Connect with less-reached people in the US
USA (MNN) About one-third of people on Earth have no or little access to the Good news of Jesus. Read more about the A Third of Us movement
Many of these people live in the United States. Bonnie with
Global Disciples says, “For years, the church has viewed missions as being out there, on the other side of the world. But as we know, the least reached are coming to the United States. And the least reached are really everywhere. We have a great opportunity to get involved and to reach out. There are many people that just are not aware of how many unreached people are in their neighborhoods.” Read more in the Global Disciples article below.
Ministry opportunities follow Day for the Unreached
International (MNN) Last Sunday was the
International Day for the Unreached. This day raises awareness for the one-third of humanity that has never heard the story of Jesus. Learn more
Barbara Gerhart with
Global Disciples (A champion member of the Alliance for the Unreached) talks about ways to get involved with this continuing work. “Step two, I think is on your knees praying for that third of us that are still waiting for the good news. Pray for a vision for a people group. Or it could be a religious group, or a region, or a nation. In some areas, an unreached people group might be a community of people that aren’t necessarily an ethnic group. So ask for the nations as God tells us to.”
Pandemic Sees Church Growth in South Asia
Saturday, April 17th, 2021
The pandemic lockdown has seen church growth in South Asia.
The Global Disciples organisation partners with a large Christian church in a metropolitan area, that transformed into 97 house fellowships during the restriction period.
A spokesperson – who can’t be named for security reasons – has told Mission Network News this provided a powerful witness to neighbours that has transformed many of them.
The neighbours, most of them Hindus, would hear the Christians singing and praising God and asked how people could be so joyful in the middle of a pandemic.
The Christians explained how Christ was the source of their hope and joy and invited their neighbours to join them.
Global Church grows amid COVID-19 lockdowns
International (MNN) The fallout from COVID-19 lockdowns is severe.
See our full coronavirus coverage here.Millions have been forced into extreme poverty. Suicide and domestic abuse rates hit record-setting highs across the globe.
And yet, hope remains.Galen with
Global Disciples says, “We’ve seen it in many places where the lockdown allowed people to focus on their neighborhoods and provide a powerful witness of hope, and the kind of joy that has [transformed] many of their lives.”
One believer in Ethiopia used Global Disciples’ training resources to disciple five women from a Muslim background.