Phinehas and Deborah

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Phinehas and Deborah are in a creative access location working with local believers to equip leaders, facilitate church planting and build gospel relationships. They are working primarily with three local tribes, reaching out to them with the message of Jesus.

They were called to serve in global mission in 2003 after serving in their home church for many years. They and their two teenage daughters love Jesus and are walking in His grace in response to His faithfulness to them over the years.

The challenges of their ministry include not only reaching out to the unreached with the gospel but also leading teaching and discipleship classes to help equip local church leaders to effectively lead, serve and plant churches in their home country.

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Latest Prayer News

21 novembre 2025

Ruth * works on an Indian Ocean Island, seeking to share the gospel with people who have never had it explained to them. About a year ago, a local couple’s baby died just a few hours after being born. The father had shown interest in knowing God and felt the pregnancy had been a real gift from Him as his wife had become pregnant after being prayed for, following many years of infertility. So, it was extra hard that the baby didn’t survive, and the father hasn’t shown as much interest in studying the Bible since. Despite this, Ruth’s regular visits to the wife have developed into a nice friendship and last month the wife gave birth to a baby boy. Give thanks for this wonderful gift and ask that both parents would seek God’s face as they marvel at this miracle.

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20 novembre 2025

Timo and Laura serve in Finland among the refugee population, sharing Jesus with them and equipping Christian refugees to reach out to the Finns they live amongst and fellow internationals. Christians from various nations have joined their multicultural Gospel-Centred Community of believers, seeking a place to belong. Many are lonely, many feel they don’t really belong in Finnish speaking churches, and Timo and Laura are happy to welcome them, as many need discipling. At the same time, their heart and desire is to focus on non-Christians. They embrace those who are part of their community, and they continue to walk alongside them sharing the love of Christ through actions, care, and through the Word. They are excited that they have Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and atheists that also feel welcome in their community. The conversations are very interesting, but their leadership team is doing well at keeping the conversations guided towards Christ. They still have lots to learn, but it is an exciting journey to be on. Pray for growth and fruit in all this.

19 novembre 2025

David and Patricia Techand are based in Arusha, Tanzania and are partnering with different churches and Christian organisations to see Christian radio stations set up across Tanzania. Pray for them as they continue to learn Swahili, that the Lord would grant them joy and understanding as they increasingly get to grips with this beautiful language. Pray too that they would be salt and light as they live amongst their neighbours. They have two families with small children living right across from them and their children often play together outside.

Creative Access

We use ‘Creative Access’ to refer to nations, areas or ministries where there is great hostility towards Christianity and where traditional ‘missionary work’ is not possible. Workers, therefore, need to be ‘creative’ in how they proclaim the liberating news of Jesus Christ. In North Africa alone, 200 million people from 472 unreached people groups are unreached with the gospel. That’s 200 million people unknowingly heading for a Christ-less eternity.

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Church Development

We hope that our church development work with local African churches will lead them to be centres of hope and love that draw more people to Jesus.

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