Reaching the Unreached

Obedience Unleashed: Multiplication God’s Way

Mar 25, 2026 | South Asia, Stories

In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus shares this parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and uses it to patch an old garment. For then the new garment would be ruined, and the new patch wouldn’t even match the old garment. “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the new wine would burst the wineskins, spilling the wine and ruining the skins. New wine must be stored in new wineskins.” — Luke 5:36–38 (NLT)

One of our teams reflected on this passage and what it means for seeing a true movement of God. They realized that if they want to witness entire regions transformed by the good news of Jesus, they must be willing to think differently about disciple-making. That means letting go of traditions or structures—old wineskins—that hinder people from coming to Christ.

It means anchoring their ministry fully in God’s Word and embracing new ways—new wineskins—that align with wholehearted obedience to Jesus. They’ve seen this paradigm shift bear incredible fruit among their teammates in South Asia. As these workers release tradition and focus on the authority of Scripture, God is doing amazing things.

Earlier this year, the team received a message from Nuh*, a faithful disciple-maker. Nuh joyfully announced the baptism of an entire family who had believed and repented. Six people were baptized that day—by Nuh himself.

During the next morning’s coaching call, the team celebrated this Kingdom breakthrough. But they also gently challenged Nuh with a question: “According to the Great Commission, who is called to baptize?”

Nuh answered, “All disciples who follow Jesus.”

They responded, “Exactly—so why is it that only pastors baptize in your context?”

Nuh admitted that it’s simply the way it’s always been done in his culture. The team encouraged him to compare this tradition with the authority Jesus gave to all His disciples. If Jesus commanded all of us to go, make disciples, baptize, and teach obedience, why limit baptism to only pastors?

They spent three hours together reading Scripture, wrestling with the tension between cultural norms and God’s Word. In the end, Nuh was convinced. But he had another question: “If I don’t baptize everyone myself, how do I pass on the authority to others?”

The team replied, “If we want to make true disciples, we must model and assist others in walking in obedience to Jesus. What do you think you should do?”

Together, they formed a simple and powerful plan: Nuh would gather the new believers, teach them what Scripture says about baptism, then model it by baptizing the first person. That person would then baptize the next, and so on—each one stepping into their God-given authority to obey and make disciples.

On the next call, Nuh shared how freeing this experience had been. No longer feeling the pressure to do everything himself, he had empowered others to obey Jesus fully. The new disciples—who had both been baptized and baptized others—felt strengthened and confident in their faith.

And the fruit? These new believers have already gone into neighboring villages and begun forming new groups among the lost.

*pseudonym

A Story of Unwavering Faith

Mar 18, 2026 | South Asia, Stories

In North India, among the Baghel and Kumhar communities, a faithful disciple-maker named Rohan lived out that truth.

Rohan* boldly shared the good news of Jesus in places where His name was barely known. He led with courage. He served with love. And then he paid the ultimate price, Rohan was martyred for his faith by local opposition.

Rohan left behind a grieving family… including his daughter, Shantha*. But grief did not have the final word. The body of Christ stepped in, surrounding Rohan’s family with prayer, care, and provision. And something unexpected began to happen.

As news of Rohan’s death spread, villagers began to ask questions. “How could someone be killed just for doing good?” As people learned he had been killed simply for serving the Lord, many responded with shock and sympathy.

Rohan’s family remained firm in their faith. Their forgiveness… their perseverance… their hope became a living testimony.

Men and women who had never heard of Jesus began attending Bible discovery groups. Some chose to follow Christ—drawn not by argument, but by a faith refined through suffering.

Slowly, people gathered to learn more—joining Bible discovery groups, encountering Jesus through the quiet witness of a family who chose faith over fear.

Today, Shantha carries her father’s legacy forward. She is a bold disciple-maker and trainer—equipping others to take the gospel even further.

What persecution meant to silence, God used to multiply.

Watch the video below.

*pseudonyms used

Praying with Purpose During Ramadan

Mar 11, 2026 | Longer Reads

As a cross-cultural Christian in a 99.9% Muslim country, I find Ramadan to be filled with stark contrasts. On the one hand, multigenerational families gathering around tables each night eating homemade delicacies and food drives that collect pantry staples for poor families are almost universal. On the other hand, thievery due to pressure to buy gifts at the end of the month along with arguments, fist fights, traffic snarls, and shortened tempers due to nicotine and caffeine withdrawals all increase during the 30 days.

