Book Proposal ID #: AvK7670710

Category: Biography

Kevin Avery & Jiang Long

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Where Strangers Cross: East Meets West on a Journey Towards Christ

Content: They come from two different words. Jiang Long grew up as an intellectual atheist in rural China. Kevin Avery grew up 8,000 miles away with Christian parents in the suburbs of the United States. Separately, they encounter a transforming Jesus, and when God brings them together to work with international students in Tulsa, Oklahoma, it changes the course of their lives. God calls Kevin and his wife to go to China as missionaries, while Jiang becomes a bivocational pastor of an international church in Tulsa. While in exchanged countries, they learn to embrace the same vision: to disciple the nations. This crisscrossing of paths involves conversions, physical and spiritual crises, cross-cultural and cross-national interaction, maturing faiths and discipleship.

About the Authors: As ordained pastors, both authors have ministered to people globally. Avery has an MDiv degree from Truett Seminary at Baylor University and a BA in English from Oklahoma Baptist University. He has written articles for various newspapers and periodicals. Long grew up in China but earned an MBA from Oral Roberts University. He is currently president of International Village ministry.

Submitted: 1/20/2010