Revelation 3:8 “Behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it.” Let us pour out our lives as an oblation to the world for Christ and the ends of the earth shall “hear and be glad.”

You may wonder why we have chosen to call this issue, “Cross Cultural Missions on Your Doorstep!” The reason is simple. There are more opportunities for cross-cultural ministry right here at home than one would initially realize which would prove eternally fruitful if one would pursue them.

Many desire cross-cultural ministry but never get involved because they feel they have not been “called” to the mission field, or that they are unqualified in some way. Others desire to eventually go on the foreign field but are not yet prepared. Sadly, many never realize that they could have a wonderfully fruitful cross-cultural ministry right here at home! Christ said, “Open your eyes and look around and you will find the harvest fields ripe, waiting to be harvested.” In this issue we have endeavored to explore the opportunities and avenues available for this type of ministry. Amazingly, one need only draw a circumference of one hundred miles around his given location and find numerous pockets of ethnic groups representing many different countries therein. Some of the avenues of missionary service within these groups would be perhaps teaching English as a second language, as many of them are new immigrants into the country. Many of these foreigners have no friends and are delighted to make your acquaintance if you simply show some interest in their food, culture, or language. Many such opportunities would give a “missionary” welcome access into the home of these foreigners. Oh, that God would stir our hearts with the needs and openings He has opened up for us right here at home.

The reality is that there are many opportunities for "foreign" work or reaching the unreached right here on our own turf. It seems to me that God has been bringing many people groups within easy reach of us! What an opportunity is ours!

--Jeremy Wollman

The main articles follow the theme of the Ethnic booth/workshop at Missions Conference.