International Commission

Is this question on your mind: "is God calling me to go?"

The answer is (biblically) yes! 🙌

Search the scriptures and see that God is indeed calling you go to and make disciples, because he commissioned all of His disciples to preach the Gospel. If you're a follower of Jesus, you're included in that commission (Matthew 28:18-20).

God's heart is for every tribe, tongue, and nation to glorify and and worship Him alone.

Our part is to offer the Good News and ask people to repent and believe the Gospel.

Play your part in His Kingdom, where you live and across the globe. DM us for how you can get involved!

The 3rd N2N in Cambodia THIS YEAR recently took place.

In a primarily Buddhist country, the light of Jesus is shining through the darkness!

During this N2N:

3204 people heard the gospel
7 schools entered
2393 professions of faith
53 healed from sickness
13 people were released from evil spirits

The Lord is displaying the wonders of His love and power!

GO WITH US to Cambodia! Participants are STILL NEEDED for this upcoming partnership!

Not only are N2Ns happening, but you have the chance to join the Lord in this amazing work happening now.

When?
Cambodia October 16-29

The chance for your 💲 to double is only going on for a few more days!!

Every dollar you give will be doubled up to $150,000 from now until September 3rd!

Even just a gift of $25 instantly becomes $50. And every amount given benefits the the Gospel work.

So don't miss out on this awesome opportunity to GIVE!

Visit https://internationalcommission.org/give and double your $$!

Pastors in Luxembourg, Austria, and Liechtenstein are eager to start the process of reaching the lost through Operation Andrew✨🙌🏼

"Jesus reigns over Western Europe, despite all the obstacles!" - Laura Meloti, IC VP Area Strategy Team

Two of our Area Strategy Team members have been traveling through Western Europe, seeking local churches to partner with in reaching the lost. Praise God for the many open doors!

Who else is excited for some Gospel opportunities in Western Europe??

“The first one is me sharing the plan of salvation with her. The second is her repeating after me the prayer to receive Christ. The third is the sheer joy on her face knowing she is now a child of God!!!”

-Lisa, IC participant

“My highlight [of the recent London trip] was being able to witness to a young woman named, Sarah, from Nepal, who happened to eat our same breakfast spot each morning.

I learned a lesson from the day prior that you may not always have the opportunity to share the gospel and I felt the Holy Spirit leading me to speak to her. I asked the team to pray as I approached her the next morning and I introduced myself. I asked if I could share why we were all here and that was to share our faith in Jesus.

I asked her if I could sit and share with her my story and she said yes. I walked her through the plan of salvation and asked her if she would like to make that decision and she said, “Yes!” So we held hands and we prayed together and she repeated after me. I confirmed with her after we prayed by asking if she were to die tonight did she know where she would be going? and her reply was that she would be with Jesus! AMEN!”

Hey there 👋

Are you in search of 🔎 short-term trips, evangelism & discipleship training, or mission-related jobs?

Then look no further!

Here at International Commission, our mission is centered around equipping & enabling believers of the Gospel of Jesus Christ worldwide, by partnering with local churches in evangelism, to share His Gospel with unbelievers and make disciples.

Does this sound like a ministry that you should go with? We think so 😉

To learn more, check out our website!

https://buff.ly/2WqvqUI

God's work in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼

"Our pastor invited the neighborhood women to her house for an afternoon time of fellowship and worship. After singing some worship songs, first my IC team member Lisa spoke a word of encouragement, and then I shared the gospel. I knew several of these women had accepted Christ on our visits earlier in the week, so I did not ask if anyone wanted to give their life to Christ in that moment. I merely offered to speak with any of them one on one about it when we were fellowshipping afterwards. The church pastor and the visiting national pastor stepped forward and asked what I did not ask. One woman on the back row raised her hand to accept Christ.

I was humbled by the pastors’ boldness to do what I hadn’t. The church pastor is a new pastor who was learning from the visiting national pastor and IC all week so to see her step forward brought gladness to my heart. One of the goals of an IC partnership is to equip and enable the local church to share the gospel and make disciples.

