Help Find, Vet and Evaluate Workers
Often working in poverty with faith that the Lord will somehow provide for them and their families, many native Christian workers also face drought, military conflict and persecution. As ardent Christ-followers, they go with integrity and trust in God as they share the same hope that sustains them with their countrymen; the workers are eager to bring the gospel and a better quality of life to people in deep need of Christ’s love.
Enable Workers to Lead People to Christ in China
A shaman said to have influence over good and evil spirits recently became terminally ill and received a visit from native Christian workers. They explained the gospel to him and prayed with him, and the next day he called saying he was completely healed. “He decided to follow Jesus and throw away all the tools and instruments for shamanic practices,” the native ministry leader said.
Help Bring Word of Eternal Life in Spain
A native Christian ministry that has planted hundreds of churches trains evangelists in how to train others, focusing on segments of society reaching their own people – gypsies proclaiming Christ to gypsies, soldiers to soldiers, and doctors to doctors, for example. The workers are trained in how to start small groups in homes where fellowships study the Bible, worship and partake of the Lord’s Supper, as well as encourage each other to proclaim Christ’s death and resurrection.
Help Spread the Good News in South Asia
Native Christian workers visiting newly discovered villages were overjoyed to form relationships, begin small group Bible studies and host evangelistic meetings, as well as witness God’s healing power when they prayed for the sick. “Consequently, many chose to accept Jesus Christ as their Savior, and the Good News spread to other households in the villages,” the ministry leader said.
Help Plant and Grow Churches in Zambia
An innovative idea for outreach resulted in many people coming to Christ as native workers invited worship teams from 10 churches to perform for hundreds of people of all ages. After the praise songs, evangelists introduced Christ and His work, and 400 people trusted in Him for salvation. Workers are following up with Bible distribution and study.
Support Gospel Proclamation in Türkiye
A young man who attended a native ministry’s church told the leader that he was an atheist, but after their conversation he attended weekly youth meetings. In the ensuing weeks the worker answered more of his questions about the Lord, and his heart began to soften; after hearing the leader preach on the need to trust God, the young man spoke with him and accepted Christ as Lord and Savior.
Help the Lost Become Children of God in Africa
A native worker was recently installed as chief of a village, and he wanted a Christ-centered inauguration, so the leader of his organization preached and prayed for him at the ceremony. “Over 650 people came, and they were all amazed that we did this the Christian way,” the leader said. “I asked if they wanted to enter the kingdom and become a child of God, and it was as if the whole village raised their hands and prayed the sinner’s prayer with me.”
Provide Aid for Refugees in Greece
Among refugees arriving in great need, native Christian workers often learn about women who have suffered abuse. A mother with a child was dependent for her survival on a relationship with a man who was so violent that workers feared he was trafficking her. Workers provided food for her and her son and arranged for them to live in a hostel.
Send Workers to the Spiritual Harvest in Peru
A four-night evangelistic event earlier this year resulted in 150 people putting their faith in Christ, one of many outreaches that native Christian workers recently undertook. One worker preaching at a similar event saw 57 people accept Christ, while another went to a village with a small church and carried out a campaign where nearly all the residents repented and joined the existing congregation.
Help Give Voice to Gospel Witness in Indonesia
Three people recently put their faith in Christ, including a Muslim hired as a driver for native Christian workers who spent a week providing medicines, groceries and other aid to the poor. “He was very surprised to see our acts of love,” the ministry leader said.