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Month: September 2016

Releasing the Grip of Idolatry

Releasing the Grip of Idolatry

   Several studies corroborate the statistic that 85% of those who believe in Jesus make that life-changing decision before the age of 18. In China alone there are around 300,000,000 people under the age of 18.If the body of Christ doesn’t reach them with the gospel many of these young people are destined to a  life filled with the worship of idols and then eternity without God.This frightening statement from missiologist Christopher Wright shows the detrimental results of idolatry:“False gods destroy…

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Crashing the Wildman Party

Crashing the Wildman Party

The remote, mountaintop village of Xinhua looked deserted as I and some team members pulled our vehicle to a stop at the edge of town. We soon discovered that almost the entire village had congregated at what might be called their “fairgrounds” to celebrate a festival called (according to the best translation I can come up with) the “Welcome the Wild Man Festival,” and we were just in time to join the party! (As the only foreigner there I wondered…

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Love Conquers Leprosy

Love Conquers Leprosy

How one man’s daughter (and granddaughter) bring joy to his heart—as well as to a community Dear Friend of His Feet International, Grandchildren are a joy and a comfort to most grandparents, but few elderly leprosy patients ever get to experience that pleasure. That’s because so many feared catching the dreaded disease prior to the introduction of effective medicines in the 1970s (and irrational fear and superstition still keeps many away). And that’s why patients were exiled to remote colonies,…

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