The sharp contrasts powerfully illustrate the ineffectiveness of outward religious practices to bring inward transformation. And yet, so few seem bothered with this reality and even fewer wrestle and search for a solution. Five times a day, the Muslim call to prayer continues to ring out. It echoes and clashes from the various mosques in my neighborhood that aren’t in sync with each other. Five times a day, the land is flooded with announcements from loudspeakers saying, “there is no God but Allah and Mohammed is his messenger.” Year after year, many abstain from food, water, and nicotine during the daylight hours in an effort to appease God and try to earn merit.

In the midst of this environment, I and a relatively small community of other Christians seek to bring the Good News of God’s kingdom and the life, death, burial, and resurrection of His Christ to people who have had virtually no access for 1400 years. Such circumstances cause me to cry out, Who is sufficient for these things? (2 Cor. 2:16b, NKJV).

And that desperation, that utter helplessness I can feel as I engage in Gospel conversations with neighbors, friends, and strangers, leaves me no choice but to pray. The longer I live in the Muslim world, the more convinced I am that only the power of prayer and God’s Spirit can bring transformation.

So, when I heard about the opportunity to champion 24/7 prayer for the entire 30 days of Ramadan last year for the Muslim country that I want to reach with the Gospel, I knew I needed to say, “Yes!”

The team at Pray4Movement.org built a free, simple tool that empowers anyone who wants to promote continuous prayer for a people group, city, country, or region. In just a few clicks and by answering a few questions, I received a web page of my own that I could customize and then send out to my friends, family, coworkers, etc. They could then sign-up for time slots to pray.

I only needed to find 96 people who would commit to pray for a different 15-minute time slot each day of Ramadan to cover the entire 30 days with prayer. Intercessors received an email each day before their committed time slot with a reminder and a link to go view that day’s biblical prayer fuel. The Pray4Movement team developed content that could be customized for my people group with just a few keystrokes. However, I had complete freedom to write my own custom prayer requests and prayer guides. By God’s grace, we filled the 30 days with nonstop prayer!

Only in eternity will we know the full impact of what happened as the Church prayed extraordinarily for the Muslims in the country where I live, but I believe God answered our prayers and is answering them in beautiful ways. Since Ramadan 2022, our team has witnessed a significant increase in groups of people interested in reading, discovering, and discussing the Bible with their friends.

Our country wasn’t the only one that tried to go for continuous prayer coverage during Ramadan 2022. It turns out that 84 different champions took on the challenge impacting 64 countries. At least 6,395 intercessors filled more than 170,000 15-minute prayer slots.

One prayer champion in a sub-Saharan Muslim nation said they saw God move in powerful ways during Ramadan as people prayed. A Muslim man who cut off relationship with his Christian children began calling them, bringing hope of restored relationship. An elderly woman who refused to submit her life to Christ for decades accepted Christ during Ramadan. Other Christians in the country were compelled to grow their prayer life for their Muslim neighbors and sought to be brighter lights among them. Evangelism efforts among this people group in the weeks that followed proved more fruitful.

One of the most persecuted countries in the world rallied more than 100% prayer coverage during the 30 days. The prayer champion for that Muslim nation said, “I don’t think that we know even a small percentage of the impact that was made by praying 24/7 during Ramadan this year. Consistently, we heard how many people felt a heavy spiritual oppression. I think that signifies that we are pushing against the enemy in an effective way. We had several people around the globe that communicated just how impactful it was to have the prayer fuel and were encouraged by the unity of praying together with others. We are expecting that fruit will come from this initiative and some evidence of that is already coming.”

Another prayer champion working in a Muslim country in South Asia said, “We had over 100 people praying daily for the work, and we know of at least three Muslims that came to faith during this time. Normally, Ramadan is very slow, with few responses or new believers. So this year was different! Five more have followed Jesus in the month after Ramadan!”

As if these stories aren’t glorious enough, something important happens in the intercessors, themselves, as they devote 15-minutes a day to pray for a Muslim people group, city, country, or region. Yes, their prayers make eternal impact in the spiritually dark places they pray on behalf of. But their prayers also make an impact in their own lives. They begin to be changed and God softens their hearts for the people for whom they are praying. If you pray for the nations consistently, you’ll find that at some level you will have to go into action for the nations through giving, going, mobilizing, or serving.

During Ramadan 2022 (April 1-May 1), when all of the time committed to pray for Muslims across all of the 84 different initiatives was added up, it totaled 4 years, 359 days of prayer or 43,660 hours! The team at Pray4Movement is asking God for even more prayer initiatives and multiples of prayer hours totaled for the Muslim world in Ramadan 2023.

