Unreached People Groups

by YWAM North Africa / Middle East
ReachOut Summer 2011

[Even though there have been changes particularly in Sudan, Libya, and Syria, the vast majority of this is still excellent background information for prayer.]

The significance of the events now unfolding in the Arab World is perhaps greater than  anyone can fathom. From the day Simon of Cyrene carried the cross for Jesus, to the day of Pentecost, through the martyrdom of thousands more up to now, North Africans have been in the heart of our heavenly Father.

ReachOut Fall 2007

Hu, a lively 6 year old Miao boy ran into the main road of his Asian village to catch up with his friends and did not notice the car coming around the corner. Screeching its brakes, the car slammed into Hu, tossing him beside the road. By the time Hu’s mother and father arrived at the local hospital, the young doctor was shaking his head sadly at the serious, multiple injuries. Would he survive?

A heart-breaking, but common story: children are suffering in countries far from our own parish. We feel concern, but also despair. What can be done? Can we really make a difference? Yes, we can!…

by the Ven. Rennis Ponniah, Archdeacon of Singapore
ReachOut March 2004

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me,because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor. Isaiah 61:1-2a

South East Asia is a place where many ancient kingdoms (Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, and Confucian) continue to find expression. Practically every nation in the region is decisively multi-religious and multi-ethnic in character. For those living in South East Asia, peace, though long sought after, is never taken for granted. the kingdom of Jesus Christ is the only answer to this quest for peace. It is a kingdom that begins in the human heart, touches lives personally and transforms communities radically. Let me draw out three salient aspects of Christ’s kingdom that are particularly relevant in the South East Asian context…

by the Rev. Todd & Patsy McGregor ReachOut Jan. 2002
As told to Todd McGregor by his former students who are now evangelists:

Recently, some of the student evangelists from the school of lay ministry went into the rain forest for an evangelistic mission. On this particular mission trip, the students had walked about twenty miles, carrying supplies such as a projector, generator, speakers and other equipment needed to show The Jesus Film. Each morning, the team visited people in the village sharing the Good News. In the afternoon, the students would teach the people about Christianity and would typically present a skit and show The Jesus Film…