God’s

Stories

Volume III
Stories of God’s Mission to the Least-reached
 Table of Contents
Welcome ...............................................................................................4
Karate Class and the Good News .................................................5
A Pig Hunt ............................................................................................6
For the Sake of Christ .......................................................................7
The Bicycle Man .................................................................................8
A Strong Woman................................................................................9
Growing in Grace ...............................................................................10
The Witness of Transformation .....................................................11
Nura’s Gift .............................................................................................34
Amrita’s New Kitchen .......................................................................35
In the Marketplace ............................................................................36
No Pit Too Deep .................................................................................37
A Warrior, a Goat, and a Loving God ...........................................38
For high-risk areas, names are changed and photos are only
representative.

Transforming Prayer .........................................................................12

On the Dark Mountain .....................................................................13
The Least of These .............................................................................14
In the Tea Gardens.............................................................................16
Risk-taking Obedience ....................................................................17
Elbow Grease ......................................................................................18
The Right Fit ........................................................................................19
Least-reached People ......................................................................20
Pray for Least-reached People ......................................................21
Courage to Share the Gospel ........................................................22
God’s Promises ...................................................................................23
Freedom in Forgiveness ..................................................................24
Jesus Did What Idols Could Not ...................................................25
What God has Put in My Hands ....................................................26
No Second-class People ..................................................................28
New Life in the Graveyard of Missions .......................................29
Man on a Mission...............................................................................30
Two Sick Cows ....................................................................................31
A Multiplication Story ......................................................................32
The Circle of Silence .........................................................................33

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Welcome
God is at work! He is redeeming lives, changing families,
transforming communities, and multiplying disciples among the nations.
And His people—in many cultures and languages—are pursuing the mission
to share the Good News of Jesus with those waiting to hear it.
As Global Disciples, we focus on equipping the Body of Christ to reach the
one-third of the world still waiting for the Good News of Jesus. We assist
local churches in 65 nations to equip their people in discipleship-mission,
leadership, and small business for local sustainability. They send out those
who plant churches, lead new fellowships to maturity, and engage in small
business.
These collected testimonies come from men and women engaged in
training others; those who participate in a Global Disciples training, and those
impacted by their outreach.
We are in awe of God’s work through His people. May their stories inspire
your walk as a disciple of Jesus, reflecting His love and life to those around
you. Use them to introduce your children or grandchildren to living examples
of what it means to follow Jesus. Or share them with a senior saint, as a
reminder that God has not stopped working, and that He is answering the
prayers of a lifetime. Pass them along to your pastor or church missions
leader to expand their vision of what God is doing to reach people.
May their stories remind you of the story God is writing in your life, in your
family, your church, and your community, for His glory and the Kingdom.
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Karate Class
& the Good
News
A group of young Buddhist monks, dressed in their
bright robes, joined a local karate class in Sri Lanka. One
monk, Theo, was struggling terribly. In his efforts to find peace for his soul, he
had become addicted to marijuana. Nothing brought him freedom. Theo finally
approached Kasun, the karate master, for help.
Kasun had a confidence and peace that Theo longed for. Kasun’s demeanor went
beyond the years of karate discipline and study—he had surrendered his life to
Jesus Christ. And he had received Global Disciples training right there in Sri Lanka.
After his Global Disciples training, Kasun had moved to a village that was 100%
Buddhist. He decided to offer karate classes to create opportunities to share the
Good News of Jesus. The response was overwhelming! And that’s how he met
Theo and introduced him to the Gospel.
Theo, a Buddhist monk, along with others who had no true understanding of who
Jesus Christ is, came to know Jesus as his Savior and Lord.
Theo started proclaiming the Good News of Jesus. Since he was still wearing the
robe of a Buddhist monk, it made the local people very angry. So, he recanted
his vows to Buddhism, shed his monk’s robe, and received the same discipleship-
mission training Kasun had taken.
Theo went back to his home village to share the Gospel. His family members and
many others came to Christ. Some experienced physical healing in the name of
Jesus. Others were delivered from evil spirits when he prayed.
Sri Lanka—an island nation the size of West Virginia—slid into a difficult
humanitarian crisis in 2022; food and fuel grew scarce and economic stability and
infrastructure crumbled. Theo, Kasun, and other disciples of Jesus went to work to
help their communities find food and basic essentials. They seek to show the love
of Christ to those around them, even at great personal sacrifice.
 A Pig Hunt
Sometimes God answers our prayers in
unexpected ways. Brother Timoteo, a program director in
Brazil, shared this testimony:
During the outreach, we went in from the Amazon River into a community that has
no Christian witness. They are known as a violent community with aggressive habits;
sexual abuse of their children and women is common. They call each other ‘relative’
and no white man (outsider) can get in.
After five hours of trekking through the jungle, we arrived but the community leaders
told us to wait. A Catholic priest had warned them about Christians showing movies,
so they were cautious. They sent us to a tent while they spent the day discussing
whether or not our team would be allowed into the village.
In the tent, we waited and prayed and worshipped God until they made their decision.
Authorities from the regional government called us by satellite phone, offering to take
us out by helicopter. But we said that only the local leaders can tell us to stay or to go.
After praying all day in the tent, we saw the ‘relatives’ coming toward us—men with
knives and machetes. Some of our team were afraid, ‘They are coming for our lives!’ But
I said, ‘Let’s wait.’
The ‘relatives’ said, ‘There is a herd of wild pigs close by—you will help us to hunt them.’
So, we followed and helped with the hunt. We had a great time, and everyone came
back with a pig on their shoulder.
The next day, one family invited us to breakfast, a feast of pork, and they said, ‘Can
you give thanks to your God?’ Of course, we did! The next meal it was the same—’give
thanks to your God.’
We discovered that they had been without food. With our coming, the ‘food’ came
too. Through this, the village is now open to the Gospel. Today, the new believers are
influencing their community to live with new goals and normal habits. Meanwhile
they are being discipled and reaching out to others.
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For the Sake
of Christ
Brother Abel directs a discipleship-mission
training in Ethiopia. His region is about 99% Muslim, mostly
radicalized similar to Al Qaeda. They do not tolerate any religion except Islam.
Those who do not follow Islam are often killed and any property is confiscated.
Abel has endured much opposition and many threats. He’s been told to leave
the area many times. Once the radicals chose to humiliate and dishonor Abel by
digging his father’s body from its grave and leaving it in an open field. They’ve
tried to kill Brother Abel several times.
Another time he was stabbed repeatedly, several blows landing near his spinal
cord, and he was left for dead. Miraculously, God rescued him, and while he now
walks leaning to one side, he has recovered and continues to minister for the
Lord.
Abel stays because he knows God has told him too. And despite these intense
challenges, God is giving him fruit and success among the people, even as he
works often in secret. Many have believed and been baptized as followers of Jesus
Christ.
