Send Critical Aid to the Needy in Chad
In a country with a poverty rate of 42 percent, local missionaries recently selected the most vulnerable children from 24 families and provided maize, rice and funds for school fees.
Help Form Strong Disciples in Peru
Praise God that 98 people recently put their faith in Christ and were baptized, many of them hearing the gospel only after local missionaries traveled over rough terrain on motorcycles amid cold weather.
Send Gospel to Youths and Others in Syria
Wildly popular activities for children and older youths take place during the spring school term, summer break and Christmas holidays, including Bible studies and talks that bring many to faith in Christ. “When we see people getting baptized and giving their lives to the Lord, this is part of the achievements and beautiful things you see happening,” the ministry leader said.
Help Cover Local Workers’ Expenses in Sri Lanka
In a country suffering great instability, local missionaries provided hope in Christ and helped people cope in various ways. Students continued receiving support for their education, and workers also provided food to low-income people in the native ministry’s church.
Help Provide Crucial Aid in Spain
Shell-shocked refugees from Ukraine, the Middle East and Africa welcomed the spiritual counseling and prayer that local missionaries offered along with food, housing and other aid. Opportunities to share the gospel arose as trust deepened, and many at the ministry’s refugee center put their faith in Christ and helped to serve new arrivals.
Bring Salvation to the Unreached in Indonesia
A tribal group has embraced Christianity but lacks basic biblical doctrine, and some are leaving the faith to marry Muslims. A native ministry has committed to discipling group members with sound teaching. A former Muslim who benefited from such discipleship and dramatically conformed his life to biblical truth has become a local missionary who is especially effective in discipling others.
Help Plant Churches in India
Praise God for the formation of a new prayer cell in which eight youths were delivered from demon possession. Local missionaries who prayed for healing and deliverance from unclean spirits in small groups and homes throughout the country have seen the Lord work in mighty ways, with many people putting their faith in Christ as a result.
Equip Evangelists to Make Disciples in China
A family that had turned to gods and idols for the healing of one of its members asked a local missionary to intercede, but first workers took several days to pray for the visit. They then went to the home, shared the gospel and taught about biblical healing, and the family repented and received Christ.
Send Aid to Disaster Victims in Ethiopia
Civil war has displaced millions and brought unimaginable suffering. At the same time, drought continues in some areas and seasonal flooding in others, driving hundreds of thousands of people from their homes, all amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Native missionaries had local knowledge and connections to provide the displaced with medical supplies, blankets and mattresses, as well as food such as rice, flour and oil.
Support Local Missionaries in Iraq
Children are a high priority for local missionaries; 50 percent of the Bibles they distribute are children’s versions, and they hold Sunday school for kids in two refugee camps where an average of five young ones put their faith in Christ every month. Workers have also helped families displaced by military conflict rebuild and return to their homes and return to normal employment.
