Stories

  • A woman manages finances at home, using a laptop and calculator on a wooden desk.

    A Great Commission Generosity Strategy

    July 7, 2025
    “In a previous role as a church mobilizer, I had the opportunity to interact with senior pastors, missions pastors, and committee members about how they stewarded church resources to align with God’s mission. In those conversations, it wasn’t uncommon to discover how relationships in the church guided the giving priorities of the church. After all,…
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  • Why Our Missionaries Treasure G3

    July 7, 2025
    For missionaries laboring among unreached people groups, the work is both deeply rewarding and uniquely challenging. That’s why the Global Gates Gathering—G3—is more than just a conference; it’s a time of renewal and a reminder that they are not alone. Many missionaries say one of the greatest joys of G3 is the opportunity to connect…
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  • A dimly lit open Bible rests on a wooden table, inviting reflection and study.

    I Gave My Bible Away

    July 7, 2025
    This isn’t the first time Jadeed has been in this situation. As a Muslim-background believer who now serves as a Global Gates Missionary Catalyst, he can’t hold onto a Bible for very long. Any Bible he gets his hands on will soon belong to a seeker or new believer. Jadeed knows a bookstore owner who…
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  • A lone passenger sitting in a New York City subway train, evokes feelings of solitude and reflection.

    Missions Can Be Hard

    July 7, 2025
    One of our missionaries was invited into the living room of a Muslim man—Fariq. Nuts and dates were shared. Tea was poured. His friend Haroun was also there. And for the first time, Fariq heard the life-changing message of Jesus. He listened intently as our missionary spoke of the love of God, the reality of…
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  • A Simple Request That Led to So Much More

    July 7, 2025
    In May, a Global Gates missionary was running a Facebook ad offering free Arabic Bibles. Among the responses was a message from Nabil*, a North African man living in a major gateway city. Over Facebook Messenger, he shared that the recent death of the Pope had stirred something in his heart and prompted him to…
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  • Evidence of a Greater Author

    June 9, 2025
    For months, Global Gates had been praying and planning for a major outreach push in 2025 among the Unreached in Chicago. What we didn’t expect was just how many signs of God’s hand we’d encounter before we ever arrived. In the weeks leading up to our trip, stories began to surface—unexpected moments that reminded us…
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  • The Basics of Adopting an Unreached People Group and Carrying the Gospel to Them | pt. 5

    June 9, 2025
    “Leadership Development and Exiting the Work“ Focus group: church members and pastors This is the fifth in a series of articles which are being written to show you how to effectively engage an unreached people. By Clint B. If you look at a Four Fields diagram, you’ll notice that leadership development is represented by a…
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  • Wait, Do You Know Samsam?

    May 12, 2025
    Three Global Gates missionaries gathered a group of Muslim-background believers in their city for trauma healing counseling and encouragement. One woman, Samsam, traveled across the country to attend. Born and raised in a devout Muslim family in an East African country, Samsam is a Muslim-background believer who had surrendered her life to Jesus. She was…
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  • The Basics of Adopting an Unreached People Group and Carrying the Gospel to Them | pt. 4

    May 12, 2025
    “Discipleship and Church Formation“ Focus group: church members and pastors This is the fourth in a series of articles which are being written to show you how to effectively engage an unreached people. By Clint B. Whenever I lead training for churches or teams on adopting an unreached people group, I often find that many…
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  • When the Story Matches the Dream

    April 24, 2025
    Recently, a wave of refugee families arrived in a gateway city. One of our missionaries joined an Arabic-speaking believer for home visits and met a family whose father was bedridden from health issues—leaving his 18-year-old son to provide for the household. Wanting to offer encouragement, our Global Gates missionary shared a story about healing—one they…
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  • An Unlikely Beginning, An Almighty God

    April 8, 2025
    You know those moments that unfold so clearly beyond coincidence that all you can say is, “Only God”? This is one of those stories—marked by divine encounters that only God could arrange. If you’ve been with Global Gates for a while, you might remember when we first introduced Jadeed. But for the sake of this…
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  • The Basics of Adopting an Unreached People Group and Carrying the Gospel to Them | pt. 3

    April 8, 2025
    “Pre-Entry, Entry, and Sowing the Gospel“ Focus group: church members and pastors This is the third in a series of articles which are being written to show you how to effectively engage an unreached people. By Clint B. Pre-Entry preparation This phase is not normally covered in a lot of training, but if you have…
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