We talk with Gigi Awabdeh from SLED about restoring dignity in the MENA region by serving people who are overlooked, hidden, and often labeled as a shame. We share how humanitarian aid, long-term relationships, and Discovery Bible Study create real openings for the gospel among special needs families, refugees, and survivors of war.
• SLED (Serve Lead Empower Develop) and a dignity-driven mission rooted in Christ
• Humanitarian aid as a trusted way into hard places
• Special needs as the most marginalized group in parts of the Middle East
• Home visits and caring for families’ basic needs
• Discovery Bible Study as a simple tool anyone can use
• The burden carried by mothers and the isolation of families
• Retreats and gatherings that bring people out of hiding
• Partnership with local churches and the Austin Ridge Embrace ministry curriculum
• Stories of transformation including a woman saved from suicide
• Work among refugees and displaced communities across Iraq Lebanon Syria Yemen and beyond
• Dreams and visions that lead people to ask about Jesus

https://sledinternational.org/

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We talk with Doug Cobb about why the Great Commission has clear finish lines and why the global church may be closer to them than most people realize. We dig into Scripture, modern missions strategy, and practical ways to join the sprint with prayer, giving, and going.
• Revelation 7 as the north star vision for the nations
• Matthew 24:14 and the link between gospel proclamation and Jesus’ return
• Three finish lines: every nation, every language, every place
• Bible translation momentum and why language matters
• Technology, transportation, media, and collaboration as accelerants
• The Finishing Fund approach to funding first engagement efforts
• Indigenous missionaries and near culture workers as the growing mission force
• What the American church often misses about cross-cultural responsibility
• How to hold urgency without unhealthy end-times pressure
• Finding your lane: pray, give, go, including diaspora ministry and online discipleship

Find Doug Cobb's book "The Sprint To The Finish" on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Sprint-Finish-Complete-Commission-Generation/dp/B0FSJKT1YW

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We share how East-West Ministries fuels church-planting movements in the spiritually darkest places and why local ownership, simple training, and courageous witness are building lasting fruit. Stories of persecution, collaboration, and measurable faith goals show practical ways to engage now.

• vision rooted in Revelation 7 and the need among 7,000+ unreached people groups
• early callings to missions and the path from short-term to long-term service
• East-West focus on Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, and animist contexts across 52 countries
• practical on-ramps: short-term trips, evangelism training, and field readiness
• giving and prayer partnerships with real-time updates and project impact
• frontline stories: long-term fruit from short trips; house-church multiplication
• persecution realities in India and resilient strategies for hard places
• shift to local ownership and indigenous leadership as the biblical model
• collaboration through the Coalition of the Willing and shared village-level maps
• 2033 vision for a church in every village; role of tech and AI
• 2026 faith goals: gospel shares, disciples, leaders, churches, workers, new UPGs

https://www.eastwest.org/

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