Many difficulties will arise in reaching internationals for Christ.  Only a strong understanding of the biblical mandate given in the Great Commission will empower you to keep going.  As a spiritual leader, it is your responsibility to pass this commitment on to others.

So, how can you best communicate the Great Commission to your disciples?

Through the Bible

•  Our Lord wants us to proclaim His gospel to people of all nations (Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15; Luke 24:46-49, Acts 1:8). 

Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."" - Matthew 28:18-20 (NIV)

• Our God has always been and will always be a God of all peoples.  His heart for the nations is revealed throughout the Bible, literally from Genesis to Revelation.  His covenant to Abraham, written in Genesis 12:2-3, gives the first look at that heart:

The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you.   I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.   I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you."

• The same heart is conveyed in Jesus' words to John, written in Revelation 5:9,10.

And they sang a new song:  "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.  You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth." (See also Revelation 7:9,10) 

• The Psalms beautifully communicate the same theme.

Psalm 67:1-4 says, "May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us, that your ways may be known on earth, your salvation among all nations.  May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you.  May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples justly and guide the nations of the earth."  (See also Psalm 96 and Psalm 98.)