Ask me, and I will make the nations your inheritance,
the ends of the earth your possession
Psalm 2:8
You’ve seen and experienced God move first-hand around the world, and now you’re eager to get back out there – eager to continue walking in the ways you’ve grown. You’re hungry for more, and wondering how the journey you’ve already walked fits into the rest of your life.
You long to further discover your specific role in God’s ultimate global mission – the redemption of people from every nation, tribe, people, and tongue.
Over 3 billion people still live without adequate access to the Gospel (Joshua Project). As things stand, the vast majority of these people will die without ever hearing the Gospel in a way they are able to understand and accept. Kingdom Journeys serves as a mid-term launchpad to connect Alumni Racers with the staggering need of the task remaining. It’s an outlet for activation and discovery, equipping alumni to understand how they uniquely fit into the task of bringing fulfillment to the Great Commission.
Imagine yourself and a few other like-minded believers in one of the most unreached places on earth. You have months ahead of you with nothing to do but seek out how the Lord is moving in this region and pursue Him in it. No plans. No obligations. No restrictions. What would you say? What would you do? What all will He show you?
Central Asia is, even among the backpacking community, a bit of a wild mystery. Remote and untamed, these ‘stans’ have long since held a special allure for those with a heart for the unreached and unknown. Home to the legendary Eagle Hunters, the Silk Road, the Pamir highway, and some of the last truly nomadic people on earth, Central Asia is unique in its history and mystique. Because of its remoteness and ruggedness, it is largely untouched by the Gospel.
The Mission…
for your small, select team will be to seek out and join the Lord in what He’s doing in Central Asia. The training will reflect this. Any ministry partnerships developed or ministry opportunities pursued should be an overflow of the team’s focus on relational discipleship and having Gospel conversations with Central Asians.
The team will be co-creators in shaping this trip as the Lord leads. You will be expected to follow the ways the Lord is leading, join Him in His work in this region, and put into practice what you have learned on the World Race.
There will be no set schedule, no advance itinerary, no planned ministry partnerships. This trip is for those who believe that life is ministry and ministry is life.
You will come off this trip with an experiential understanding of the ‘task remaining’, how God is working among Unreached People Groups, and how you are uniquely gifted and equipped to join God in what He’s doing around the world, towards the completion of the Great Commission, until all have heard.
God is calling you to journey with Him in bringing His Gospel to the farthest unreached corners of the globe, to those that have not yet heard.
What will your Journey be?
Resources
Learn more about Central Asia and Turkic Peoples at the Joshua Project
Pray for the countries of Central Asia through Operation World:
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Learn more about:
Read blogs from past Kingdom Journeys participants:
Zach Murphy, Beijing to Istanbul
Video by: Jordyn Sheffield, Central Asia
