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3.59 billion people are unreached by the gospel according to the latest statistics from Joshua Project. That’s roughly 44 percent of the world’s population. In 1976, Ralph and Roberta Winter opened the U.S. Center for World Mission to help raise awareness of the thousands of unreached people groups that still…

Doubly Divine

The man made a beeline straight in my direction and sat next to me. I had noticed him come in, but I was busy on my laptop, so I kept working. However, I could not shake the feeling that he was staring at me, so I turned to him and…

What Poppy Needed

“I wake up in the night, and then my ancestors attack and kick me. They are angry because I don’t want to become a Sangoma1,” Poppy said. Poppy was a young woman living in the community who was addicted to drugs and other harmful substances. When I handed her a…

One Dress

Traditionally, the Lakota, like most Plains Indians, used social pressure to correct unacceptable behavior. The Lakota rarely used corporal punishment or banishment. Below is the tale of One Dress, a children’s story with a lesson for all ages. One Dress was the village gossip. She loved hearing and telling stories…

Frozen Pipes. Unfrozen Lives.

Three plumbing technicians walked through our door during our first week in Greenland. The first scratched his head and called a colleague. The second identified the problem and called another man. The third was Abraham. He came in quietly, tools in hand, boots still carrying the cold of a Nuuk…

God Answers Our Prayers

Frustration is an unavoidable part of missionary work. We first began learning to manage these frustrations when we were missionaries in Thailand in 2023, and now, here in Georgia, we are facing frustration again. Every day you go for a walk to meet new people, but they do not want…

The Life and Ministry of Jeffrey Bishop

_Jeffrey Bishop passed away from dementia-related complications on Thursday, May 21, 2026, while at home. He is survived by his wife, Bobbi, two daughters, two brothers, a sister and seven grandchildren._ I have been entrusted with the sacred task of reflecting on the life of Jeff Bishop, a pioneer AFM…

When God Opens a Gate

“How do you think you will adjust culturally to a school that is deeply rooted in Himadrian culture and traditions?” That was one of the questions asked during an interview with a school in Himadria. For a moment, I paused—not because I did not know the answer, but because the…

Slow Down

“God, these are your children. This city is yours. Please send your Spirit to live and work in this community,” I prayed. “Please God, prepare me for the divine appointments that I believe You will orchestrate. Living in a closed-access country can easily feel like there are few safe ways…

When Pain Finds Hope

Some stories are born in silence . . . in the most fragile corners of the soul . . . when pain outweighs strength and tomorrow seems to fade away. Moeun’s story began on one of those gray days, when uncertainty covered everything. She arrived at our mission center holding…

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