“I am so thankful for the opportunity to steward Send Relief as we sought to extend the ministry’s reach these last several years, going from a national compassion ministry to an international one,” Wright said.
Sometimes, finding unreached people groups means getting your truck stuck in a riverbed, driving 12 hours and traveling to village after village after village, asking if anyone knows anything about an unengaged and unreached people group.
After serving in South Sudan more than 20 years and having an intense desire to see people reached with the gospel, missionaries Peter and Shauna Swann went in pursuit of God’s will. A new opportunity would eventually “take flight.”
Children often take over a family business their parents started. This isn’t uncommon. For a son or daughter to relieve their parents in international ministry, though, can be a rare occurrence.
The tsunami rippled across coastlines throughout Asia. It would prove to be the deadliest in recorded history, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: approximately 230,000 people across 17 countries died.
“My medical skills opened doors to communities. It helped build trust,” noted IMB missionary Ginny Wheeler. “I became convinced of the biblical model and importance of caring for needs as we share truth.”
“When I’m searching for an unengaged, unreached people group, I ask the Holy Spirit to show me someone open to the gospel,” writes IMB missionary explorer John Pratt.
As Jay looked into the valley below, he noticed dots of flickering lights, the tiny glow of open fires from the villages at the base of the mountain. In the dark of the night, they were the only light except for the stars above…
