RAW Mission

In this episode Jono shares about the years he and his family spent in Jordan & Lebanon.

Jono met about 700 taxi drivers over several years living in one city and he had around 400 gospel conversations. But he faced the same objections to the good news again and again: "You believe in 3 gods. The Bible is corrupted. Jesus is only a prophet..."

This led him to create a fantastic series of short animated videos - a funny and challenging story of how 4 Muslim guys find out about the Jesus. Such was the success of these videos that now the series has been translated into 12 major languages around the world, with more underway.

We also hear the story of 2 powerful dreams that friends of Jono had, in which they encountered Christ and became his followers.

Check out the brilliant animated series here: www.journeytotruth.tv
It's an excellent resource for your Muslim friends and also for Christians who want to learn how to answer some of the most common objections to the gospel.

For training and resources about using media to accelerate disciple making movements, visit www.kingdom.training

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We continue to hear from Benjamin - a South Indian who, along with his wife, has spent many years proclaiming the good news of the kingdom to Muslims in North India, thousands of miles from home and family.

What happens to Ben when a Christian in his town insults the local Muslims and it gets into the newspapers?

How was running a chicken farm beneficial to Ben's gospel ministry?!

Why did Ben's friend, who used to laugh at him whenever he prayed, suddenly become interested in the gospel?

These are the voices that we in the West need to hear, the stories of brothers and sisters from the Majority World who have such wisdom, biblical insight and experience in cross-cultural work.

Why India?
Check out some of the stats here:
https://joshuaproject.net/countries/in

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In this episode you'll meet Benjamin - a South Indian who, along with his wife, has spent many years proclaiming the good news of the kingdom to Muslims in North India, thousands of miles from home and family.

We discuss the huge needs and particular challenges of India - the world's second most populous nation and second largest 'Muslim' country in the world, where there is only 1 gospel worker for every million Muslims!

We discuss some of the colonial missions heritage, the problems of non-residential mission efforts, the dangers of focusing gospel work only on the poor, and much more.

These are the voices that we in the West need to hear, the stories of brothers and sisters from the Majority World who have such wisdom, biblical insight and experience in cross-cultural work.

Be informed, be inspired!

Why India?
Check out some of the stats here:
https://joshuaproject.net/countries/in

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**WARNING** This episode contains some harrowing stories of violence against women, so is not suitable for younger children.

We continue to hear stories from Afghanistan & Pakistan in this episode - this time from Roxanne, whose husband Jeff was interviewed a fortnight ago.

Roxanne shares her experiences in the land of the Taliban: the deep friendships that she made, the incredible miracles that she experienced and the many tears that she shed. 

What happened to the lady who was so poor that she was desperate for someone to take her child away - to a better life?

Why was a miraculous healing not well received by the child's grandmother?

Hear about a woman, a great friend of Roxanne's, whose 13 children all died.

What is God up to in the midst of all this pain and suffering?

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Jeff, a photographer, (& Roxanne, who we'll be hearing from in our next episode) have been on church planting teams in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan & India.

They have decades of experience and some jaw-dropping stories of God's power and protection.

What happened when an Afghan young man's father came to kidnap him and send him to to his death as a Jihadi on the frontlines, because he had become a follower of Jesus?

What happened when a extremist group came to attack a evangelistic Christmas pageant in Peshawar, Pakistan?

After Jeff nearly lost his life in a firefight, why did he have a real crisis of faith for about a year?

How did Jeff's Muslim friends try to protect him from evil spirits?

How do we respond when God does the very opposite of what we're praying for?

Listen on. You'll find out!

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In this episode Matt interviews Ian Nicholson, one of the founding leaders of 24-7 Prayer and the Guildford Boiler Room (now Emmaus Road Church) and one of 24-7’s International leadership team.

The stories covered take us all over the world: to India, Austria, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Russia, Romania, Bangladesh and Ibitha (Spain)!

Ian shares about coming to faith, being a youth leader and a church pastor in the UK and getting called by God into cross-cultural mission in his 20s. He particularly focuses on the years he spent smuggling bibles across the borders into Eastern Europe during the Cold War, whilst working with OM.

To see a powerful short video on mission and colonialism that we made during the trip to Bangladesh mentioned in this episode, click this link.