One believer was a 20-year old girl, who became ill. When she knew she was
dying, she told her father, “I am now a Christian; if you love me, swear to me you
will bury me as a Christian, not like a Muslim.”
Her father was an imam, a leader in the mosque, and this would damage
his reputation. But he finally decided to honor her request, despite intense
opposition from the rest of his family and community. He stayed firm though, and
asked Abel to lead her Christian funeral.
At the service, 17 Muslims came to faith in Jesus Christ, and there are now at least
32 believers and two fellowships meeting in this community.
 The Bicycle
Man
Vijay came to a Global Disciples small business
training near his home in Northeast India.
As he thought about what God had put in his hands to use for business, he
thought about his bicycle. He knew he had the skills and experience to repair
bicycles. And bicycles are a popular, affordable form of transportation in his area.
So Vijay created his business plan and after training, he approached the local
marketplace for permission to set up shop. The market committee turned
him down. So he set up under a tree and began fixing bicycles. Soon he had
customers coming and, through his witness, five people came to faith in Jesus.
As word got around that Vijay was sharing Christ, some villagers attacked him,
beating him so badly he was hospitalized for several days. He had time in the
hospital to pray and fast, seeking God’s guidance on how to continue.
God made it clear to him that he should continue, so Vijay pursued opening
his shop in the marketplace again. This time the market committee gave him a
space—but it was on the second floor, above the street and away from traffic and
people with bicycles.
Undeterred, Vijay accepted it and began fixing bikes again. Customers found him,
the business grew, and the committee eventually gave him approval for a better
space at street level.
Despite frequent opposition and setbacks, Vijay continues to faithfully work and
witness to the Gospel of Jesus. So far he has planted two small fellowships with
about 45 new believers in his community. And he has shared his story with others,
encouraging them to trust God’s faithfulness to multiply what’s in their hands for
the Kingdom.
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A Strong
Woman
“This Global Disciples training has made me a
strong woman; I can stand and do the work of God.”
Diana, a soft-spoken young woman from Malawi, came alive as she shared her
story. She is married to a pastor, and mother to three young boys. As her husband
led their church, she supported him, but said, “I thought only the pastor could do
the work of God. I looked down on myself, thinking I am not able to do that.”
What changed? Her church connected with Global Disciples and chose Diana as
the person to direct a discipleship-mission training for their people. She quickly
discovered God had great plans for her! As she learned to equip people in her
church as disciple-making disciples of Jesus, Diana found her own heart and mind
transformed.
“The materials, the teaching, the women and men who trained us—they were
all anointed with the Spirit of God. It changed my life! I was so encouraged that I
could train others to reach out with Jesus, to help people receive him,” she shared.
As Diana returned home and started a discipleship-mission training with her
church, God worked in wonderful ways. Soon, those she trained were out
multiplying disciples in new places. “The impact has been that we have planted
four new churches, including one along the border with Mozambique,” Diana said.
“I can speak to women, to men, sharing the word of God. I have been equipped
and prepared, and I’m part of planting more churches.”
As her husband continues to lead their home church, he fully supports Diana as
she trains their people and assists with the new churches. With a shy smile, she
said, “Now he sees that, yes, this woman can do the work of God!”
Diane has found strength and purpose in her life, as she trains and equips
disciples to reach people with the Good News.
 Growing in
Grace
When it comes to reaching the least-reached with
the Good News of Jesus Christ, each country and region
presents unique challenges.
Take Indonesia for example. This nation is made up of over 13,000 islands—and
over 700 languages used among its 255 million people. Close to 80% are Muslims.
Evangelical Christians make up only about 3%.
In recent years, Global Disciples has seen a renewed passion, purpose, and vision
among the churches and leaders we partner with. Indonesia’s training directors
love to share stories of growth and multiplication, and how they’re working to
reach their fellow Indonesians with the Gospel of Jesus.
Dawa leads a training program that sent out its disciple-makers for outreach. He
said, “Our training participants do some of their outreach through Bible clubs in
the schools. From one, we have almost 40 people who are being discipled. We did
a prayer walk to bless our region for Christ and to pray for a breakthrough, that
more disciples would come and follow Christ.”
He went on to explain, “These disciples are active in evangelism to their friends
who follow a tribal religion. And this year, we will multiply new fellowships in this
tribal group.”
When Wibi led his first discipleship training, he was excited by the transformation
he saw in the men and women he trained. Wibi said, “One of the best moments
was when the disciple-makers experienced God through the teaching. We saw
God restore and touch their hearts before they went out to minister to others.”
After the lesson on evangelism and compassion, the team went out and right
away put it into practice. Wibi said, “One person came to Christ and received Him
as his Savior immediately! And in this village, there are now seven people who are
baptized, all by God’s grace!”
God is raising up a new generation of disciple-makers, eager to share the Good
News with those who are waiting to hear it, across the islands of Indonesia.
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The Witness of
Transformation
Mando is a church planter in northern Cameroon
trained by a local Global Disciples partner program. For the
outreach part of his training, God led him and a small team of disciple-makers to a
community that was hostile to the Gospel.
Despite this hostility, a number of young people—mostly teenagers—heard the
message of Jesus, repented of their sin, and accepted Christ as their Savior and
Lord! Mando was excited to see this tiny church begin, but then he was called
away for a time, promising to return.
What Mando didn’t count on was the teenagers’ parents. Like any good parent,
these fathers and mothers were concerned about what influenced their children.
They didn’t want their kids to leave their own religious traditions to follow Jesus.
So, they decided to attack Mando on his return—to whip him, beat him, and run
him out of town!
Several village elders heard about this plan and sent Mando a warning. He
decided to spend time in prayer, seeking God’s wisdom and direction on how to
proceed. And the Lord made it clear that he was to return and carry on with his
outreach.
Mando walked back into the village, expecting the full attack of angry parents.
Instead, he found a surprisingly warm welcome. The parents who’d planned to
whip him, now volunteered to set up a tent where the new church could meet!
What changed their minds? Well, they saw what Jesus had done in their lives of
their children.
The spiritual transformation was so evident in each teenager that their parents
knew this was from God. Here was an influence to be embraced, not rejected!
They were now open to Mando, wanting to hear the Gospel message too. Now
the new church is growing beyond the core group of teenage believers.
A life transformed is a powerful witness to the new life Jesus offers. And God is
doing His transforming work all over the world, as people like Mando share the
Good News of Jesus with the least-reached.
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 Transforming
Prayer
When it feels like prayer isn’t working, don’t give
up—God can and will do his transforming work in you and
through prayer.
Fadwa understands transforming prayer well. A Muslim man in northeast India,
Fadwa was travelling when he first heard the Gospel of Jesus from Keruna. Keruna
runs a small business as a way to use his Global Disciples training and reach least-
reached people.
Fadwa placed his life in Jesus as his Savior, was baptized, and eagerly returned
home to share the Good News with his wife, Basma. However, she did not see this
as good news.
