We use โCreative Accessโ to refer to nations, areas or ministries where there is great hostility towards Christianity and where traditional โmissionary workโ is not possible. Workers, therefore, need to be โcreativeโ 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. Thatโs 200 million people unknowingly heading for a Christ-less eternity.
Workers use skills in many areas, including business, education and healthcare. Whatever you do for your โjobโ at home, with a bit of modification you could probably do it in a creative access area.
Whatever role you have, the aim is to be as intentional as possible โ to have the name of Jesus Christ on your lips at all times. Whether it is buying bread for breakfast, meeting with a client to discuss business, dropping off children at school, or drinking tea with a friend, the intention is to always be ready to share the truth of the gospel.
The lost need to hear the good news of Jesus. Is God working in your heart? Are you considering working in an area where Jesus isnโt known?
Yesterday, I was carrying out the most ignoble procedure a surgeon can do, and caught myself thinking โthis is not what I came here to doโ. Followed immediately by the challenge โbut I thought you wanted to serve others?
Knowing that at any moment you could be asked to leave the country youโre working in, means that mission partners have to be creative in how they share Jesus. One AIM mission partner working in North Africa shares how they seek to always have Jesus Christ on their lips.
Northern Region encompasses 18 countries with a total population of over 362 million people. Only 0.05% of this total are evangelical believers, 90% are Muslim, 200 million form 472 unreached people groups.
Kay works as a nurse in a Creative Access Nation. She shares about her opportunities during Ramadan to speak into peopleโs livesโฆ
A recent short termer talks about her trip to North Africa, what she learnt and how she was challenged.
We ask Africa Inland Missionโs new International Director, Luke Herrin, why AIMโs priority is for the unreached.
