Phinehas and Deborah

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.

Could you support Phinehas and Deborah in this work?

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2 juli 2025

Dawn* works to bring the gospel to unreached peoples in the Indian Ocean Islands. Pray for all the logistics (transport, supplies, food etc.) for a US medical team coming to visit different villages this week, and for opportunities to share truth as well as medical help.

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1 juli 2025

Pray for our teams in North Africa who will do regular “fishing pushes” – prayerfully going out into the local area to see who the Lord leads them to. Two workers met M* because she got into the taxi they were in. They spent a whole day with her and also met for a second time later in the week and again shared with her. They are still in touch via WhatsApp and plan to meet again. Pray for M* to read God’s word for herself and that He would open her eyes to the truths there.

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