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The geographic aspect of the Great Commission mandate has not diminished in importance. After all, that is where mankind is found – clustered in people and affinity groups all over the earth. If we are to reach individuals with the gospel, we need to penetrate their ethnic group. Even in today’s environment of advanced technology, international migration, and missions “from everywhere to everyone,” geography and place still matter. That is why we have devoted this edition of EMQ to it. Each “nation” has its unique challenge to the gospel. The writers have grappled with those challenges and bring to light what it takes for the gospel to enter and become established within those national or geographic confines. And don’t skip over the unique missiographic that helps one visualize the geographical aspect of missions in proportion to population sizes.Inside the July–September issue of EMQ you'll find eight relevant articles focused on the geographic places of missions, four re-occurring features, and twelve timely book reviews.