Not everything that looks good on the surface is, and often it's the things that seem most straightforward that get us in trouble. That's especially true in the complex task of cross-cultural church planting.
Missionaries Scott and Jennie Phillips are praying that the Gospel will bring peace and unity to warring Dao clans in Indonesia. Last week Scott treated a man who was attacked and told him he wasn’t prepared for death. Pray that God will give Scott and Jennie wisdom and strength and keep them encouraged despite the […]
A Dao man wanted more than just medical care when he came to missionary Scott Phillips. But Scott’s purpose is to bring the Daos a gift that is exceedingly and abundantly greater than anything they have ever thought to ask for.
Helping guests relax, recover or refresh takes a lot of work. Imagine trying to do that when it’s over 100 degrees. In a foreign land. Working with people whose language and ways you have to learn and adapt to. It’s not a role people often think about when they consider church planting, but it’s one of the many ministries like ours that are vital to the task.
Thanks for praying for the Bisorio people of Papua New Guinea. At the conclusion of the evangelistic Bible lessons last week, 19 people placed their faith in Christ. The next step in their journey is to learn to read and write, so they can be disciples who learn to feed themselves.
Today, more than 20 years after the first clear presentation of the Gospel to the Bisorio people of Papua New Guinea, the residents of the last unreached Bisorio people will hear the Good News.
Please pray for Patrick Hatcher, who is planning to join the team at NTM Communications and serve alongside us as soon as his partnership development is complete. We need him "yesterday," as they say. Find out more at his website >>