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  Detroit: Sharing the gospel in a scarf shop

  After leaving a bakery where we go to typically on the weekend to develop conversations about Isa—the Muslim name for Jesus—one of the girls on my team suggested we visit a scarf shop. So, we drove down the road and stopped at the first shop.

  07/10/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Washington: My Experience with God

  Student Missions Blog: Some people may not think a mission trip to Washington State is all that important, because it’s not Africa or Asia or some country where people have never heard about Jesus. But that is not true.

  07/10/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Colorado: Make the most of every opportunity

  Student Missions Blog: I am serving with church planters in Loveland, Colo., this summer. Recently, we had opportunities to put into practice Colossians 4:5, which says, “Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.”

  07/10/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Alaska: Children discover the gospel in the park

  Student Missions Blog: The first day at a park in Anchorage, we introduced kids to the Bible. We told them the Bible is God’s word, and everything in it is true.

  07/10/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Quebec: No language barrier for God

  Student Missions Blog: God has shown me recently just how far his love stretches to all people—every language, every age and every race.

  07/10/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  New York: Learning and growing

  Student Missions Blog: I am enjoying working with college students. They really motivate me, and it’s so awesome to see them serve the Lord every single day. They have so much energy.

  07/10/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Orlando: Becoming a bolder witness for Jesus

  Student Missions Blog: We are a little beyond the halfway mark in our missions assignment here in Orlando, and we are sure feeling it. Exhaustion and sickness are moving through our camp, but God is still good.

  07/09/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Portland: Finding value where others don’t

  Student Missions Blog: I’m embarrassed to say how many times I’ve been to the Goodwill thrift shop since I’ve been here. I think I went 10 times within my first 30 days in Portland.

  07/08/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Vancouver: Getting to know people

  Student Missions Blog: The Vancouver area keeps becoming more familiar the more we learn and see. As a team, we have done a little exploring but more digging into ministry, which is hard to define here.

  07/08/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Brazil: Washing feet and sharing shoes

  Student Missions Blog: From Day One in Brazil, our team leader urged us to be FAT – fluid, available and teachable.

  07/07/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  Richard Ray: Don’t miss the Bivocational /Small-Church Annual Conference

  The Bivocational/Small-Church Annual Conference at the Baptist University of the Americas in San Antonio July 11-12 will encourage, equip and challenge those who serve on the small-church mission field.

  07/06/2014 - By John Rutledge

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  In Touch: To Bartlett, Harlingen and Convencion

  I spent Sunday, June 22, at First Baptist Church of Bartlett. It was a great service and a blessing to participate.

  07/06/2014 - By John Rutledge