In fact, Basma was livid! She demanded a divorce—to her, Fadwa’s new faith in
Jesus was a betrayal of their Muslim life, family, and community. When he refused
the divorce, Basma laid down some hard conditions: Fadwa could not touch her
in any way, no contact or physical relations, and he could not tell their families or
anyone in the community that he was no longer a Muslim.
Fadwa was heartbroken. They had only been married three months, and their
home was small with just a single bed. Seeking to honor Christ and his marriage,
he agreed to her conditions. It was difficult to live as husband and wife in a small
space without any physical contact. And it was lonely; Fadwa couldn’t share his
struggles with anyone. For a year, he prayed that his wife would know the love of
Christ. He faithfully studied the Word, asking the Holy Spirit to work in him.
Slowly Basma showed interest in hearing more about Christ. She saw changes
in her husband, and his love and care for her. She felt a blessing in their home
because of his prayers. The Holy Spirit worked on her heart, and after a year, Basma
accepted Christ!
Because of the risks, Basma and Fadwa travelled 200 kilometers to a place safe for
her baptism. A Global Disciples Facilitator from the area prayed a blessing over this
couple as disciples of Jesus.
Now Fadwa and Basma pray together for those around them. It’s risky to openly
express their faith within their Muslim setting, but so far, four people, including
two from Basma’s family have been baptized as disciples of Jesus.
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On the Dark
Mountain
“The people walking in darkness have seen a
great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a
light has dawned.”
Today, Yris and Diana, disciples of Jesus in Venezuela, are taking the light of Christ
to those living in spiritual darkness on the Dark Mountain.
Yris belongs to a local church cluster with a vision to “multiply disciples to go
and share the Gospel to those in need of Jesus in our region.” She was trained by
Global Disciples to direct leadership development—equipping people with the
skills, knowledge, and character to carry out their vision.
COVID-19 restrictions forced them to suspend training for a year, but when they
restarted, what they saw was amazing. Yris reported, “Every participant was eager
to develop their spiritual lives so they could serve God and serve others. Their
hearts were burning for lost people!” In small groups, the participants practiced
sharing the Gospel and leading others to maturity in Christ.
Yet, the testimony of God’s work is not just in the participants, but in what God
did through them. This small group started an outreach at Monte Oscuro—the
Dark Mountain—where people struggle with poverty and physical hardship.
Many homes are broken because family members have migrated to find work or
security. Those left behind are discouraged by overwhelming social and political
difficulties. Monte Oscuro needs the light of Christ.
“Jesus was good news for them! They are desperate for hope and assurance; there
is a deep spiritual hunger for God,” Yris said. Participants like Diana went house to
house, listening to needs, sharing truth and hope in Christ, and being instruments
of blessing in God’s hands.
On their last night, they held an evangelistic gathering on the streets. Diana
shared the Good News of Jesus, inviting people to come to him as Savior. Many
were moved, and eight people gave their lives to Christ. “It was a glorious night,”
Yris said, “and the Holy Spirit led everything that happened. Now the new
believers are being discipled in our church cluster. We keep working on the streets
and with cell groups in different homes. Now the light of Jesus is shining in the
darkness of Monte Oscuro.”
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 At last report, at least 23 baptized Hadzabi believers and their families
are worshiping Christ and sharing the Good News with others. They
are also building a permanent church structure—a step forward for a
people who come and go based on the seasons.
“It was so meaningful because I saw our mission to the least-reached is being
fulfilled!” said a Global Disciples trainer when she visited Leo and met the new
Hadzabi believers.
Even though they are few in number,
this is still a least-reached people. But
because they are few, Pastor Leo and
others have the opportunity to help
the Hadzabi become a reached
The Least of These people, living in the light of Christ.
In northern Tanzania’s remote bush, the Hadzabi people hold to their traditional People like Pastor Leo have
ways as hunters and gatherers. They are one of Tanzania’s least-reached people embraced the vision to see every
groups, and one of the least in size—there are only 1,400 Hadzabi. They have been person have an opportunity to
ignored or marginalized since Colonial times, and their way of life is disappearing choose and follow Jesus. They
with development and assimilation. know that includes the Hadzabi,
and they’re doing all they can
The Hadzabi live in movable camps, spending the dry season on the grasslands to equip believers and fulfill the
where they can hunt wildlife for meat and graze their livestock, and the rainy assignment to reach the least-reached.
season back in the forest living off honey, fruit, and roots. They consider the food
of the land as God’s gift to them. Their traditional beliefs include a Creator God,
one they know by name, and they know he has a son.
Now, for the first time, the Hadzabi are hearing that Jesus is the name of the Son.
Pastor Leo, a local church planter, is reaching out to the Hadzabi in the name of
Jesus. He’s introducing them to the Son of the Creator God and sharing the Good
News.
Pastor Leo was trained through a Global Disciples partner program whose goal is
to reach several least-reached people groups in their region. He was one of the After this I looked, and there before me was
first to complete the training and he’s already deep into the ministry. a great multitude that no one could count,
from every nation, tribe, people and language,
In just a few months, there were two Hadzabi believers and a family from another
standing before the throne and before the Lamb.
unreached people group in the region coming to a new fellowship. These Hadzabi
They were wearing white robes and were holding
believers began introducing him to the rest of their small community, building
palm branches in their hands.
relationships, and sharing the Gospel.
Revelation 7:9

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 In the Tea
Gardens
A tea garden sounds like a peaceful, idyllic place of
flowers and trees—a place where you can enjoy tea, maybe
something good to eat, or a relaxed conversation with friends.
In Northeast India, in Bangladesh, or in Nepal, a tea garden is the plantation of tea
bushes. It means hard work, walking steep hills with a basket on your back, and
long days in the sun and wind.
However, a tea garden is also a place for making disciples of Jesus.
Tati and his wife live in a tea-growing region and work in the gardens. Tati also
had an opportunity to participate in a local discipleship-mission training. He said,
“I learned many things about God and Jesus Christ, and how to share Jesus with
others.”
In his outreach, Tati returned to the tea gardens. He visited 15 plantations in about
40 days. “I shared Jesus Christ among the workers in the tea gardens,” he reported.
“We prayed for one child who had a terrible fever and she was healed. Her family
put their faith in Christ as they saw this miracle in the name of Jesus. Praise God!”
Tati led six people to faith in Jesus. Now he and his family see it as their mission to
share the Gospel among those who are working in the tea gardens.
Hira also works in the tea gardens alongside her husband and she was able to
take the training. Hira said, “I prayed many times to attend. I’ve never learned this
way before, and I’m very blessed.”
For outreach, she shared the Gospel with the women and children in the tea
gardens. She said, “Two families put their faith in Jesus Christ. It was amazing to
see them become children of God. I want to share the Gospel of Jesus with these
people until they all receive Him as their Savior!”