My heart aches for the millions in the land that I live in to know the Christ that came to save them not just from their evil deeds, but also from their good deeds done from wrong motives-from selfishness and self-righteousness, from outward religion to inward transformation. This Ramadan (Mar 22-April 21, 2023), technology has given our generation unprecedented opportunity to pray with insight and specificity for Muslim people groups, cities, and countries. Would you champion prayer for one of them among your family, friends, congregations, and partners?

This article was first published in Mission Frontiers: Women in Mission, Mar/April 2023 , pages 11-13. It was used here with permission.

Sharing Jesus Stories in the Market

Mar 11, 2026 | Stories

As Amy* looked at the group of women gathered around her in the humid, wet market, studying Bible stories together, her heart was deeply moved. The noise of vendors calling out and customers bargaining filled the air. It was hard to believe how it had all begun.

Not long before, Amy had been walking through the same marketplace, quietly praying and asking God to lead her to someone who wanted to know Him. As she passed stall after stall, her eyes were suddenly drawn to a woman named Diwi*, who was selling vegetables.

After a friendly conversation, Diwi began sharing about some of the struggles she had been facing in her life. Amy listened intently, then asked if she could tell Diwi a story from the Bible about Abraham—one that might encourage her as she faced these difficulties. Diwi agreed.

As Amy shared the story, Diwi listened closely. When the story ended, her eyes were filled with tears. She was deeply moved by Abraham’s willingness to trust God and follow Him wherever He led. Seeing her response, Amy gently asked if there was anyone else who might want to hear the story as well. The next time they met, Diwi brought a friend.

Other women working nearby noticed the small gathering and became curious. One by one, they began joining the group. Before long, a faithful circle of women vendors met each week in the market to listen to stories from God’s Word and learn about His love for them.

What began as a simple prayer walk through the marketplace had become a place where women now gather regularly to hear about the God who sees them, knows them, and calls them to follow Him.

Pray that these women will continue studying the Bible and come to believe in the One who knows and loves them.

WHEN CHURCH LEFT THE BUILDING
A workshop on “simple church” stirred something deep in *Jin. The idea was beautifully uncomplicated. Church could happen anywhere read more …

A BOLD WITNESS
*Yeng is Khmer (most Khmers are Buddhist) who comes from a big family. Her husband, Pouch, is blind; her 97 years old mother-in-law and three grandsons read more …

CHURCH SIMPLIFIED
During an early morning taxi ride, Amy* struck up a conversation with the driver. It was obvious that Mr. Wu was a Christian read more …

When Church Left the Building

Mar 4, 2026 | Stories

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A workshop on “simple church” stirred something deep in *Jin. The idea was beautifully uncomplicated. Church could happen anywhere—without walls, without pews, without formality. For months he prayed and wrestled with what that might look like in his home town in Taiwan.

The answer came to him in a place he already loved—the campgrounds of eastern Taiwan.

Jin and several close friends often escaped there twice a month. They were outdoor people who preferred hiking boots to dress shoes, and open skies to sanctuary ceilings. What if church could meet in a campground?

So Jin began showing up with intention. Tucked in his backpack were a short Bible story, a thoughtful discussion question, and one or two simple praise songs anyone could sing around a fire. After breakfast, he and his friends casually invited nearby campers to pull up a chair and join them.

It started small. Just a few curious neighbors lingering by the campfire.

Jin would chat, listen, and build connections. Then he would pose a question, one that everyone could answer from their own experience. As the group warmed up, he would share a Bible story and ask a few simple follow-up questions. Conversations deepened. Needs surfaced. Laughter mixed with vulnerability.

Before long, Jin would offer to pray, lifting up the personal requests that had been shared and speaking a blessing over every camper gathered there. They closed their time singing together, voices rising into the open air. It was becoming a church! Simple, authentic, and alive.

The first to respond to the invitation to follow Jesus was one of Jin’s closest friends. His wife watched quietly at first, taking it all in, until she too chose to follow Jesus too.

Soon, the couple began facilitating the Bible discussions themselves. Jin walked alongside them for a season, coaching them in Bible storytelling and worship, until they felt confident to facilitate on their own.

Today, they are training others to bring this same simple expression of church to more campgrounds. What began as a small circle around a fire is multiplying into a growing movement of people meeting Jesus under the wide Taiwanese sky.

Pray that this simple, uncomplicated way of sharing Jesus would spread like wildfire, that many would become disciples who make disciples.

*pseudonym

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