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The Amplifier, Transforming Lives
Jesus, the Savior of the world, comes knocking at the doors of all nations. Different cultures have different ways of knocking on doors. I imagine that Jesus knocks in the way in which they are accustomed. But no matter the entryway or method, our Savior is knocking...
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The Amplifier, Transforming Lives
Followers Multiplied In the culture where we work, people are not encouraged or taught how to read the Bible on their own. When we offered a Bible class to help learn English, we didn’t know how it would be received. To our surprise, several women were interested!...
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The Amplifier, Transforming Lives
Our vision in South Asia is to be a multiplying church blessing every village in the state where we currently live. Over a year ago, we were asked by a young man to come to his village to talk with some of his neighbors about Jesus. A village is a not a place that...
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The Amplifier, Transforming Lives
A young woman unwinds a spool of thread as she walks the last kilometer up to the crest of a hill. To her, the thread symbolizes hope—perhaps for love, for a good marriage, or for a child. Or it could be that she’s wanting a better job, a house, or more money....
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Advancing Church, The Amplifier, Transforming Lives
Would they come? . . . Would learning how to inductively study the Bible draw anybody? . . . These questions lingered in my mind as preparations went forward for the first women’s conference held in Manaus, Brazil. When uncertainties almost led to cancelling the...
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The Amplifier, Transforming Lives
We know that it is impossible for us to reach entire cities and countries on our own, but what if we invest in those who can? This past June, we held a training session called “Teaching Beyond” for English teachers in our area. We originally expected to train 10-20...