When Alex’s father died, he left Alex and his six siblings parentless. Alex’s uncle took them in, but he had a family of his own to take care of,...
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October 25, 2021
Western and Central Asia are dominated by Islam, making it especially challenging for the gospel to spread. That’s exactly why Encompass journeyed...
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November 3, 2025
Aaron has spent the last few years learning to resist his tendency to “shut down” new opportunities. After hearing a...
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Allana felt God calling her to reach Japan, so she obediently visited four times on mission and got a degree in biblical and cultural studies. On...
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In his classic book Let the Nations Be Glad, John Piper says, “Worship is the goal and the fuel of missions: Missions exists because worship...
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March 3, 2023
With hundreds of countries around the world executing lockdowns in different ways, there is a surprising number of similarities in what we are all...
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April 6, 2020
The “Called” series is a collection of testimonies that highlight the amazing ways God prepares the hearts of his people for their role in the...
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March 31, 2017
“I hated anything having to do with church because I was so angry at God,” Naomi says. For years, the pain she carried from...
May 20, 2026
Have you heard of the term “laser-focused”? As you might imagine, it describes someone who is extremely focused on something, maybe a goal – never...
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January 3, 2017