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Developing A Theology of Risk
Dec 11, 2023

Developing A Theology of Risk
Is persecution good for the Church? For example, there is much political and ethnic turmoil throu...
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Caring for International Workers
Dec 5, 2023

Caring for International Workers
The late 1990s and early 2000s were exciting times to be part of the new Global Ministries Leader...
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Preparing Cross-Cultural Workers
Dec 4, 2023

Preparing Cross-Cultural Workers
Why not just send the called and the passionate? If a person loves Christ and is called and willi...
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A Journey Toward Understanding Suffering
Nov 27, 2023

A Journey Toward Understanding Suffering
Like many international workers (IWs), I did not embark on my journey with a well-developed theol...
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For Better or for Worse
Nov 23, 2023

For Better or for Worse
We feared for our lives that day in 1997. Extreme tension between various military leaders in the...
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Identity in Christ: The Cross-Cultural Worker’s Firm Foundation
Nov 20, 2023

Identity in Christ: The Cross-Cultural Worker’s Firm Foundation
“When I grow up, I want to do what she does,” I whispered to my husband, John, in 2004. I was a f...
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Called and Nurtured into Missions
Nov 13, 2023

Called and Nurtured into Missions
Choosing a vocation or knowing the career for which one might prepare and train takes self-awaren...
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Global Emergency Response Report: Turkey earthquake relief
Nov 10, 2023

Global Emergency Response Report: Turkey earthquake relief
We are thankful for the response from Alliance churches and donors—altogether $377,730.30—to prov...
GERF Turkey Stories
Choice
Oct 30, 2023

Choice
When I was eleven years old, I went for a holiday with my family to my birth country, Malaysia. I...
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God’s Work in and through Us
Oct 23, 2023

God’s Work in and through Us
Although neither Richard nor I knew it then, God was uniquely calling us from when we were very y...
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Jogda's Story
Oct 23, 2023

Jogda's Story
Born and raised by parents who are believers, Jogda* has known the Lord personally from a very yo...
Jaffray Stories
Experiencing God in Diaspora
Oct 16, 2023

Experiencing God in Diaspora
“God is calling those who have the heart to serve Him. Are you willing to respond?” Dr. Thomas Wa...
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