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For many who work among Middle Eastern people in North America, there is a natural progression toward imagining what it would be like to live abroad and minister in the home countries of their friends. But how to gain the confidence it would take to take such a big cross-cultural step. 

Our guests for this podcast lead Vision Trips into various Middle Eastern countries on a regular basis. We asked Kathy and Insaf to describe what their trips look like and how they decide who to invite. They've even offered their contact information to post here to allow you the opportunity to join them!

Kathy Giske
kathygiske@yahoo.com
425-770-3793

Insaf S.
insafsafou@gmail.com
416-274-2949

Nate and Brian talking about what they're looking forward to at Merge Conference in September.

What could be more innovative than an entire culture being affected by the gospel? Perhaps not many of us would think of Diaspora ministry as being particularly innovative, but it is still a relatively new field compared to the efforts we put into sending workers overseas.

Today, we welcome Paul Dzubinski and Steven Spicer of the Ralph Winter Launch Lab to help us walk through some of the current innovative strategies they're seeing employed.

There's a new generation of innovative organizations that train up workers to go to the nations, and helps send them there. They are also placing workers in North America, where they will contribute to the dynamic interaction between domestic and international outreach. We're pleased to have two guest co-founders to share stories of their organizations' birth. Bobby with GoTEN (Go To Every Nation), and Matt with Forefront Experience are ready to help build out diaspora outreach centers in cities across the country.

Founder of Global Frontier Missions, Grant Haynes, shares some of the experiences and struggles of his students as they learn how to effectively impact the lives of Muslims in their community with the love of Jesus. This is a great resource for anyone who would like to learn from others with more experience, who will walk alongside you as you apply the concepts in a Muslim community.

Nate and Brian are pleased to welcome three veterans to international student ministry among Muslims.

Jake is on staff at Central Christian Church in Tempe, Arizona and intentionally connects with students on the ASU campus. Liz and Jonathan work with Chi Alpha Ministries on a large state campus in Washington State. Together, they offer great insights on student ministry from their years of experience.