battle for Jesus
August 19th Being Led by the Holy Spirit - Baby Steps
September 9th Family on Mission
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Greatest Needs: Pakistan
With a total of 512 people groups and 504 of those being unreached people groups, Pakistan is second on the list of nations with the greatest number of unreached people groups. Of the total population of Pakistan, 98% falls into the category of unreached.
Over 95% Muslim, with a Sunni majority, Pakistan is the third largest Islamic nation - and the center of the unevangelized world. Despite constitutional guarantees of religious freedom, this is one of the worldâs most persecuted nations.
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Bible translation remains very difficult, only a few of the 70 languages have a completed New Testament. With much of the country controlled by Islamic fanaticism, believers face extreme persecution and are often among the poorest. Yet, in the face of conflict and despair, prayer movements are rising up, and Muslims are increasingly coming to Christ!
- Pray for the spiritually oppressed in remote areas to encounter the Gospel.
- Pray for the Church to multiply in the power of the Spirit as persecution intensifies.
- Pray for the strongholds of Islamist extremism and terrorism to be demolished and rendered powerless.
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Maybe youâve already taken those long walks with God and have confirmed in your heart that He is directing you to share Jesus in another culture. Maybe thereâs even a specific place you know God wants you to go or a specific task Heâs directed your toward. Maybe youâve already talked with your family and they are on board. Perhaps your good friends have already heard your story a million times and they are excited.
But whatâs next? To be sent out, SOMEONE has to send you. So, youâre thinking you should get your church involved somehow⊠but how on earth do you do that? If youâre in this somewhat cynical culture of North America, how do you communicate the urgency and the merit of your particular call?
Find some people who are willing to commit to PRAY for you.
There are several ways you can do this. You could talk to your small group at church and ask that they pray for growth in your relationship with God in general and for your call to missions in particular. You could develop a texting group where you each share daily requests and updates via text. Talk to your pastor. Maybe ask for an hour of prayer one specific night. Your church family could all gather to pray OR pray where they are in that one specific hour.
Finding praying people serves two very important purposes. People hear about and invest in the call God has given you AND you are lifted up to God in PRAYER. âThe prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.â (You may have read that statement somewhere before âŠJames 5:16) Imagine the power and effectiveness in your life because of all of these praying people!
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