To find out more about 24-7 Prayer, visit: www.24-7prayer.com

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The current situation in Ukraine has dominated world headlines for months and will, no doubt, continue to do so for a while, with so many being killed and displaced - and with no end in sight.

In this episode Matt interviews 'Nick', a Russian believer who is doing everything he can to support Ukrainian refugees in Russia. He shares about his experiences in the refugee camps, mobilising the church in Russia to respond and how he has taken several trips across the border to bring food to those starving in Mariupol.

He also talks about his other passion, reaching Muslims in Southern Russia and the Caucasus with the good news of Jesus, and shares some great stories of his experiences there.

We hope that this counter-narrative will inspire you and encourage you to pray and to consider how the Lord might use you in His mission to bless all nations and to seek and save the lost.

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For social media in the UK:
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And do check out the free and outstanding 6 week video course for churches and small groups, called MomentumYes:
www.momentumyes.com (USA)
www.momentumyes.org.uk (UK)
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What is the point of doing short-term mission trips?

Don’t they do more harm than good? Hit and run evangelism with no cultural understanding?  Are they really a good use of time and money?

We at Frontiers are all about long-term church-planting teams, but we often introduce people to the Muslim world through short-term trips.

In this episode Matt continues his conversation with three young people who have recently come back from a week’s prayer trip to Turkey.

They describe meeting an incredible lady who came to faith in Christ through a series of visions and who started a church in her town, in spite of some serious opposition. 

They also recount several conversations they had with Turkish young people, who they found to be surprisingly open to hearing about Jesus.

If you’d like to organise a group from your church or CU to do a trip like this one, just let us know.

Send us a message!

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Do get in touch if you have any questions for Matt or for any of his guests.
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You can find out more about us by visiting www.frontiers.org.uk
Or, if you're outside the UK, visit www.frontiers.org
(then select from one of our national offices).

For social media in the UK:
Instagram: frontiers_uk

And do check out the free and outstanding 6 week video course for churches and small groups, called MomentumYes:
www.momentumyes.com (USA)
www.momentumyes.org.uk (UK)
_________________________________________________________________________________ 

What is the point of doing short-term mission trips?

Don’t they do more harm than good? Hit and run evangelism with no cultural understanding?  Are they really a good use of time and money?

We at Frontiers are all about long-term church-planting teams, but we often introduce people to the Muslim world through short-term trips.

In this episode Matt continues his conversation with three young people who have recently come back from a week’s prayer trip to Turkey.

They describe meeting an incredible lady who came to faith in Christ through a series of visions and who started a church in her town, in spite of some serious opposition. 

They also recount several conversations they had with Turkish young people, who they found to be surprisingly open to hearing about Jesus.

If you’d like to organise a group from your church or CU to do a trip like this one, just let us know.

Send us a message!

Support the show

_________________________________________________________________________________

Do get in touch if you have any questions for Matt or for any of his guests.
[email protected]

You can find out more about us by visiting www.frontiers.org.uk
Or, if you're outside the UK, visit www.frontiers.org
(then select from one of our national offices).

For social media in the UK:
Instagram: frontiers_uk

And do check out the free and outstanding 6 week video course for churches and small groups, called MomentumYes:
www.momentumyes.com (USA)
www.momentumyes.org.uk (UK)
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In this gripping episode Matt talks to Brian & Jeleta, as they recall some harrowing events from the years that they lived in Cairo, Egypt.

Brian relates how he was taken away by the police in the middle of the night from his home, leaving Jeleta and their one-year-old son behind. He and his friends were imprisoned for sharing the gospel with Muslims, making disciples, distributing bibles and church planting. They were told they would be locked up in prison for 5 years.

We also hear about a devastating loss that they experienced while in Cairo and how family and team were able to support them through it.

Other topics covered in this episode include contextualisation, the role of retirees on church planting teams and famous Arab hospitality.

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Do get in touch if you have any questions for Matt or for any of his guests.
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You can find out more about us by visiting www.frontiers.org.uk
Or, if you're outside the UK, visit www.frontiers.org
(then select from one of our national offices).

For social media in the UK:
Instagram: frontiers_uk

And do check out the free and outstanding 6 week video course for churches and small groups, called MomentumYes:
www.momentumyes.com (USA)
www.momentumyes.org.uk (UK)
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