RAW Mission – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode Matt chats with special guest Tom Doyle, author of several excellent books: Dreams & Visions, Standing in the Fire and Killing Christians, to name a few.

He and his wife, Joann, served in many Middle Eastern countries and have written about the stories of those they have met along the way, particularly Muslims who have had dreams and visions of Jesus or have suffered for their faith.

Tom is now the President of Uncharted Ministries, who produce the excellent video series of Muslim Background Believer testimonies, called I Found the Truth.

In this episode you’ll hear stories of a martyrdom in Saudi Arabia, a miraculous deliverance from a firing squad, incredible bravery in Gaza and various dreams of Jesus. 

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This episode is the 3rd one that we have done recently with diaspora immigrants to the West (2nd or 3rd generation) who have gone overseas as church-planters. We’ve had a Nigerian Brit, a South Asian from the USA and now a Canadian of Chinese heritage. 

Dr. M describes 10 benefits/blessings of being Chinese and working among Muslims. He highlights some of the challenges of working and ministering in ‘shame & honour’ cultures. And he describes how important it is to understand that Muslims come from very different political, cultural and theological contexts.

If you would like to broaden your reading base, Dr. M recommends:
1) Watchman Nee The Normal Christian Life or Sit, Walk, Stand or The Spiritual Man

2) Wang Ming-Dao A Stone Made Smooth or A Call to the Church or Spiritual Food

3) works by Philip Teng, John Sung or Thomas Wang... the latter of these three will have more available in English than the others.

Also, to understand how to share the gospel in Honour-Shame contexts, check out The 3D Gospel by Jayson Georges and visit honorshame.com

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And do check out the free and outstanding 6 week video course for churches and small groups, called MomentumYes:
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In this episode we meet Andres, a Latino doctor who spent many years living and working in Kurdistan and now serves in a senior leadership position in Frontiers. 

What happens when the brother of one of the guys he’s discipling comes to ask for help to kill a personal enemy? 

What impact did a dream have on one of the first Kurdish believers in their city? 

And what are the pros and cons of being a Latino worker in the Middle East? 

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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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Taken on a trip to Jordan by her father when she was 14 years old, Becky spent time with Palestinian refugees and was deeply impacted by them and the work of the missionaries there.

But it was India which captured her heart a few years later, with its incredibly friendly and hospitable people, its amazing food and, most importantly its huge need for gospel workers.

In this episode we hear about how God's love for all people and Becky's adventurous spirit have combined to shape the life of a young lady from Liverpool.

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NB. Consider this statistic that shows a significant Great Commission imbalance.

Number of Christian missionaries per million people:
Latin America receives 155
Africa receives 68
India receives only 7
https://joshuaproject.net/assets/media/handouts/why-india.pdf

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Do get in touch if you have any questions for Matt or for any of his guests.
matt@frontiers.org.uk

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(then select from one of our national offices).

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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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In this episode we meet John from Canada, an intrepid adventurer turned missionary.

In his youth he rode his motorbikes across North America, Europe & the Middle East – most often sleeping under the stars. He had various accidents too, including one in which he broke his neck. 

But when the Lord called him to take the good news to Muslims, he ended up living in Asia for 30 years! 

And there in the tropics, John's love of adventure and water sports became what God would use to establish him in business, to give him many friendships with local Muslims and no end of gospel opportunities. 

His is a fascinating story of adventures, calling, unreached Muslim people groups, betrayal, deportation, redeployment & resilience. 

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Do get in touch if you have any questions for Matt or for any of his guests.
matt@frontiers.org.uk

You can find out more about us by visiting www.frontiers.org.uk
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(then select from one of our national offices).

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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The conflict between the Israeli governement and Hamas has surfaced once again these past several months - with the kidnapping of Jewish civilians, the bombardment of Gaza, the terrible loss of life, the constant fear and the international community deeply divided in how to respond.

In this episode we hear from Charlie, who lived with her family in Jordan and East Jerusalem for several years. She made friends with Arab-Israelis, Palestinians, Jews and Christians alike, praying all the time for reconciliation between 'enemies' and for many Muslims to find hope and peace in the Lord Jesus.

