Workers for the field
Over 300 million people in Africa have little opportunity to hear the good news, and even less opportunity to be discipled. “Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field” (Matthew 9:38).
Over 300 million people in Africa have little opportunity to hear the good news, and even less opportunity to be discipled. “Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field” (Matthew 9:38).
Going from store to store Christmas shopping it’s inevitable that at some point you’ll hear the Band Aid track ‘Do they know it’s Christmas?’ blaring out. Released originally in 1984 to raise funds for anti-famine charities in Ethiopia, the track was re-released in 1989, 2004 and most recently (with slightly altered words) in 2014 amidst the Ebola crisis in western Africa.
Two of our workers who live in a creative access nation talk about the impact Ramadan had on opportunities to talk about about the gospel
Julie* lives in a creative access nation where almost the entire population are Muslim. We asked her what church planting looks like in that context.
The end of Ramadan is marked by the festival of Eid. One of our workers in a creative access country describes her experience of Eid this year.
AIM is seeking to send a Training in Ministry Outreach (TIMO) team to study in a creative access nation. Why ‘studying’ and how will TIMO work in this location? The long term goal of this team is not just for its members to gain a Master’s in Business Administration, but to provide a way for them to build a future life and business for themselves there, enabling them to share the gospel as they become an integral part of the community.