Thanks to Tati, Hira, and many others like them, disciples are multiplying and Christ
is growing His Church in the tea gardens of Asia!
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Risk-taking
Obedience
At a gathering for church leaders in Ethiopia, a
Global Disciples staff member noticed a small man sitting
outside. She thought he looked sick, broken and unwell. When she asked one of
the pastors about him, she learned that Workneh was a living testimony of risk-
taking obedience and faithfulness.
Workneh is a church planter, working along the Nile River and borderlands. The
area is known for malaria and endemic diseases. Years earlier, the government
relocated some Northern Ethiopian peoples to the region, but no one wants to
live there. The death rate is high; it’s a harsh, forgotten place.
When Workneh completed discipleship-mission training, his heart was burdened
for the least-reached people in this region. He asked his church leaders for
permission to go. They felt it was too hard, too risky, so they refused. He kept on
asking them to consider this vision. Finally, the leaders reluctantly agreed. But he
would be responsible for himself, and they couldn’t support him. Workneh agreed,
asking only for their blessing, and then he was gone.
Two months later, Workneh showed up again. The church leaders expected a
report of failure. Instead, Workneh said, “I have 230 people—new believers—ready
for baptism!”
Stunned, Workneh’s pastor and several other leaders went with him and baptized
over 230 people. Workneh planted churches in three villages. And every two
months or so, they baptized 200 people or more.
Workneh’s home church saw the power of his calling and now support him fully.
He has since planted 14 large churches and nine small fellowships.
The victories have come at a cost. Recurring malaria, opposition, and the hot,
harsh climate have taken their toll. Workneh’s body is racked with illness and pain,
but his heart beats powerfully for least-reached people and the Good News.
“His life—his risk-taking obedience amazes me,” reflected the Global Disciples staff
person. “If this small man had not obeyed God’s call, who would have reached
these forgotten, vulnerable, least-reached people?”
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 Elbow Grease
Just ask Miss Aidah: A little elbow grease can ease
you into a conversation about Jesus.
Aidah is part of a church cluster in Uganda that recently started discipleship-
mission training with Global Disciples. Their director, Agnes, equipped and sent
out 15 people to share the Good News of Jesus and make disciples in their rural
communities. The first reports included Aidah’s testimony.
“During the training, we had time in the evening to go out and talk to people about
Jesus,” Aidah said. After the day’s teaching on meeting needs and serving others
while sharing the Good News—she walked along the quiet rural roads to see how
God could use her.
Aidah came across several women with hoes, breaking up the ground to plant
maize in their small communal garden. They were middle-aged, and very poor,
sharing a plot of land between homesteads. “If you give me a hoe, I will be happy
to help you,” Aidah offered. The women were surprised but handed over a hoe and
Aidah began digging.
As they worked side by side, the women chatted and naturally Aidah used her
opportunity to talk about Jesus, about his love and salvation. Breaking the dirt,
putting effort into her service with nothing to gain, spoke volumes to the three
women.
One woman said yes to Aidah’s invitation to accept Jesus as her Savior. She
immediately shared the message with her two teenage children, and they also
accepted Christ. The other two women were intrigued and eager to learn more
before they made a decision.
Aidah returned to her training the next day, filled with joy over seeing God at work.
Compassionate actions or lending a hand when you have nothing to gain goes a
long way to amplifying your words about Jesus the Savior.
Just ask Miss Aidah.
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The Right Fit
Roberto didn’t fit in. When he participated in
discipleship-mission training with his church cluster in
Colombia, he came across as uncommitted, a problem—even rebellious and
disruptive. His skills and attitude didn’t fit with the usual outreach and ministry
activity. The leaders saw little evidence that God was changing his life, and they
were quickly losing patience with him.
Then somone talked Roberto into joining their first small business development
training.
“God opened his eyes,” said Manuel, the program director. “Roberto found his
calling! He had good experience in computer work and trade, and our training
challenged him to use that as his means of ministry.”
After training, Roberto started a small computer sales and service shop with a
partner. Business was good—even during the pandemic, computers sold well,
and they offered tech support. Roberto added four staff and used the opportunity
to share the Gospel and disciple them.
However, his business partner was not a follower of Christ, with little interest in
integrity. Things came to a head when he pressured Roberto to lie to customers.
Roberto refused and broke the partnership to set up on his own, supplying several
retailers and providing remote support to customers.
Manuel said, “Roberto is a bold witness for Jesus today, and a great example of
integrity—that even if it costs you something, God will supply.” He continues to
disciple his employees and share the Gospel with his clients. Roberto has also
reconciled with his former business partner, not wanting anything to get in the
way of his witness.
Manuel also believes Roberto has taught the church a few things. “Skills in
business are often overlooked by our church leaders who see ministry as only
inside the church. Roberto reminds them that there is room in the workplace to
shine the light of Jesus.”
Roberto certainly found his place—and he’s eager to let the Light shine!
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 Pray for Least-reached People
One third
of our world has
not yet heard the Prayer is essential to the mission of reaching least-reached
people with the Good News of Jesus. Here are a few ways you can
good news of Jesus participate through prayer.

Ask God to make Himself known to those without the

Good News, whether it’s through to visions, dreams, and
miracles, or through His people. Praise Him for doing the
Least-reached People impossible!
Global Disciples works with a definition of least-reached as a people
Pray for open doors; ask the Lord to nurture connections
group where 5% or fewer are professing Christians—a small percentage
and relationships between individuals or groups that will
to effectively evangelize, disciple, and plant new churches through an give access to least-reached people.
entire people. We focus on equipping near-culture workers: disciples of
Ask God to give courage, protection, anointing, and
Jesus in or within reach of a people group, and who share the same or maturity to disciples of Jesus among a least-reached
similar culture to those in need of the Gospel. people, that they speak the Gospel boldly, show
How many people are least-reached? compassion, and walk worthy of Christ.
• Roughly one-third of the world’s population are considered least- Pray for more near-culture workers to gain access, build
reached. relationships, and share the Good News of Jesus, even
when it’s hard, dangerous, or discouraging.
• Mission researchers have identified 4,289 least-reached groups1 or
41.6% of the world’s people groups. Pray for churches in close proximity to increase their vision
for reaching the least-reached. Pray for leaders and trainers
• The largest unreached people group are the Shaikh—almost 234
to equip their people to go as workers.
million people who live in India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. The
second largest are the Japanese at close to 121 million people. Pray for salvation and a heart change for those who
oppose the Gospel, especially religious and political
Where are they?
authorities at the national, regional, or community levels.
• At least 50% of the world’s least-reached or unreached people live in
Ask the Lord to give you a heart for least-reached people
India and China.
around you, those who have come here from other places,
• Afghanistan has the highest percentage of unreached people (81.9%). or those who don’t yet know Jesus loves them.
• India has the greatest number of unreached people (567 million).
