{"id":6734,"date":"2023-01-30T20:03:14","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T20:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/?page_id=6734"},"modified":"2025-04-17T17:33:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T17:33:26","slug":"creative-access","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/serve\/creative-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Access"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; bottom_divider_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;30px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Creative Access Ministry&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; button_one_url=&#8221;https:\/\/us.aimint.org\/opportunity-explorer\/&#8221; button_two_url=&#8221;https:\/\/us.aimint.org\/explore-serving-2021\/&#8221; background_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.45)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;|800||on|||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; content_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; content_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; subhead_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; subhead_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; subhead_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/aimint.org\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2023\/01\/cxheader.jpg&#8221; custom_button_one=&#8221;on&#8221; button_one_text_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; button_one_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_one_bg_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.25)&#8221; button_one_bg_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_width=&#8221;2px&#8221; button_one_border_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_one_font=&#8221;|700||on|||||&#8221; button_one_icon_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_one_custom_padding=&#8221;15px||15px||true|false&#8221; custom_button_two=&#8221;on&#8221; button_two_text_size=&#8221;19px&#8221; button_two_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_two_bg_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.25)&#8221; button_two_border_width=&#8221;2px&#8221; button_two_border_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_two_font=&#8221;|700||on|||||&#8221; button_two_icon_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_two_custom_padding=&#8221;15px||15px||true|false&#8221; height=&#8221;600px&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;display: flex;||flex-direction: column;||justify-content: center;&#8221; button_one_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; button_two_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Millions of Africans have never heard the gospel or met a single Christian. But many of them would welcome that encounter. God is stirring Muslim hearts with the promise of something more, something greater.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f2f2f2&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_divider divider_weight=&#8221;7px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;50%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||15px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_duration=&#8221;1100ms&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;8%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;e11f1281-05cf-440c-9a26-731555c003b6&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;38px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1em&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;||30px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>What is Creative Access?<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;how can i serve&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;e11f1281-05cf-440c-9a26-731555c003b6&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<style> body{ font-family: minion-pro, font-size: 16px; serif; } <\/style>\n<p>There are places in the world where the gospel is unwelcome. Some countries prohibit their people from conversion, or even association. These nations are often referred to as \u201cRestricted Access,\u201d and the vast majority of them today are Islamic.<\/p>\n<p>Sharing Christ within these borders is challenging, but not impossible. Creative Access <strong>ministry begins with establishing a credible presence<\/strong> in a land where traditional missionaries are not granted entry. But while that door may be closed, Christians can still travel and live in these countries as businessmen, professionals, students, development workers, and retirees.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The gospel is most effectively shared through relationships, <\/strong>and in Creative Access contexts ordinary life presents plenty of opportunities for the kinds of friendships that can safely explore spiritual things. In Islamic cultures, where misinformation and distrust have built walls against the Truth, this is often the only way to share Christ.<\/p>\n<p>For Great Commission workers with a heart for people in creative access countries, much is required. <strong>It is a call to the long road,<\/strong> where small gains sometimes come at considerable cost \u2013 if not for you, then for a dear Muslim friend whose new faith in Christ will brand him an outcast. It\u2019s a journey that may include moments of loneliness, suspicion, betrayal, and maybe the threat of violence. It is a spiritual battle. Real. Tangible. Formidable. 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