Faces in the Crowd: Reaching Your International Neighbor for Christ [Paperback]

Donna S. Thomas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 5, 2008

By sharing her simple and practical ideas, Donna Thomas gives readers the confidence they need to become world-changing disciples. She is advocating a missional lifestyle not a program. She covers the basics of international ministry: how to start a conversation; how to build a meaningful relationship; and how to work the Lord into ongoing conversations. With sensitivity, Thomas helps readers overcome their fears and then understand how to befriend and witness to people of another faith or cultural background.

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About the Author

Since the 1960s, Donna Thomas has had the remarkable privilege of training church leaders in countries as far away as China, Russia, Egypt, and India. She’s been to more than 70 countries; she can pilot a single-engine plane; and, with her late husband, Chuck, she cofounded Project Partner with Christ. She more recently founded Christian Vision Ministries and speaks to numerous audiences across the US.

Donna has experienced the rewards of accepting God’s direction for her own life, and she inspires and encourages others to step out in their callings. Taking risks for the Lord’s work has provided Donna with scores of thrilling experiences. Five decades of experience give her credibility as she challenges you to move out of your comfort zone and into the plan the Lord has for you. Donna’s life is the amazing story of how God can use an ordinary woman who made herself available for His purposes.

Donna currently resides in Carmel, Indiana.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: New Hope Publishers - Impact (November 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1596692057
• ISBN-13: 978-1596692053
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #332,110 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Faces in the Crowd" by Donna S. Thomas, September 16, 2009

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Joseph N. Francis "Joey Francis" (Reno, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Faces in the Crowd: Reaching Your International Neighbor for Christ (Paperback)

Faces in the Crowd by Donna S. Thomas is a book concerning evangelism. The approach to evangelism used in the book is very unique. This is because Thomas has a massive amount of experience and an entire lifetime of ministry over seas. This book focuses on reaching the people of the entire world, yet it doesn't require going on a mission trip overseas to allow this to happen. Instead, Thomas encourages her readers to look for opportunities to speak with international people who live in their own towns. We often think of reaching the world by going to Africa or China but we very often forget that we can simply go to a local coffee house or to the closest University to find some people who are not from where we are from. Thomas encourages us to look beyond the faces in the crowd and to see them as Jesus sees them; she wants us to view them as individual people in need of a savior.

Faces in the Crowd does an amazing job at affectively motivating and equipping Christians to reach their international neighbors. There are points in this book that I can honestly say I have never considered. For instance, Thomas speaks of how many people from different nations and live in America tend to think that all Americans are Christians. She explains how this error in their understanding creates an amazing door for speaking to them about who Jesus is.

When I first picked up this book I was very afraid that it was going to simply be another exhortation on why we need to travel to the parts of the world where people have not heard the Gospel, but it surely surprised me. The different approach grabbed my attention, and I know that the words written can and will motivate many to evangelize to a people group they never even considered. The best part about it is that they will never have to leave the comfort or routine of their already established lives and ministries.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Practical. Highly motivating., September 29, 2008

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SFiggs (Cincinnati, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Faces in the Crowd: Reaching Your International Neighbor for Christ (Paperback)

This book will open your eyes to the millions of Internationals that God has brought to our door. It presents an opportunity for Christians to live their daily lives being aware of how God wants to work through us as His ambassadors. This book will challenge your daily agenda and will motivate you to live differently.