Joshua Rivers has a humorous way of describing the goal of the missionary task. “We want to work ourselves out of a job,” he said.
Rivers and his wife, Gracie, are International Mission Board missionaries who work among South Asian peoples. With a massive population, this area of the world can be challenging to reach.
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How can this couple take on this enormous mission? Along with other IMB missionaries, the work involves South Asian believers and global missionary partners.
Local churches fulfilling the Great Commission, Rivers said, is what IMB missionaries want to see. Their prayer is to see churches in South Asia take over the work of reaching people with the gospel and building healthy, reproducing churches.
Rajendra and his wife, Vidhi, are church planters whom Rivers has discipled and trained. They are witnessing God doing mighty things to build His Church in South Asia.
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Chris Doyle and originally published by the International Mission Board.
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