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He’s Here! — October Update

November 2, 2015

He’s here! Wyck Tetelestai Long was born on September 28 at 10:28pm. He was 8 lbs., 15 oz., 22 inches long. We are thankful for a good delivery and a healthy baby boy! Thanks for all your prayers. We are all doing well. Ty loves his baby brother and always wants to give him hugs […]

September Update- We reached a milestone!

September 2, 2015

“The missionary question is not, ‘Where are there unbelievers?’ and then send a missionary there. There are unbelievers everywhere! The missionary question is where are there peoples who don’t have any Christians in them, or don’t have a church strong enough to do the neighbor evangelism that we can do if we just want to […]

August update!

August 21, 2015

Matthew 6:19, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal,” and where cars slam on their breaks on the highway and total your car… Ok, that last part isn’t in there :). However, yes friends, it is true. We are now without […]

Want to give towards our ministry online?

June 30, 2015

If you are interested in partnering with us in reaching the unreached by giving financially, you can do so at this link: http://www.ntm.org/matt_long/give

Our Statement of Faith

June 30, 2015

[We also adhere to NTM’s statement of faith, which can be found at usa.ntm.org/about/what-we-believe] We believe: 1- in the triune God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit 2- that God is good, all-knowing, all-powerful, gracious, just, loving, and sovereign 3- that God’s inerrant Word is our source of truth 4- that people are inherently sinful […]

Letter to Ty

June 30, 2015

A lot of people ask us how we feel about bringing Ty overseas. Here is a letter we wrote to him as an answer. We hope it communicates our vision for reaching the unreached. Dear Ty, Lord willing, within the next couple of years, we will be moving overseas preparing to go to a […]

Come what MAY

May 29, 2015

Why go overseas when there are lost people here? “The church cannot grow within peoples where relevant churches do not exist. Forty percent of the individuals in the world live within peoples with no church. They are no more spiritually ‘lost’ than your cousin who has never gone to church, but unlike your cousin, there […]

MARCH-ing Forward!

March 31, 2015

“I am inspired by you guys. Thank you for opening up my eyes about how many people need to know Jesus.” This was a note we received from a student at Saint Joseph Christian School. Last month Matt was invited to speak at his old school, a K-12 Christian school in Missouri, for their missions […]

February Update!

March 26, 2015

“Not that I seek the gift itself, but I seek for the profit which increases to your account.” — Philippians 4:17 Within the past few years, we have had the incredible opportunity to disciple inner city teens in Minneapolis, mentor young men struggling with sexual sin, share Christ with college students in Asia, and […]