NGU Students Live Out Great Commission Overseas
Posted on: March 20, 2025
North Africa/Middle East—North Greenville University places an emphasis on being Mission-Focused and lives out the Great Commission by sending students, faculty, and staff to places that desperately need the gospel.
That is embodied in the team of 12 who recently traveled to the North Africa/Middle East region to minister to those in need.
“We can talk about being mission-focused, but if we are not proactively involved in joining God in that mission, and if we are not giving that mission priority in everything we do, then we are just giving lip-service to being mission-focused,” said Dr. Allen McWhite, department chair of Intercultural Studies at NGU. “This goes way beyond just taking ‘mission-trips.’ That is part of what we do, but this mission of taking Christ to the nations must permeate everything we do at NGU.”
This trip is one of many that NGU has taken to this region. McWhite said many meaningful relationships have been cultivated throughout the years.
The team will be teaching English, hosting a teacher appreciation banquet, visiting in homes, building relationships, and seeking opportunities to serve others and share their faith with those in the North Africa/Middle East region.
For students who are considering vocational missions, McWhite says participating in these types of trips will give them the exposure they need and develop a deeper appreciation for what God is doing among the nations.
“Any opportunity students have to be exposed to the wider world will be beneficial to them in whatever career path they choose. A genuine appreciation for other cultures and other people helps us gain a larger view and understanding of God because He has placed His image in all people and in all cultures,” McWhite said. “This kind of cultural exposure helps students avoid both egocentrism, ethnocentrism, and provincialism. Hopefully, it also gives them a burden for the majority world that is beyond our own carefully and culturally constructed borders.”
