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These might be
some of the greatest stories ever told

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which is why we might just have
the best job in North America.

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We get to tell stories
about missionaries in the US and Canada

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— stories that are so powerful
and so amazing,

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we feel humbled
to even be here doing this.

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Like, did you hear the story
about the Marine sniper

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who’s planting a church?

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Or the one about the missionaries
who started a laundromat

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just so they could meet a need
and tell their neighbors about Jesus?

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Or how about the church planter
in Wyoming

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who’s discipling new believers,
then sending them out as circuit riders

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to tiny, unreached towns
all over the state.

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People call these “missionary stories.”
And that makes sense.

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I mean, the missionaries are the ones
serving on the field

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and they’re the ones on camera.

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But there’s another main character
in each of these stories

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you really can’t see
— not unless you look in a mirror.

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You might not realize it,
but your faithful prayers

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and your generosity
to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering

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— that’s where the fuel
and the encouragement

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for these missionaries comes from.

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I mean, God is taking
your prayers and gifts

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and planting this missionary family
in a neighborhood

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where they can “go into all the world”
without ever leaving their house.

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He’s sending this missionary into
what might be

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the most unreached community
in all of North America.

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He even showed this couple
how to turn a border town

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into a missions training center.

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Your support makes you a main character
in every one of these stories

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— stories of how God
is building His Kingdom.

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He’s using thousands of missionaries,
some you’ll hear about

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— most you’ll never even know —
and He’s using you.

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Together we’re sharing the gospel
— the greatest story ever told —

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with people who need to hear.

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Together we’re stepping into the story.