It was beautiful to watch the other women gather around this woman as she prayed to receive Christ as her personal Lord and Savior. A bond was made between these women that day. They are sisters in Christ for eternity. Their singing and dancing afterwards were full of a joy that makes me smile as I share this. What a blessing to witness the salvation of the Lord and be a part of the family of God in Zimbabwe."

-Penny Swanson, IC staff member & participant

"Team London has officially completed the first IC evangelism partnership in what many consider to be the most “global” of all major cities of the world. I don’t think we could actually provide a definitive number of nationalities, languages, and spiritual backgrounds encountered, but we can verify London’s diversity in every possible category.

That diversity, coupled with the anticipated and pervasive apathy about all things related to Christianity, obviously made for challenging “soil” on which to plant seeds.

However, the divine encounters God provided were rich opportunities for sharing the truth of the gospel in every possible type of venue...over 400 heard the gospel and 23 made eternity-changing decisions for Christ."

-Brent Edwards, IC trip leader

💲 double your dollar?💲

That's right! Our summer giving campaign happening NOW means that what you give will be DOUBLED with our matching fund up to $150,000

If there's anytime to give, it's NOW!

IC's summer giving campaign is going on now until September 3! 🍉

Give now!

💲 Make your summer giving COUNT!💲

Now through September 3, every gift given toward IC's match fund up to $150,000 will be DOUBLED, enabling the ministry of IC to keep its global operation running effectively, allowing more people to hear the gospel!

Hey there traveler 👋

Racking your brain for some of those travel needs no one thinks of?

We're here to help! 🤩

From your favorite snacks to essential oils, the go-to items our IC staff chooses definitely varies from person to person.

But who knows, maybe some of our essentials will become some of your essentials!

What are some of your essential travel items?

Tell us below ⬇️

A generous donor has provided a matching gift of $150,000 to us this summer. Through September 3, every gift given specifically to IC's match fund up to $150,000 will be DOUBLED, enabling the ministry of IC to keep its global operation running effectively, allowing more people to hear the gospel!

As you slow down to enjoy time on vacation, family BBQs, and lounging by the pool, let's Press On in the work together to get the gospel to every tribe, tongue, and nation through praying, giving, and going!

Click the link on our stories or go to our website www.internationalcommission.org to GIVE and help spread the good news of Jesus! 🙌🏼✈️🌏🍉

These results 🙌 😱

And we're only HALF way through the year!

It's never about the numbers, but this allows us just a brief glimpse into all that God is doing in hearts around the globe.

Pray for all that have heard, responded, partnered - that God would continue His faithful work and flourish it!

#2024

When we invest into the Kingdom, we reap eternal rewards!

If you want to make your finances count toward faithful, Gospel work, then give to the mission here at International Commission!

Comment “N2N” or DM us to learn more about N2Ns and how you can get involved!

Typical sights to see in Argentina, you ask? 🇦🇷

Well, let's see...

1. maté (obviously)
2. random dog
3. someone sharing the Gospel
4. spontaneous engagement proposal
5. colorful buildings
6. the joining of many nations
7. joyful worship

Stay tuned to hear more from this incredible evangelism partnership!

Have you ever shared the Gospel with a Jew?

With the same history, many connections and bridges can be made!

Tips:
-use the Old Testament to your advantage! All of the OT points to the coming Messiah - Jesus.
-Empathize and show love, as Jews have faced so much hate and violence in their history.
-Use the sacrificial system as a bridge to point to Jesus.

Any other tips you can think of or you've used when sharing with Jews?

Swipe for a peek into our ministry >

We will keep the pursuit of reaching all nations until the work is complete! Only the Father knows when this is, so it is our task to go until Jesus brings us home.

Will you join us in this work by praying, giving, and going?

#2024

Staff retreat highlights✨

1. fellowship (& food)
2. pure & unfiltered goofiness
3. lots of prayer
4. sharing testimonies
5. reconnection & smiles
6. more prayer (& coffee)
7. worship by the lake
8. celebrating culture
9. show & tell of special gifts

When our staff comes together, it's full of so much joy!

One of the best gifts is working with like-minded, faithful believers.