She also shares about returning to the UK and ministering to immigrant and refugee communities, some of whom it turned out were from the very neighbourhood she had been living in.

For ways to shape the nations through prayer, visit our Pray Now page on the website  here.

To download the Pray Now app - a daily short prayer feed for the Muslim world , click here.

The Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies in Oxford has just published (Oct 24) a Hikmah Study Guide called: Christians, Muslims, Jews and The Land. Do check it out here. It gives voice to the various theological/religious perspectives in the different faith communities. 

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Do get in touch if you have any questions for Matt or for any of his guests.
matt@frontiers.org.uk

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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Most of our guests have been 'on the field' for years, since we at Frontiers are all about long-term engagement with unreached peoples, i.e. going deep into language and culture to be as effective as possible in making disciples and planting churches.

But today's young guests report back on a recent short-term mission trip that they went on in Turkey (Turkiye) that lasted for only a week.

Hannah and Lucy were sent out on a team to experience the 'Muslim world', to go to a remote town where there are no known believers, to pray and see who God would lead them to. Where would they stay? Would their reception be hostile or welcoming? What kind of spiritual formation would God be doing in them?

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If you would like to consider going on one of our short-term trips, click here.

To learn about the YWAM Discipleship Training School that Hannah did after leaving school, click here.

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Support the show

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Do get in touch if you have any questions for Matt or for any of his guests.
matt@frontiers.org.uk

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:
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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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In this episode we meet Naomi, a young Brit who has dedicated her life to sharing Jesus with Muslims in Africa.

What happens when a friend's roof is blown off in storm? Will God provide? Should Naomi give her the money for it? How should she deal with bats living in her bathroom?!
How did some of the new believers from a Muslim background show Naomi what it really means to obey and boldly live out the teachings of Jesus in their context? How should she deal with some of the men in the neighbourhood catcalling and harrassing her?

You'll certainly be inspired and challenged as you listen to Naomi's experiences of life in the desert.


“If God calls you to be a missionary, don’t stoop to become a king.” (Jordan Grooms)

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Do get in touch if you have any questions for Matt or for any of his guests.
matt@frontiers.org.uk

You can find out more about us by visiting www.frontiers.org.uk
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(then select from one of our national offices).

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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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In this episode we hear from J, who spent 11 years with his family in Northern Iraq living amongst the Kurds.

We discuss ISIS (aka Daesh / the Islamic State), the connections that the Kurds have with the ancient Medes (as mentioned in the Bible), eco-tourism and archaeology, and the role that statehood (or lack of it) has for the Kurds.

We also discuss the Californian, Roger Cumberland, a missionary to the Kurdish people who was martyred in 1938. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Cumberland

NB. Kurdistan is a term that Kurds may appreciate since it speaks of their dreams and aspirations for unity and statehood, but for others in Turkiye, Iraq, Iran & Syria it is a term imbued with a very negative political meaning, one that relates to separatism and division.

For more on the Kurds, read:
Ethnic Realities and The Church, Lessons from Kurdistan by Robert Blincoe

For J's sermon at the International Church in Dohuk, entitled What the Bible says about Kurds, click here.

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Do get in touch if you have any questions for Matt or for any of his guests.
matt@frontiers.org.uk

You can find out more about us by visiting www.frontiers.org.uk
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(then select from one of our national offices).

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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44 years ago there were only a few hundred believers in Iran from a Muslim  background. Now the number is estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands!

Iranians (or Persians) are coming to Christ in amazing ways all over the world - not only in diaspora communities, but also inside the deeply conservative Islamic Republic, in spite of the country's strict laws against owning a Farsi bible and sharing the Christian faith with others.

Often Christian leaders have been arrested, interrogated, and imprisoned in the nation’s notorious Evin prison. And our guest in this episode is one of them.

Mojtaba Hosseini has a remarkable story of coming to faith in Iran as a young man, along with some of his family members. His underground church was raided twice by officers from the intelligence services. He was arrested and spent several years in jail.

Persecution and suffering are often part of the story of the emerging church in places hostile to the good news of Jesus. But so are perseverance and mighty works of God. This is one of those stories.

Support the show

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Do get in touch if you have any questions for Matt or for any of his guests.
matt@frontiers.org.uk

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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