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MISSIONS: Jesus is Already There

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The Voice of the Martyrs

Christianity, Martyr, Vom, Persecution, Gospel, Pastor, Persecutedchurch, Apologetics, Islam, Christian, Church, Missions, Missionaries, Religion & Spirituality

4.91.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2023

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Young, married, and with a baby on the way, Cynthia Anderson and her husband set out for Nepal to “take new ground for the gospel,” bringing Jesus to the unreached. But God was already working in Nepal. “We weren’t taking Him there,” Cynthia says, “He was [already] there!”

Today, decades later, Cynthia is a longtime gospel worker in multiple nations and a trainer of pastors, mission agency and other Kingdom-minded leaders in how to multiply disciples and catalyze Jesus movements in their areas. She is a leader in YWAM Frontier Missions.

Listen as Cynthia shares what it truly looks like to make disciples and train others to continue making disciples, launching Disciple Making Movements (DMM). Her new book, The Multiplier’s Mindset: Thinking Differently About Discipleship, examines the mindset shifts that need to take place in order for multiplication of the gospel to happen.

As a young missionary, Cynthia was drawn to examples from the gospels and the book of Acts. “I was so convinced by scripture. Wow! God uses ordinary, broken people; people who don’t have their act together. Faith rose up in my heart to believe: ‘God can do it here; God can do it through us!’”

The harvest fields are ripe, even in Western nations. Research shows that only 3 out of 10 unchurched people in America have had a Christian explain the gospel to them.

Listen to Cynthia share stories of persecuted Christians who have become obedient disciples of Christ passionate to reach their people with the gospel. “Keep disciple making easy and actionable,” Cynthia advises. “When we have a simple repeatable pattern and people are like, ‘I can do that,’ it is reproducible, even by a brand-new believer.”

As you listen, you’ll also learn how you can pray for our persecuted family who are making disciples among their own people. You can learn more about Cynthia’s work on her blog and by listening to her first interview on VOM Radio.

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Transcript

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Have you ever heard the idea that missionaries are taking Jesus to various places around the world?

0:06.0

Cynthia Anderson had this mindset.

0:09.0

But she was reminded that God is already everywhere.

0:13.5

You know, when I first went to Nepal, my husband and I, we were young.

0:17.0

We were pregnant with our first baby.

0:19.0

We were in our early 20s.

0:21.0

And we were going to go to Nepal and take new ground for the gospel.

0:26.0

We were pioneer missionaries.

0:27.0

We were going to take Jesus to the unreach.

0:30.0

But we discovered something when we got there.

0:33.0

He was already working in Nepal.

0:35.0

He was already drawing people to himself.

0:38.0

We weren't taking him there.

0:40.0

He was there.

0:42.0

Jesus never promised his followers an easy path.

0:45.0

In fact, he told his disciples that the world would hate them.

0:49.0

He sent them out as sheep among wolves.

0:52.0

Jesus' words came true in the life of the apostles.

0:55.0

They're still coming true today in the lives of his followers around the world.

0:59.0

Join host Todd Nettleton.

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We hear their inspiring stories and learn how we can help.

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Right now on The Voice of the Martyrs Radio Network.

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