⚠️ New Evangelism Tool Alert !! ⚠️
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Have you ever heard of the four point conversation method?? Whether you have heard about it and used it before or have never heard of it, the four point conversation method is an EASY and SIMPLE way to evangelize in day to day conversation. Give it a try!!🙌🏼
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Need help for those hard convos? 👇 😇

Jesus showed us how!

We see an excellent example in John 4 of intentional, Spirit-led conversation that brought not only one woman to faith, but a difficult to reach region of people!

1. Simple - start off with casual conversation, ask questions, be interested in learning.
2. Serious - ask deeper questions regarding the person's history, heartache, prayer needs, etc.
3. Spiritual - use this natural transition to build a bridge to the Gospel and addressing their personal need for Jesus.
4. Scripture - point to the Word of God as the source of life and the guide for a relationship with Jesus.

Follow the natural flow of conversation, while also looking for opportunities to dive deeper and point to Jesus. Can you use this model this week?

(Also the tools we post are not tools that IC has produced, but rather wonderful tools we have learned and desire to pass on to more and more people!)

Are you looking for a way you can join the global work of making disciples? 🙌

Help fund a National-to-National partnership or an Operation Andrew partnership! Our international partners around the world are praying and sharing the Gospel in order to reach the lost. Funding is needed to provide Gospel materials, transportation, lodging, and any other expenses needed.

Some of these are partially funded and only need a little more to complete the funding.

Partially funded:
F48. Kenya- $100 / $639 has been raised! (Ends 6/21)
F51. Democratic Republic of the Congo- $50 / $710 (ends 6/7 TODAY)
WE5. Sweden- $250 / $2,627 (ends 6/30)

Partnerships in need of FULL funding:
F39. Lesotho- $533 (ends 6/15)
A40. Philippines- $4,269 (ends 6/15)
E19. Montenegro- $1,562 (ends 6/16)

Click the link below 👇 to give toward 1 or more of these amazing partnerships happening around the world today!

https://buff.ly/4c8FeGL

❗ Be sure to type in the country or project code, located in the lower right corner of the image, to give toward a specific project❗

IC Participant Rick recalls the incredible week he and the team had in the Middle East. Local pastors and interpreters took Rick and some other team members to a cave to tour. At the beginning of the tour, Rick gave the tour guide the Gospel of John in Arabic. At the end of the cave, the tour guide walked up to Rick and said, "I really need this in my life." Rick's partner boldly asked him, "Can we share how you can get eternal life?" And the man gave his life to Jesus! He was not the only one at the cave to hear the Gospel and respond. A girl working at the front of the cave sight also heard and gave her life to the Lord!

Who knows all the places our Lord is working?

Lord, grant us boldness to respond when you lead!

When going on a mission trip, we want to be helpful and make a Kingdom impact.

It's important to go with a ministry who focuses on the Great Commission task.

When you go with IC, know that you'll be going with a team that will be sharing the Gospel every day!

Hey you! 👋

Has the Lord put on your heart the need to pray, give, or go?

If so, connect with us to learn how you can do exactly that!

🙏 Pray: we have a prayer team that you can join if it is on your heart to do one of the most important tasks in the Kingdom of God, which is intercession!

👐 Give: can you not physically go, but you want to see others go? Great! Be a faithful sender through funding international participants or funding N2N partnerships.

✈️ Go: if that mission bug has got you, don't hold off any longer! Sign up for one of our national or international trips and see the Lord work wonders as you go and share the Gospel!

Plenty of opportunities to join in the work of the Lord. See what He wants you to do, and then do it 🙌

"I love how much we prayed this week. I feel like I saw our partnering pastors, church members, and missionaries praying every time I turned around. Before home visits or outreach events, we prayed. Before every car ride, we prayed. During every church service or team meeting, we prayed. At every meal, we prayed. Whenever plans were disrupted, we prayed. When conflict arose, we prayed. If we needed direction and wisdom, we prayed. When a teammate was sharing the gospel, we prayed. When someone accepted Christ, we prayed. With everyone we met at home, work, or on the street, we prayed. The United States can be hard soil, but because we yielded every moment to God, we saw Him work in unexpected and remarkable ways."

-Bucky Elliott, IC participant and staff member