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RESOURCES For Further Involvement in the Arabian Peninsula (United States edition)

LEARN

Websites:
  1. www.StrategicNetwork.org
  2. www.PeopleTeams.org/NAMEco.htm
  3. www.calebproject.org/upgpray.asp
  4. www.apinfo.eu
Magazines:
  1. National Geographic (www.NationalGeographic.com)
  2. ARAMCO World, Box 2106, Houston, TX 77252, USA
Bible Studies:
  1. Take a “Perspectives” class (www.perspectives.org/movement/programs ) - There are several programs in addition to the classic Perspectives program - read through the descriptions and locations to decide which is best for you.
  2. Study through “God’s Heart for the Nations” by yourself or with your small group (Click Here to Buy It)
  3. Read one (or more) of the following classic books on the Biblical basis for missions:
    • “The Great Omission” by Robertson McQuilken
    • “Unveiled At Last” by Bob Sjogren
    • “Let the Nations Be Glad” by John Piper.
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PRAY

  1. Subscribe to the PTAP Email Update list
  2. Look for prayer requests and email prayer request feeds for your country or people group (www.StrategicNetwork.org email groups is one such email forum. If you can’t find one with your focus, start your own!)
  3. Pray Through The 10/40 Window www.win1040.com
  4. Organize a prayer meeting for your Christian fellowship. Click here for a good example.
  5. Get a set of Unreached People Prayer Cards from www.CalebProject.org (Click Here to Buy Them) and post them in a prominent place to remind you to pray!
  6. Gather Prayer requests from Websites:
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GO ON A SHORT-TERM TRIP

  1. Contact Windows Information Network regarding Prayer Journeys (www.win1040.com/html/journey.html)
  2. Organize your own Prayer Journey using the Prayer Journey Leader’s Manual (www.CalebProject.org/books.htm)
  3. Read Steve Hawthorne’s material on Prayerwalking (www.waymakers.org)
  4. Contact mission agencies you know to find out about their short-term mission opportunities. If you aren’t familiar with a mission agency, you can pick one from www.ShortTermMissions.com.
  5. Arrange to visit someone you know in the AP
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PREPARE TO GO LONG-TERM

  1. Take Perspectives (www.perspectives.org)
  2. Connect with Tentmaker organizations like Global Opportunities (www.globalopps.org) and Tentmakers International Exchange (www.tieinfo.com)
  3. Get skills needed in the AP, such as a degree in the medical field, TESOL, or Engineering
  4. Learn Arabic
    • At a university program
    • At a language school operated by Christians
    • Using the Internet or CD-ROMS like Rosetta Stone (http://flt.onlinelanguagelearning.com)Train for Bible translation www.SIL.org/training
  5. Talk with your church leaders about your desire to go long-term and get advice from them.
  6. Subscribe to Mission magazines to get further oriented to the latest resources and issues:
  7. Find a job! Try InterServe’s database at www.quickbase.com
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GIVE

  1. Agencies or Workers of your choice (Wycliffe, Frontiers, Lottie Moon, Arab World Ministries, SAT-7 TV, FEBA radio, OM, CMA and many more) Mission Agencies
  2. Praying Through The Arabian Peninsula Give
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PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT AT HOME

Become an Advocate
  1. Learn about unreached people group advocacy:
  2. Register with people-group adoption networks:
  3. Get tools for facilitating an unreached people group adoption
    • Keys To The Nations book (Click Here to Buy It)
    • YWAM - Exploring the Land program ICO@Oval.com, “You Can Make The Difference” brochure or “Impacting Eternity” booklet.
    • Adopt-A-People CD (clear 30-step layout of the process of adopting and engaging an unreached people group) t2000@ywamperth.org.au
Befriend Arabs in the United States. Try networking through:
  1. Local mosques or restaurants
  2. International Students Incorporated (www.isionline.org)
  3. Immigration and Refugee Service (www.lirs.org)
Mobilize Children
  1. PTAP tool Kit for Children (www.pray-ap.info)
  2. Caleb Project Curricula & Videos ["Kids Around The World", "Dawning of a New Light", "God’s Got Stuff to Do"] (Click Here to Buy Them)
  3. Wycliffe Curriculum ["Bright Ideas", "Great Commission Toolbox"](Click Here for More Information)
  4. Children’s Mission Resource Center (www.uscwm.org/mobilization_division/resources/cmrc/cmrc_m.html)
  5. Through the Bible’s DiscipleLand curriculum (www.ThroughTheBible.com)
Mobilize University Students - Get in touch with:
  1. www.StudentGlobalImpact.com
  2. InterVarsity Missions (Urbana) - www.IVCF.org
  3. www.TheTravelingTeam.org
  4. www.CalebProject.org/StudentMob
  5. www.GlobalAmbition.org
  6. Passion (www.268generation.com)
Mobilize Churches
  1. Coordinate a Perspectives course (www.Perspectives.org)
  2. Lead a weekly prayer meeting (See prayer resources section)
  3. Connect with www.AntiochNetwork.org or Advancing Church Mission Commitment (www.ACMC.org)
  4. Join your church mission committee or develop a team to stimulate your church’s global focus.
  5. Invite missionaries and mission teachers to share at your church. Some recommended weekend seminars:
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