• In 40 countries, at least half the population (50%) have never heard
the Gospel. You may also want to pray for a specific least-reached people or
• In 19 countries, less than 1% are Christians. region. For profiles, data, and more on praying for the least-reached,
we recommend:
• Of those who are least-reached, 55% live in areas that restrict
Christian witness. athirdofus.com
operationworld.org
joshuaproject.net
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Todd M. Johnson and Gina A. Zurlo, eds. World Christian Database (Leiden/Boston: Brill, accessed April 2019). Global Disciples offers a monthly prayer calendar. Request it at globaldisciples.ca/join-the-misson/pray/
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 Courage to
Share the
Gospel
When God opened the door for Global Disciples
to work in Chad, in North Africa, it was an answer to many
prayers. Only about 56% of Chadians claim to be Muslim, but Islam is the
dominant influence in government and trade. Nearly two-thirds of Chad’s 148
people groups are unreached with the Gospel.
As Global Disciples has provided training for local churches, God has brought
multiplication, good local leadership, and opportunities to reach the least-
reached.
A director named Pascal talked about his training program. He said, “We had 14
participants and during the outreach, over 400 people came to faith in Christ, and
we planted six churches.”
He found the second year more challenging. Only six participants showed up out
of the 14 registered. Pascal said, “This was not ideal, but my brothers in the Lord
encouraged me to start anyway.”
When it came time for outreach, Pascal said, “The Lord guided us to different areas,
and with these six people, we saw 540 people turn to Christ and three churches
were birthed. We baptized many…and it was all because of the transformed lives
of these six people!”
Bekou also directs a discipleship-mission program. He said, “In our second year,
we had 13 complete the training, and we went to the south of Chad for outreach.
It was evident that many people were in need of the Word of God. During the
outreach, more than 500 people placed their faith in Jesus Christ!”
Bekou said, “We also shared the Gospel with one imam—a local Muslim leader,
and he responded by asking us to plant a church in his region! When I witnessed
this, I realized this is no time to be shy. We must be full of courage and share the
Gospel always!”
Have courage, share the Gospel—that’s true for each of us. And let’s rejoice and
pray for God’s continued work in the nation of Chad.
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God’s Promises
An orphan by the age of two, David was raised
by his grandmother in the mountains of Nepal. When his
uncles poisoned him to get the land of his inheritance, his grandmother took him
to another part of Nepal for safety.
David said, “I grew up alone, a very angry young man. I became the leader of a
gang, and we ruled the town—even the police were afraid of us.”
On the streets one day, a young man gave him a small Gospel tract. David tore it
up in anger and blasted him for bringing a foreign god to Nepal. “I started to beat
him,” David recalls, “but he said that even if I killed him, what he gave me was still
the truth. And I would have killed him, but the police stopped me.”
That night, however, David put the torn tract back together and read it. He said,
“There were two Scriptures. One was Psalm 139, that God knew me before I was
born. The other said that God was always with me and would not forsake me.
Those words touched me, and I decided to give my life to Jesus.”
David found new life and began growing in his walk with Jesus. He joined a local
fellowship and became a leader. He married too, but his wife died 10 months later.
David said, “I was alone again. I couldn’t understand this. After church, everyone
went home to their families, but I was always left alone.”
Loneliness and despair overwhelmed this young leader to the point that he
decided to commit suicide. “Then my Bible fell open to Isaiah 43, ‘When you pass
through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they
will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the Lord, your God, the Holy One of
Israel, your Savior...’”
As David embraced God’s promised presence, he found healing for his soul. And
he found a calling. Equipped by Global Disciples, David is now raising up Nepali
leaders and directing a mission-focused leadership training. “I am passionate
about training leaders—I have now trained over 560 leaders,” David said. “And God
has given me a wife and a family now too.”
David has found hope and purpose in the promises of God, and he’s eagerly
passing it on to others.
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 Freedom in
Forgiveness
Eddis, a well-educated man in his late 60s,
participated in leadership development training near his
home in Zambia.
Several sessions in this Global Disciples’ training focus on the leader in relationship
to others—including a powerful lesson on the leader and forgiveness.
At the end of this session, the director looked over and saw Eddis with tears
streaming down his face. “Now I know why nothing has worked well in my life,” he
confessed. “I have been holding onto my unforgiving heart for thirty years.”
Eddis began to tell his story. He had once been the headmaster of a school, but
lost his position when his deputy made false accusations that Eddis had sexually
harrassed pupils at the school. Angry and deeply hurt by the loss of his job and
reputation, Eddis grew bitter and filled with hatred.
Even though he was a follower of Jesus, his anger led him astray. He said, “At one
point, I went to see a witch doctor, to have him cast a spell or curse to kill the
deputy.”
For thirty years, Eddis nursed his unforgiving spirit in his heart, and it crippled his life.
As he heard the teaching on forgiveness, the Spirit pointed out his grudge and what
happens when he fails to forgive others. “Today I have forgiven this deputy who
falsely accused me,” Eddis said, and he began to seek ways to make things right.
Eddis’s testimony influenced the other men and women in the training. The
example of a senior leader being vulnerable and honest prompted a number of
them to examine their own hearts closely and seek forgiveness for things they
carried.
The program director remarked that many relationships were restored as a result.
And he said, “This testimony has impacted my life too; I have seen the power of God
to change any situation!”
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Jesus Did What
Idols Could Not
Salwe, Diya, and their daughter did not enjoy a
happy home. Salwe was an alcoholic; he spent his time
drinking with his friends, and often beat his wife. Diya made prayers and offerings
to their Hindu gods, hoping for a change in her husband’s life.
Instead, Salwe kept drinking. Diya finally had enough; she took their daughter to
her parents’ house, leaving Salwe free to drink as much and as often as he liked.
And that drinking put him in the hospital!
Disciple-makers from a local Global Disciples training visited the hospital as part of
their outreach. And they met Salwe. Over a gift of fruit, one man asked Salwe how
they could pray for him.
“I’m addicted to alcohol,” Salwe said. “I want to be free of it; it has cost me my
family.” The disciple-makers prayed for him, asking God to set him free and bring
his family back. His heart was touched to hear of God’s love, that he could trust
Jesus as his Savior, and that Jesus could free him from alcohol. They encouraged
him to ask Jesus for help whenever he wanted to drink.
Salwe prayed daily asking Jesus to help him stay sober. For the first time in 20
years, he went 15 days without drinking! He also asked Jesus to bring his wife and
daughter home.
One day, he called Diya to tell her he stopped drinking. She didn’t believe him!
She phoned the pastor who confirmed that yes, Salwe was telling the truth.
When Diya returned home, she was amazed at the change in her husband. “Jesus,
the living God, did what my idols could not do!” she said.
She invited the disciple-makers to come for thanksgiving prayer. Diya, Salwe, and
their daughter accepted Jesus as their personal Savior. And the whole family was
soon baptized.
