{"id":42335,"date":"2021-05-24T11:16:29","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T11:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eu.aimint.org\/?post_type=aim_resource&p=42335"},"modified":"2025-10-10T13:32:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T12:32:10","slug":"mission-service-outline-north-africa-walking-in-shadow","status":"publish","type":"aim_resource","link":"https:\/\/eu.aimint.org\/fr\/resources\/mission-service-outline-north-africa-walking-in-shadow\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission service: North Africa – Walking in Shadow"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

This outline is designed to help you pull together different resources to create an engaging service focusing on cross-cultural mission and how God is at work. Feel free to use the different elements below in a way that is most helpful for your congregation and browse<\/i>\u00a0our <\/i>resources section<\/i><\/a>\u00a0for alternatives to swap in.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\r\n

What is this service\u00a0about?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

In North Africa alone, 200 million people from 742 unreached people groups are unreached with the gospel. That\u2019s 200 million people unknowingly heading for a Christ-less eternity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

We talk about \u2018North Africa\u2019 instead of the individual countries across the north and into the horn of Africa because these countries are \u2018Creative Access\u2019 locations \u2013 nations where there is great hostility towards Christianity and where traditional \u2018missionary work\u2019 is not possible.\u00a0Workers, therefore, need to access these countries using their skills in areas such as business, education and healthcare, giving a more \u2018creative\u2019 platform from which to proclaim the liberating news of Jesus Christ as they practically serve the local community.<\/p>\r\n

Whatever role workers have, the aim is to be as intentional as possible. Whether it is buying bread for breakfast, meeting with a client to discuss business, dropping off children at school, or drinking tea with a friend, the intention is to always be ready to share the truth of the gospel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The lost need to hear the good news of Jesus. Could God be working in the hearts of people in your church? We hope this service will encourage your church to a deeper engagement with our God and his mission to all peoples.<\/div>\r\n
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The resources below fit together to form a complete service. Click here to download a copy of this outline.<\/a> You can collect all, or some, of the resources in your resource box, and either use them in this suggested order or in the best way to suit your church and congregation.<\/em><\/div>\r\n
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