Joe Consford

Missionary | Author of “That’s My Goat – Misadventures, Miracles & Missionary Life in West Africa” | Coffee Drinker | order at

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Look at my bookstore. Preserving Missionary Stories and History. https://t.co/RqcuUv9uzv

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@EOAraiza Your dad was one of my favorite people. He was an amazing person

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@realyairpinto @matishoshani what do you think about the pause in the plans of the US to bomb Iran? Is Iran going to follow through with any deal made?

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Book page:

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A missionary watched his church go from 45 people to 9.

Then later, someone tried to vote him out while he was away.

Dennis Glenon stayed.

He forgave.
He rebuilt.
He kept preaching.
That is real missionary fire.
Chapter 8 of Missionary on Fire: Fire Built in the Storm.

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Frank Drown learned that missions is more than reaching a place.

It is reaching people in a way they can understand.

Among the Achuar, he had to start with Genesis before John 3:16 made sense.

Chapter 7 of Missionary on Fire is powerful.

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Sometimes a traffic sign in Africa says words you can read… but still leaves you completely confused.

This one needed an explanation.

A fun little missionary-life moment about culture, communication, and learning to laugh along the way.

Watch here:
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Here is a fun video with my own original song! https://t.co/dHYh6oHxoB

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A missionary can have the right burden and still need God to teach him how to reach people.

In Chapter 6 of Missionary on Fire, Pat Russell learns that zeal must be joined with humility, patience, language, and love.

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Bernie Holritz served faithfully in Japan for decades.

Late in life, one regret still stayed with him:

He wished he had mastered the language better.

That is missionary fire.

Faithfulness.
A lifetime of wanting the gospel to be clear.

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A fourth grader asked for my autograph.

Laura’s penmanship was “perfect.”

Mine was “more realistic.”

That line alone was worth the miles.

Poutine, Niagara Falls, churches, friends, and a long road home:

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@AmericaFirsst @steverino1997 @LeaderJohnThune @LeaderJohnThune does not have the courage to bring the SAVE Act to a vote. If he wanted to he could drum up the republicans and bring this important change to save our country. He has different priorities….

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415th Birthday of the KJV! I am having this old Bible rebound for my Church carry Bible.

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A 4th grader asked for my autograph.

Then he asked Laura for hers.

Her penmanship was “perfect.”

Mine?

“More realistic.” 😂

That was part of our trip through Ontario: friends, poutine, Niagara Falls, and a reminder at the “point of no return.”

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@OnezimeM @_Qstormrider and everyone knew he would... that is why he was elected to be the SML. At least they did not put Cornin there.

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You can spend your life serving God…

and still get this wrong:

“I thought I had to make every decision myself.”

—Ed Gibson

Don’t just work hard.
Learn to walk with others.
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@DrJoeArthur Looks like a fun time!

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@BrandenPreedy @MBTS Congrats

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Most Christians don’t quit…
they just never get serious.

A missionary once said:
“Anybody can be a fiddler…
but it takes effort to be a violinist.”

Which one are you?

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[Ev. Oliver Araiza @EOAraiza]

The Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ is the power of GOD unto salvation! The next part is crucial to the dynamic supernatural work of the Gospel. The power of the Gospel is appropriated to him or her that believes with their heart.
Read Romans 1:16, 10:10 KJV

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Missionary stories remind us that faithfulness is built one step at a time.

Rainy streets.
Hard fields.
Slow fruit.
Long obedience.

That is the kind of fire I write about.

Visit my bookstore and find Missionary on Fire, That’s My Goat, and more.

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