It’s now a happier home. Salwe is working as a painter and Diya serves in the
church. She loves to tell people how Jesus changed her husband and transformed
their lives!
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 One day, the soldiers reached their village, looting, burning
homes, and shooting people. “We left our village to save our
lives; some of the new believers followed along with us. After a
week of walking and looking for a safer place, we settled in another
village and rented a house,” Mrs. Kyi said.
“God is so good,” she said, seeing opportunity in the upheaval. “I can
continue sharing the Gospel in this village. There are 2,000 homes—mostly
Burmese and another unreached group, and many are Buddhists.”
As God opened the way, this woman of faith led five Burmese to faith in Jesus
as Savior, and they were baptized. A small fellowship of about 20 people now
worships together. In the midst of difficulty and loss, Mrs. Kyi is taking what the
Lord has put in her hands and living out the mission to reach the least-reached.
What God has Put in My Hands
“I can do great things with what God has put in my hands.”
Industrious, determined, and never one to let an opportunity slip by, Mrs. Kyi is
quick to tell you what God is doing in her community in Myanmar. Usually she’s
right there, doing her part.
A few years ago, Mrs. Kyi’s church cluster began discipleship-mission training and
small business training in partnership with Global Disciples. She completed the
training, and started selling daily kitchen needs such as cooking tools, spices, rice,
oil, and more. As she went house to house and engaged customers, she shared
the Gospel of Jesus.
Her village is about 65 families, primarily Burmese Buddhist who tend to be
spiritually resistant and hard to reach. There was no Buddhist monk to object
to her efforts. She said, “Some people were not interested, but others listened
carefully. I sat a long time and talked with them in their homes.”
Over time, nine people came to faith in Jesus, and began to meet regularly,
adding a few more here and there, before the 2020 pandemic disrupted their
gatherings. Some men and families went elsewhere to better provide for their
needs. The tiny fellowship remained faithful, but it was hard.
I have been cruci昀椀ed with Christ and I no longer
Then a military takeover in 2021 brought chaos and fear to Myanmar. Mrs. Kyi live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the
visited her people, encouraging them, and sharing God’s Word. Despite the
body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved
hardship, more people came to faith in Jesus.
me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 2:20

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 No Second-
class People
The pygmy or Batwa people of Africa are known
by several names, as they live scattered in Central and
Western African countries. Whatever the name, they have a long history of being
marginalized, mistreated, and despised by the majority peoples around them.
They’re often considered second-class citizens, or even “less than human.”
That’s not how God sees the Batwa. And neither does Philé. Philé is a pastor and
a discipleship-mission trainer in the Central African Republic. As he finished his
ministry in the church one day, he heard a new call. “The Lord told me to go to the
unreached,” he said. And he knew this meant to the pygmy people in his nation.
“They have a particular and special culture,” Philé explained. “They are very
primitive. They live with sorcery in control of their lives. You need to be wise and
tactful to relate to them.”
He was honest about the challenges. “At first, I didn’t have the right approach to
work with them,” Philé said. He worked with other organizations but found no
approach that would adapt to meet the unique needs and culture of the pygmies.
Then a church leader told him about Global Disciples, and Philé came to a
directors training. It provided with him just what he needed. It could be adapted
to be effective among the pygmies.
“I have been working with them for several years now,” Philé said. “And we began
a discipleship-mission training among those new Batwa believers. They have
already planted 30 churches!”
It’s still challenging at times. Sorcerers often come against the new believers
as they worship. They’ve opposed Philé and even tried to put spells on him to
sideline his activities. But he’s seen God answer prayer on his behalf. “I’m still alive,”
Philé says, “because God has work for me to do!”
What a joy to see how Philé and his heart for the pygmies reflect God’s heart for all
who still need to know Jesus as their Savior.
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New Life in the
Graveyard of
Missions
Three states in East Central India are home to
over 250 million people—about two-thirds of the U.S.
population. About 94% of the people groups are considered unreached with
the Gospel. In the history of mission efforts in India, this area is known as the
“graveyard of missionaries.” Anti-conversion laws and increasing persecution make
it a hard place to share the Good News of Jesus.
Laksh and his cluster of churches are working to change that.
A recently trained program director, Laksh launched their first discipleship-mission
training with the goal of reaching least-reached people. Laksh’s team chose to
train in a mountain village some distance from the city, a community with no
church or Christian presence. It’s a district where 39 Christians were killed in 2008,
with 400 homes and churches burned. It would take courage and faith to train
there!
Laksh started training in a rented government school, available because COVID
restrictions had closed the school. For 10 days, several leaders led a group of 15
disciples through teaching, prayer, and worship, preparing them to go out and
make disciples.
A participant named Abhi committed himself to serve however God wanted
him. He asked to assist Laksh, but Laksh said he couldn’t offer him any financial
support. Abhi replied, “I just want to serve. I don’t need support.”
These ordinary disciples went out and shared the Gospel of Jesus with seven
unreached communities. They planted six new house fellowships, started ministry
to children in four communities, and had the joy of leading 48 people to faith in
Jesus Christ! Significant fruit in this hard-to-reach area.
At the end of the outreach, Laksh’s team used the first day of their debrief to
baptize 13 new believers! The next day, they celebrated and commissioned the
15 disciple-makers who participated. One has already started a new church in this
unreached community.
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 Man on a
Mission
Biruk is a church planter in Ethiopia. His local
cluster of churches uses the Global Disciples approach to
equip disciple-makers to go out and plant churches among least-reached people.
Then they added small business training to give their church planters a means of
support and a tool for sharing Jesus Christ.
Biruk finished the business training with a clear vision for reaching people with
the Gospel. He started a tailoring business, rented a machine, and began sewing
for people in his community. One day, a woman came whose daughter was
possessed by demons. Biruk prayed for her, and the daughter was delivered by the
power of Jesus. The mother was so grateful, she helped Biruk find a place for his
business. A space that he could also use for the new church!
When a local drug addict heard the message of Jesus, he put his faith in Christ.
The Lord freed him from his addiction, and he was discipled by Biruk. He’s now a
leader in the new church, an outspoken witness for Jesus. And Biruk helped him
develop a shoe cleaning business to support himself.
Biruk saw this was a good start, but he had a vision for more. So, he built a team
of disciples to take the Good News of Jesus to other least-reached communities.
They planted four churches! And before he moved on, Biruk made sure that each
new fellowship had a trained leader.
When he took his tailoring business to another community, he set up shop in the
market and began sharing the Gospel as he worked. He met several people who
were caught up in witchcraft or possessed by evil spirits. When Biruk prayed for
them in the name of Jesus, the demons were expelled. And the Holy Spirit came
in power! In just one day, 70 people put their faith in Jesus!
Biruk has now handed off leadership for this fellowship to another church planter
from his small business training…and he’s ready to move to the next community.
