That’s how it starts. A step of obedience, a door cautiously pushed open, a ‘yes’ to God’s nudge to consider serving him amongst the least and the lost.

David Small ended up working for the Free Burma Rangers, living in a war zone, helping victims of genocide, hiking mountains and hacking through jungles to reach places where the NGOs don’t even go. If the army had caught him, they would probably have executed him.

In this episode, with humility, compassion and sensitivity, David recounts some of the traumatic experiences faced by the Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh. He wrestles with how to cope with so much human suffering and how to help in the face of such overwhelming need. Is it even worth it, when one’s own life is regularly at risk?

David now runs The Jungle Discipleship School in South-East Asia and is always on the look-out for volunteers to join him.

He’s also the author of a couple of great autobiographies, called Nameless, Faceless People and The Wandering Beloved – an honest look at disappointment with God and battling depression.

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What's the value of a short-term trip? Can there be any realistic impact on locals or is it all about what God is doing in hearts and lives of those who go?

In this episode we hear from Zack and Hannah, who (along with various other young people) went on a week-long trip to Pakistan with Matt over the summer.

You'll hear about what it's like to share about Jesus on the streets and on public transport whilst travelling in Pakistan, as well as some of the challenges of life out there.

It was a week of divine opportunities, prayer & worship, sickness, police escorts and plenty of laughter - all the ingredients of a great short-term trip!

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In this episode we hear from Pastor Sulaiman, who shares about the incredible difficulties of life as a Christian under Sharia Law in Northern Nigeria, as well as the constant threat of violence from the terrorist organisation called Boko Haram.

His personal stories are as troubling as his godly wisdom is inspiring, as he details the extreme persecution that so many have faced in his country.

NB. This episode contains stories of brutality and gender-based violence, so will not be suitable for some listeners.

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What exactly is Christian mission? Is it inevitably linked to empire, to neocolonialism, to power dynamics? Do missionaries inevitably trample on the host culture with ethnocentric arrogance? Shouldn't we just leave others alone, with some kind of detached pluralistic indifference or vague anthropological notion of 'pristine' tribal people who ought not to have contact with or influence from outsiders?

This episode with author, Will Maxson addresses these questions, as we reflect on his latest book about mission and colonisation.

Will spent a few years in Afghanistan and now resides in the States. You can find more about his books here: https://www.willmaxson-author.com/

To dig deeper on this topic, check out this 8 part series on Mission & Empire (called Polyphonic) from our friends at Missio Nexus. https://missionexus.org/category/podcast/polyphonic/

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In this episode Matt interviews Andy, a straight-talking northern guy who loves Jesus and loves sharing the gospel with Muslims.

He and his wife spent several years in a tough surveillance state in Central Asia, learning the local language and figuring out how to communicate God's love to local Muslims. It was a tough environment and eventually they and various others were forced to leave the country.

They now are based in the UK, working with refugees and they continue to share the hope that is within them.

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In this episode we meet a young German missionary, called Micha, who has spent years working with Sudanese across East Africa.

It's been a rough ride in many ways for his family: a nasty motorbike accident, a cancer diagnosis, a military coup, an attack on the foreigners' compound. But through it all, Micha and his wife have sought the Lord and asked for wisdom about whether to stay or to go home.

At one point, their inspirational love for the local people even led them to live inside a refugee camp, in very poor conditions.

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In this episode Matt talks to Layla and Stephen, a young couple who moved to the Middle East a few years ago to join one of our teams, but very quickly had a major setback to their plans, hopes and dreams.

We discuss various disappointments and challenges (including how to cope with sexual harassment and severe physical limitations).

And, of course, there are the usual light-hearted moments and reflections on the joy of entering a new culture and seeing God powerfully at work in the lives of Muslims - including one amazing story of praying for a Muslim lady who, during prayer, saw Jesus in a vision and heard him speaking to her.

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Not many people realise that India, in spite of being a majority Hindu country, is also the world's 3rd most populous Muslim country (with over 200 million Muslims). Moreover, in spite of dynamic church growth and movements to Christ in some parts of the country, it remains the nation with the largest number of unreached people groups in the world.

The Joshua project estimates that 95 out of 100 Indians live in an unreached people group (less than2% Evangelical and less than 5% Christian Adherent). And 3 out of 4 Indians live in frontier unreached people groups (less than 0.1%
Christian Adherent, i.e. the most unreached). And the workers there are SO few compared to the numbers in Africa and Latin America. (For more details, look at the bar charts in this excellent Why India document.)

In this episode Matt talks to a young couple who've been living in an Indian city for the best part of a decade. They share fascinating stories of life and ministry there, with its many ups and downs. Dodging cows and camels, trying not to get electrocuted and raising a family in a Muslim-majority neighbourhood... there's rarely a dull moment!

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