An ethnic believer reads God’s Word in his own language.
“Many books have come to our village to tell us what to do or how we must live under the laws of men, but this is the first Book that tells me who I am to God,” Juan said. “Now that I can read His Word, I no longer feel like an orphan in this world.” Juan is a village elder of an ethnic minority in Brazil and received his very first Bible in his own language from an indigenous ministry. Your gift for Bibles will ensure indigenous ministries throughout the world have a ready stock of Bibles to meet the growing demand for God’s Word.
Motorcycles are game changers for missionaries in rural areas. In places without public transportation, missionaries spend precious hours walking for hours, sometime days, to share Jesus with unreached people. A motorcycle can instantly accelerate the spread of the gospel, multiplying a missionary’s impact, so more people can hear about our Savior. “Recently, you gifted a motorcycle to a missionary family, which has greatly supported their work,” wrote a ministry leader in India. “With improved mobility, they are now able to travel more easily across the mountainous terrain to visit believers and reach new families.” Your gift toward a motorcycle, which averages about $1,000, is a powerful way to expand a missionary’s outreach.
A missionary receives a motorcycle for ministry.
An ethnic believer reads God’s Word in his own language.
Indigenous missionaries are committed to sharing the gospel in places where people do not know about Jesus Christ. Without a vehicle, they set out on foot. Without money, they skip meals and sleep on the ground. They persevere but could go much farther with your help. Your gift of $60 will help cover their needs, so they can bring news of our Savior to every tongue, tribe, and nation. And while a one-time gift will make a big difference to an indigenous missionary, monthly support makes the greatest impact to propel the gospel forward every single day. Refer to the enclosed form to select this option!
At just 12 years old, Ineza was living on the streets in Rwanda, searching for food, battling addiction, and finally resorting to prostitution. By 15, she was a homeless mother struggling to protect her child. Everything changed when she was welcomed into an indigenous ministry’s tailoring program. There, she learned sewing, business skills, and discovered the love of Christ. Today, she is free from addiction, leads worship, and is preparing to build a sustainable future for her family. This Christmas, your gift can place a sewing machine in the hands of a woman ready to earn an income, provide for her children, and create a new future filled with hope and dignity.
A teen mother learns sewing skills that will help her support her daughter.
A Syrian refugee family living in a tent camp receives food and water.
War and terrorism have displaced millions of people in places like Iran, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Syria, Ukraine, and Myanmar. Indigenous missionaries are welcoming these refugees with desperately needed provisions, care, and kindness. Refugees from countries that have been closed to the gospel for centuries are now hearing the news of Jesus Christ for the first time. This Christmas, you can help missionaries sustain this important outreach with your gift to share life-saving provisions, along with the Good News of our Savior, with refugee families.
In many areas, Christians live in deep poverty, often because they have willingly sacrificed the pursuit of wealth to spend their days spreading the gospel or because they were fired from their jobs for their belief in Jesus. The gift of farm animals for such believers can be life-changing, providing them with a reliable source of income.
A ministry in India recently distributed pregnant goats to 100 missionaries working in areas of extreme poverty. These goats will provide sustenance and income they desperately need. “These leaders were trained in our Bible schools and live below the poverty line and serve in remote villages,” the ministry leader said. Your gift of farm animals—whether goats, cows, pigs, chickens, or water buffaloes—helps lift the burden of poverty and demonstrates our Heavenly Father’s loving care.
A missionary in India receives a baby goat.
Your gift encourages believers suffering for their faith in Christ.
Hamid once owned a small tailoring shop in Iraq until he chose to follow Christ. His decision cost him everything. He survived assassination attempts, endured brutal beatings that left him with a speech impediment, lost his family through forced separation, and watched his sewing workshop burn to the ground. Missionaries helped him relocate to a safer area, covering his rent, food, supplies, and other expenses. “I miss my wife and children,” Hamid says, “but the Lord is with me.” Your Christmas gift can help provide safe housing, food, transportation, and other essentials for persecuted believers like Hamid, reminding them they are not forgotten by the global body of Christ.
A single mother of two young children in Peru, Camila arrived at a ministry’s feeding center seeking help. “We welcomed them with love,” the ministry leader said. “Camila has since received our Lord Jesus Christ as Savior and has begun helping out by cooking at our feeding center. Here, together with her children, she is learning the Word of God.” Your gift today will provide hungry people with life-saving nourishment and the hope of gospel.
Children in Peru receive a meal at the ministry’s feeding center.
Kenyan missionaries give Bibles to a tribe they are reaching with the gospel.
Choose an amount you would like to give, and we’ll see that your gift goes where it will do the most good. No matter how your gift is used, you will help the gospel of Jesus Christ reach people in the world’s most difficult mission fields, transform lives, and bring glory to God.