He’s a man on a mission—using his small tailoring business to advance the
Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Two Sick Cows
Thanks to a pair of sick cows, Kamya first heard
about Jesus from a woman named Charita.
Kamya is a 40ish woman in Central India, a staunchly Hindu area where few
people have heard about Jesus in a way they can understand and respond.
Kamya and her family have several cows that are important to their livelihood.
But she was anxious and concerned—one cow had a calf and for some unknown
reason, they weren’t grazing. She worried that both would starve to death.
One day, a woman came to Kamya’s door. Charita is in her early 30s and was
trained through a local Global Disciples partner program. She’s a gifted disciple-
maker, and a woman of bold faith and prayer. She had heard about the sick cows
and knew that Jesus could help.
Charita told Kamya, “If you have faith in Jesus, he will heal your cow and calf.” She
asked for a glass of water, then prayed over it, and sent Kamya out to wipe the
water on the cow and calf. “There is victory in the name of Jesus!” she told her.
Kamya was surprised, but she did as she was asked. And within five minutes, the
cow and calf were back on their feet and grazing away!
Looking at this miracle, Kamya said, “Your God has saved our cow and calf!”
Charita explained, “He not only saved your cows, He will also save you when you
believe in him.”
Kamya accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Savior, and she’s now part of a new
house fellowship.
Charita continues to share the Gospel boldly. She leads 10 village fellowships with
more than 125 new followers of Jesus.
It’s not easy—she has been threatened several times by anti-Christian groups in
her region. Her answer is always the same: “I cannot stop sharing the Gospel and
the Jesus who gave himself for me!”
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 A The Circle of
Multiplication
Story
“I have seen the grace of the Lord in my life, and I
want to share this with other people,” William said, joy and
excitement in his voice.
Born and raised a Muslim in Malawi, William came to faith in Jesus and he’s
passionate about reaching the least-reached, especially Muslims. His church
cluster is leading a wave of multiplication using Global Disciples training.
It started with leadership training. William was equipped to direct a Global
Disciples leadership development program, but his vision went beyond training
leaders for existing churches. He said, “It’s good to equip and influence our people
for leadership, but we also want to reach the least-reached.”
The first training sent 28 people out to share the Gospel among the Yao, a least-
reached Muslim people group in Malawi. They soon planted five new fellowships.
His church cluster then added discipleship-mission training. The first 15 disciple-
makers from that training went out and quickly added another 16 churches.
On one outreach, disciple-makers offered to clean the local marketplace. The
chiefs who manage the market were surprised, but gave permission to clean—
and to share the Gospel. When the disciple-makers saw there were no public
toilets, they built toilets as a gift to the community.
Recently, William’s church cluster added small business training, equipping church
planters to use what God has put in their hands to support and expand their
reach. “Our disciple-makers using small business have already established another
18 churches!” he reported.
The church cluster also grows and processes peanuts as a business to support
their efforts—and to reach people with the Good News of Jesus.
“We are seeing phenomenal things we never dreamed of,” William said. “The
Global Disciples model gives us a way to reach unreached people, to equip our
church planters with small business, and more opportunities are developing. God
gives grace to us—and we have more least-reached people to reach!”
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Silence
Michoacán is one of six Mexican states in the
“the circle of silence” where there is almost no witness to
the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It’s believed less than 2% are born-again Christians.
It’s a spiritually dark and dangerous place, influenced by drug lords and crime
syndicates. Several indigenous groups have no known churches sharing the Good
News. One city of about 90,000 people is only 1% evangelical Christians, with just
four evangelical churches.
Josue, a discipleship-mission director, has this city firmly in his sights. “This is a less-
reached place, optimal for preaching the Gospel and planting a church. Through
prayer, we have chosen to do our next training in this place.”
Josue and a prayer team of eight visited the city for a prayer walk before the
training. “Our Global Disciples Facilitator developed this to practice transforming
prayer. Prayer is the backbone that sustains the mission,” he said.
“We arrived in the city at 8 a.m. We anointed the house that will host our month
of training. Some went out to pray along the main streets and historic buildings.
We waged spiritual warfare, confronting territorial spirits by breaking religiosity,
idolatry, domestic violence, divorce, the occult, adultery, and drug trafficking.
“As we walked the streets, we felt pain for the captive souls. We asked God to
forgive the sins of this society, declaring Matthew 4:16, ‘the people who sat in
darkness have seen a great light and those who sat in the shadow of death light
shone on them.’”
The team regathered at the venue at 4 p.m., and continued praying. One
intercessor had a vision of a dark being getting thrown to the ground. Josue said,
“we understood that God is knocking down the forces of evil as evidence of the
arrival of the Kingdom of God in this locality.”
Three days after their prayer walk, the national news reported that a drug cartel’s
camp of 37 gunmen had been dismantled, and the army had taken control. Josue
said, “We believe this was an answer to prayers. Powerful organized crime groups
control the circle of silence—a place where there is little missionary incursion.”
Now Josue and those he trains are prepared to share the Gospel, and ask God to
multiply their influence for the Kingdom in this city.
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 Nura’s Gift
Nura’s heart ached to be part of something bigger,
to connect with the global Body of Christ and engage in
missions. She prayed for years to find that connection. Nura is married to a pastor
and they serve in their home country−a place where Christians are a tiny minority.
They struggle to equip and empower disciple-makers.
Like many Christ-followers in religiously restricted areas, Nura longed for the least-
reached people around her to know Jesus. Yet, she also felt the isolation and lack
of fellowship with the broader Body of Christ. She wanted to take part in the big
picture God was painting.
Then God answered her prayers.
Nura and her husband were part of the first Global Disciples directors training in
their restricted region. They learned how they could adapt discipleship-mission
training for the needs and challenges of a setting where the risk is high and being
unnoticed is important.
What touched Nura’s heart was discovering an answer to her prayer. She found
that this training connected her to over 2,000 trainings in 65 countries. She was
equipped to reach the least-reached around her—and she wasn’t alone. She was
part of the bigger mission to make disciples among the least-reached all over the
world!
As God spoke to her heart, Nura approached one of the Global Disciples trainers.
She told her story, and handed him a gift, a crumpled note worth just over $6.
“This is probably not much to you,” she said, “but for me this is a lot. I want to
support this work, to make disciples and reach more people.”
Her simple but generous gift humbled the trainer. He prayed for Nura, that God
would use her gift to multiply disciples and be a blessing for many souls.
Nura’s heart for the least-reached reflects the heart of God for all who have yet to
know him and his Son Jesus, the Savior who died for the whole world.
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Amrita’s New
Kitchen
Amrita is in her mid-30s, a housewife and mother
of three. She comes from a Hindu family that is orthodox in
belief and practices. She lives in North India, in a town of about 50,000 people,
with another 40 villages within easy reach—all Hindu.
