RAW Mission Frontiers UK

In this episode we hear the story of Ruth Ripken.

Ruth and her husband, Nik, spent over 30 years obeying Christ’s command to share Jesus across the globe. After 7 years in Malawi & South Africa, they moved to Nairobi, Kenya to begin work among the Somali people, in the context of war and famine.

Many Somali believers there suffered for their faith. Most were martyred. Near the end of the Ripken’s tenure among the Somalis, their 16-year-old son died.

One year later, the Holy Spirit led the Ripkens to begin a global pilgrimage to learn from believers in persecution how to recapture a biblical missiology of witness and house-church planting in the midst of persecution and martyrdom. Currently the Ripkens have interviewed over 600 believers in persecution, exceeding 72 countries. Sitting at their feet, the Ripkens learned from the suffering church how to thrive amidst suffering, not merely survive.

To learn more of their incredible story, or to purchase their books: The Insanity of God, The Insanity of Obedience & The Insanity of Sacrifice, visit
https://www.nikripken.com/

To watch the documentary about the persecuted church that they made, visit
https://www.insanityofgodmovie.com/
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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
Facebook: @frontiersukfriends

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 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.
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
Facebook: @frontiersukfriends

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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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

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
Facebook: @frontiersukfriends

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
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
Facebook: @frontiersukfriends

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.
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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
Facebook: @frontiersukfriends

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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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
Facebook: @frontiersukfriends

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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