On Monday evening of this week Aaron and I had privilege of joining in a Sending Church meeting in snowy southern Virginia. For 3 hours we discussed many principles, challenges and ideas. It was encouraging to see God guiding and providing as this church takes up their mission of sending. Lord willing, this family will […]
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“Mission involves us going to people (whether 100 metres or 10,000 kilometres away), it does not mean inviting people to come to us.” —Eddie Arthur
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Here is an excerpt from an article published by Plain News that could bring a larger perspective to the sacrificial death of John Allen Chau. Since many people who don’t have the courage of Chau are being quite critical of him, we think it may be helpful to raise some good questions. Laying aside the
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Six years ago, God laid a vision for Bible translation on my husband’s heart. I clearly remember how, on the way home after an ABT presentation at our church, he turned to me, and said, “This is what I want to do!” My initial reaction was shock. We had talked and prayed about cross-cultural ministry,
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God’s Word is one entire body of truth and needs to be passed on intact. —Darcy Dueck
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This past weekend several ABT representatives had the privilege of assembling in Kansas with two churches that are sending a Bible translation and church planting team to Southeast Asia. It was exciting to see these churches taking another important step in the long-term work of sending and supporting their members on the other side of
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Several ABT members recently read this book and responded to three questions: Question #1: Why did Garrison write the book Church Planting Movements? Response #1: David Garrison wanted to record what God is doing in large-scale, fast-spreading movements around the globe, where churches are being planted by the hundreds per year and souls brought in
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“How beautiful upon the mountains Are the feet of him who brings good news, Who proclaims peace, Who brings glad tidings of good things, Who proclaims salvation, Who says to Zion, ‘Your God reigns!’” —Prophet Isaiah Isaiah 52:7
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I met John Allen Chau at the Canadian Summer Institute of Linguistics in 2017. My first impression of him was of a quiet determination and a ready warm smile that lit up his whole face. There was an air of confidence about him that pervaded the atmosphere around him. Was it his faith? Was it
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In the Indian Ocean, hundreds of miles off the eastern coast of India, a small group of Sentinel tribal people have lived and died for centuries. These remote Islanders have had a renowned reputation for violently resisting contact with the outside world. A week ago, a young American Christian named John Allen Chau, passed through
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