Every village has a common temple for the villagers. And every house has its own
temple either on the flat roof or inside—a separate room dedicated to their gods
and goddesses.
Amrita said the gods and goddesses used to visit her, and it was like she was
drunk. Eventually that led to being possessed by a demon which tormented her
every day for about four years. Her family took her to all manner of doctors for
help. She even spent a year in Delhi, but the medical treatment accomplished
nothing.
One day someone told her about Brother Obed and how his church fellowship
prayed for sick people in the name of Jesus, and they were healed. Obed is a
pastor, and he also leads a Global Disciples program in the area.
Amrita’s entire family came to the church, and the believers gathered round to
pray for her. The Lord Jesus completely delivered her from the evil spirit! She and
the entire family committed their lives to Christ.
Soon after this experience, Amrita threw away all the idols in her house, and
converted their room into a new kitchen—a kitchen she uses daily to serve the
Lord and meet the needs of her local fellowship and her neighbors.
Amrita’s extended family has now heard about Jesus too, and four (so far) have
accepted Him as Lord and Savior. Through her witness, seven others came to faith
in Jesus Christ and are now actively involved in the church.
She is eager to share the Gospel with others, and her kitchen—filled with the
presence of Jesus—is her base of operations.
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 In the
Marketplace
Geet directs a discipleship mission training in South
Asia, among a predominantly Muslim community. He also
has a small grocery and actively shares the Gospel through his business and in the
community marketplaces.
As he was sharing Gospel tracts and talking about Jesus one day, a group of
Muslims grabbed and beat him, then bound him to a pillar in the market.
Jishnu, the local headman who oversaw the marketplace, came along and had
many questions about who Geet was and why he was tied to a post.
“He is making people Christians,” the attackers told him.
Jishnu looked over Geet’s literature and said, “This is about Isa, the prophet—not
Christianity.” So he helped get Geet released to go home.
Jishnu was influential enough to give Geet the freedom to go anywhere in his
community and share the Gospel. That has led to two fellowships planted with
about 35 believers.
Jishnu didn’t stop there. He came back to Geet, asking to learn more about Isa,
Jesus. Soon, he and his family—five people—all put their faith in Jesus as Savior
and Lord.
For Jishnu, this meant leaving Islam, and his choice cost him his position in the
community—along with his land and his home. Yet, he joyfully made the sacrifice
and continues to love and follow Jesus.
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No Pit too Deep
Corrie ten Boom once said, “There is no pit so
deep, that God’s love is not deeper still.”
People who don’t know Jesus—who have never had an opportunity to hear the
Gospel and find the hope and life He offers—often live in deep, dark spiritual pits.
Yet they’re not beyond God’s reach.
This was clear in a testimony from a discipleship-training program in the
Democratic Republic of Congo. Luc, the director, shared what God did when their
disciple-makers went on outreach.
“After winning many souls to Christ,” he wrote, “our church planters entered the jail.
They met Mr. S. who was a big leader of a gang of robbers.”
According to Luc, these were no small-time petty thieves, but a gang notorious
for violence and criminal activity. Mr. S. was their chief; he was in jail because he’d
been arrested for rape. Two of his right-hand men were visiting him that day—
when in walked these newly-trained disciple-makers!
God gave the disciple-makers grace in the eyes of these hardened criminals, and
all three men heard the message of the Gospel that day. Not only that, but each
one received Jesus Christ as his Savior!
Mr. S., the gang leader, testified about his life journey into crime, confessing his
sins and all the terrible things he had done. It was a long story to tell, but then he
praised God for saving him, for reaching into his dark and sinful pit and pulling
him out with the love and salvation of Jesus. What a glorious story of redemption
was written in the jail that day!
Corrie was right—God’s love is deeper than any pit we fall in or make for ourselves
out of our sin and rebellion. His reach is long, and His arm is strong to save each
person who calls on His name. And He calls us to share that message with anyone
we meet, wherever we are today!
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 of God. They did not know that God loves them. That Jesus
came for everyone—including the Dorobo!”
This generosity spoke volumes. Several Dorobo told Susan and
her husband that no one had ever loved or cared for them in this
manner. As they felt valued and welcomed, they opened their hearts
to hear about Jesus and His saving love.
One of the first to put his faith in Christ was a leader of the Moran. His
example opened up access and acceptance for the broader community
and soon about 40 Dorobo believers gathered. Within the next year, the new
fellowship grew to over 150 believers, and more continue to come to Christ,
including a number of the Moran warriors. Susan and others are equipping them
with leadership skills.
She is working with the village elders to develop the first school for this
A Warrior, A Goat, and a Loving God community. Using Global Disciples small business training, they started a poultry
business to provide food and income, and they are working on getting their
“I want the Dorobo to know that God loves them—that he has a good plan for
honey into a broader marketplace.
them.”
Christ’s love compelled Susan to show love
Susan’s words reveal the heartbeat of reaching least-reached people with the
in tangible ways. That simple step has led
Good News of Jesus; that we are compelled by the love of Christ to make him
to amazing work among a least-reached
known (2 Corinthians 5:14).
people, bringing many to faith in Jesus
Susan is a Kenyan woman who participated in a local discipleship-mission and transforming a community.
training. “My training taught me to reach out with the Gospel and to show people
Even better? These new believers
that I love them. So I came to the Dorobo to share the Word of God,” she said.
are now training to go to other
The Dorobo are among several nomadic peoples scattered across southern Kenya least-reached people with the Good
and northern Tanzania. Some have settled down; others remain hunters and News that has changed their lives.
gatherers, moving wherever they find food. The Dorobo community near Susan
lives on wild fruit, roots, game, and honey—they are expert beekeepers. Their
culture includes the Moran: young men and older leaders who serve as guardians
and warriors but live separated from the larger tribe. Outreach to the Dorobo has
been erratic and they remain primarily animists; only a small percentage know
about Jesus.
Susan and several other disciple-makers reached out to this group, but it was slow
at first. Instead of getting discouraged, she got creative.
“I sensed the Holy Spirit prompting me to express the love of Christ to this Christ’s love compels us...
community,” she said. “We needed to give them a feast! To slaughter one of my 2 Corinthians 5:14
goats, to provide food, and invite them all to join in. As we ate, I shared the Word

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 A third of our world has not yet heard the Good
News of Jesus.
But we live in a time when many of those are within reach of a local church,
and disciples of Jesus who have a vision and passion to introduce the least-
reached to the Savior.
Through these disciples, God is writing amazing stories in hearts and
lives around the world. Stories of changed lives, restored families,
and transformed communities. Stories of answered prayer, new
vision, and miraculous encounters. Stories that reflect God’s
power, the work of the Holy Spirit, and the mission of Christ to
bring salvation to the nations.
As Global Disciples, we joyfully share these stories from
our friends and co-laborers around the world. May their
testimonies encourage and nurture your faith, and inspire
your witness and walk with Jesus.

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