In the Sahel, effective gospel sharing comes when local people are trained to disciple those whom they share a culture with. And that is just what Aziz and Alia are finding new ways of doing.
Mentoring and Discipleship
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey shifted Jabari's ministry to Syrian refugees from primarily on social media to in person. He and his wife now see an openness in many to hear the good news.
“When we share how to make a kitchen garden, we tell the story of Creation, how God created the heavens and the Earth,” explained Salman from South Asia. “Then we say, ‘Okay, now you go to the next house and help make a garden and have your family tell the story to them…so through that, the people learn the stories and share them in other villages as well.”
Building credibility within the community is essential to effectively sharing the love of Christ shares Anna and Noah.
From Romania to Bulgaria to Greece, people are coming to know Christ.
New groups of Jesus followers are forming in the Caucasus region – sparked by social media Scripture advertisements and led by a growing group of national disciple makers.
Sam has a passion for sharing the gospel with people in marginalised communities and training believers in North India to share their faith with others.
Algerian believers share the miraculous way God is drawing people to Himself, despite continued persecution of Jesus followers.
OM's International Director, Lawrence Tong, pays tribute to George Verwer and encourages workers to continue the global mission in innovative ways.
Along the shores of Lake Tanganyika, new Jesus followers were not content to keep the good news to themselves. Instead, they started to share with neighbouring areas.