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  • The Last Letter Of Karen Watson

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 18, 2011
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     | 5,725 views

    THE LAST LETTER OF KAREN WATSON Our International Mission Board is working on a project called "The Last Letter." It’s actually an old tradition of soldiers and missionaries who as they boarded a ship, wrote their family and friends a letter that they think might be their final ...read more

  • They're Not Ready For Heaven

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 25, 2011
     | 4,298 views

    THEY'RE NOT READY FOR HEAVEN The movie The End of the Spear tells the true story of five missionaries who gave their lives to reach the violent Waodoni tribe in the jungles of Ecuador in the 1950s. Led by Nate Saint, the missionaries were eager to reach the Waodoni people before they all died off ...read more

  • Noble Savages

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 3, 2011
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    NOBLE SAVAGES For a while people have believed that our problems exist because we are too civilized. If we would just get back to nature and throw away all of the modern conveniences and the ideas found in the Christian religion, then we would be like the noble savages of old. A good example ...read more

  • Let The River Flow

    Contributed by William Akehurst on Nov 25, 2011
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    LET THE RIVER FLOW Maryland’s Conowingo Hydroelectric Dam on the Susquehanna River is a great architectural feat. We can drive across the Dam and see the high water on one side and the lower level rapids and flow of water on the other. This dam was not built to contain a raging river and dam up ...read more

  • Thank You, Sensei Don

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Feb 12, 2012
     | 1,984 views

    THANK YOU, SENSEI DON Dr. Don Sisk, the former president of the mission board I'm with, BIMI, tells of winning an old "papa-sahn" to Christ, the father of one of the ladies in his church. He had such a grateful spirit for Dr. Sisk, whom they referred to as "Sensei Don" which means "Teacher Don." ...read more

  • Wearing 30,000 Bibles

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Feb 26, 2012
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    WEARING 30,000 BIBLES Years ago a missionary returned to England for a brief furlough after many years of faithful service in India. He was invited to a dinner at a great summer resort where he met many women of prominence and position. After dinner he went to his room and penned a ...read more

  • That's My Country

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 11, 2012
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    THAT'S MY COUNTRY George Shultz, when Secretary of State during the Reagan administration, kept a large globe in his office. When newly appointed ambassadors had an interview with him and when ambassadors returning from their posts for their first visit with him were leaving his office, Shultz ...read more

  • Nathan Barlow--Missionary ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2012
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    NATHAN BARLOW--MISSIONARY DOCTOR Nathan Barlow was a missionary Doctor to Ethiopia. He served there for over 60 years primarily helping people with an affliction called Mossy Foot. This caused swelling and ulcers in the feet and lower legs and caused people to become social outcasts. When Nathan’s ...read more

  • A Missionary In The South Sea Islands For A ...

    Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 3, 2012
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    A missionary in the South Sea Islands for a number of years was lying on his back in several inches of water reaching up in his boat, trying to repair the inboard motor. He had to get in that position to fix it, and it was a dirty, hot, scummy business. This doctor was lying there doing that so he ...read more

  • Joanne Shetler Spent Years In The Philippines ...

    Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 3, 2012
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    Joanne Shetler spent years in the Philippines with the Balangao people, translating the Bible into their language and trying to tell them the good news of the Savior. But it was slow going. One day Ama, a man who had “adopted” her as his Balangao daughter, picked up an English New Testament from ...read more

  • In The Last Hour, While We Were In Sunday School ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 3, 2008
     | 1,213 views

    In the last hour, while we were in Sunday school -- or any hour, for that matter, here is what typically happens in this world. 2,738 people died from starvation 342 people died from malaria 76 mothers died from childbirth 9,582 babies died from induced abortion 8,898 infants and children were ...read more

  • One Of The Earliest Disciples Of Ignatius Loyola, ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 29, 2008
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    One of the earliest disciples of Ignatius Loyola, one of the first Jesuits, Francis was going to go to Palestine to convert Muslims–and probably be martyred–when an opportunity arose to travel farther East to preach Jesus. He asked to be sent as a missionary to the Far East. By all ...read more

  • Go To God €" He Is The Source Of Our Goodness On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
     | 1,794 views

    Go to God – he is the source of our goodness on this earth. Matthew 7:11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! Story: This story about Hudson Taylor – a well known ...read more

  • On January 8, 1956 Jim Elliot, Along With Four ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
     | 1,494 views

    On January 8, 1956 Jim Elliot, along with four other missionaries was killed while trying to bring this Good News of Christ to the Waodoni people of the Auca Indians in Ecuador. In his journal published in a book titled SHADOW OF THE ALMIGHTY, Jim wrote these words: “One doesn’t learn to speak ...read more

  • Reaching The Unreached: In The 18th Century ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 9, 2009
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    REACHING THE UNREACHED: IN THE 18TH CENTURY BARTON IN THE BEANS CHAPEL IN LECIESTERSHIRE SENT OUT SO MANY MISSIONARIES – THAT THE INDIAN PEOPLE BEING REACHED SPOKE OF BARTON IN THE BEANS BEING A HUGE CITY LIKE LONDON WHEN IN FACT IT ...read more

  • Children's Talk: Running A Race. ...

    Contributed by C Vincent on Feb 13, 2009
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    Illustration: Children’s Talk: Running a race. Share what you have in life with others. Pass the baton to the next person. God started this race and was at the ...read more

  • Religion In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    RELIGION IN CHINA 31% of Chinese citizens consider religion very or somewhat important vs. 11% who consider it unimportant, finds an ’06 Pew Global Attitudes Project survey. Yet only 14-18% of Chinese adults would classify themselves in a particular religion in ’05, ’06 and ’07. In contrast, more ...read more

  • In '07, 28 Participating Churches In 15 European ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    In ’07, 28 participating churches in 15 European countries planted 153 new ...read more

  • 37% Of Protestant Churches Are Very Involved In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
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    37% of Protestant churches are very involved in local evangelism/missions; 47% are somewhat ...read more

  • 23% Of Protestant Churches Are Very Involved In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2009
     | 2,240 views

    23% of Protestant churches are very involved in evangelism/missions outside their local community, according to clergy; 49% are somewhat involved. 41% of Protestant churches are very involved in overseas ...read more