Does your vision ever get short-sighted? We know that God’s vision encompasses all nations and so ours should too. But do you ever feel like the daily grind gets in the way?

The car broke down again. Layoffs are coming at work. A loved one is battling cancer.

Whatever the reason for our short-sightedness, God is inviting us into a cause greater than ourselves, our household, and our hometown.

To close out this year, let’s look back at some of the ways God has been working in all corners of the globe. Here are the five most-read blog posts of 2018.

Be encouraged: God is truly up to something good. Look up, and be refreshed!

1. Seminary Grads and Seasoned Pastors: Meet Your New Niche
   International churches provide unique opportunities to serve transplanted families who are living in a new culture.
2. “We Don’t Say We Love God.”
   Crossworld workers in Italy were stunned to hear this statement from their language teacher. And it gave them new resolve to change it.
3. Could Your Impact Outpace Billy Graham’s?
   In 2018, we lost a titan of the faith. But is God limited to using specially gifted evangelists? Crossworld President Dale Losch dares to dream about an impact that could supersede that of the late, great evangelist.
4. A Sikh Walks Into a Gym
   A Crossworld worker in Canada crossed cultures at the gym, opening doors for the gospel. Opportunities are limitless if we’re open.
5. Removing the Red Bracelet
   When Crossworld worker Reece challenged a new Cambodian believer to put aside an idolatrous bracelet, the results were anything but expected.
6. Your Story in 2019
   This isn’t the end of the story. It’s just the beginning. God is looking to everyday believers — that means all of us — to express His love to the world. Let’s turn the page on a new year together.

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