International.
West Asia

Bridget has been encouraged by 2 Cor 4:1-6, these verses have rooted her desire to study in West Asia, for we have been given this ministry of the gospel by the mercy of God. And because of that, we do not lose heart even when the days are hard, because it is God’s work that He has allowed us to participate in. Bridget strives to learn techniques for language and culture acquisition, so that she can share the gospel clearly in another country. And does this all with the confidence that it is God who does the work of changing dead hearts to life.

One of her local friends invited Bridget out to her village in the mountains to visit her Orthodox church. Bridget had the honor of meeting her mom and siblings, as well as attending a church service with her. This trip was so helpful as she is starting to gain a better understanding of the culture here.

  • Pray that the techniques she is learning now will prepare her to learn a new language in North Africa.
  • Pray that Bridget would continue to connect with local women.
  • Pray that the Lord would open her new friends' hearts to the gospel.
North America.
Jones & Nicoline Ndzi // Mebane, NC

The Lord has continued to give Nicoline and Jones very sweet times in marriage, praise the Lord. This past summer, Grace Reformed Baptist Church had the painful joy of sending one of its staff pastors to Baltimore to take up a church (Jesus Our Redeemer Church) that had grown weak from the absence of a pastor. He and his family are doing well in ministry. The Lord has continued to bring new visitors to Jones’ church, and as a result, the church has voted to increase the seating capacity of their current sanctuary by about 150 seats. They recently had a very encouraging week with four Chinese pastors. They came from the ministry of one of their missionaries who has labored in China for decades. It was a wonderful encouragement to their church with the testimonies of how the Lord has been sustaining them in the midst of serious civil pressure.

All Ndzi’s kids now attend a Christian classical school here, and Nicoline works as a part-time teacher assistant at the school. That has made them a bit busier, and they desire to continue balancing tasks like discipling younger believers and consistently showing hospitality to their church family, even amid a busy family schedule.

  • Pray for grace and strength for Nicoline and Jones in the midst of new busyness. 
  • Pray for salvation for each of their boys: Nethanel, Mishael, Eliezer, Joel, and Lemuel.
  • Pray for the Lord's blessing on a church plant project that their church is looking to launch by the summer or fall of next year. Pray for effective core group preparation, provision of needed funds, and another elder-qualified man to join the leader, Blake, in the work.
Kentuckiana.
Into the Light Ministries

Into The Light Ministries equips churches, families, and individuals to delight in God’s design for sexuality and fight sexual sin. ITLM does this by creating gospel-centered, biblically grounded resources. Their work includes a documentary on finding freedom from pornography, a parenting masterclass on shepherding children in these areas, and a tutorial series called TechSafe for protecting all the devices in the home. 

  • Pray that God would use ITLM’s resources to encourage Christians to bring their sin into the light, strengthen the church’s role in discipleship, and bring lasting freedom over sexual sin.
  • Pray for continued humility, unity, and integrity over their team.
  • This ministry relies on generous monthly partners to keep its video resources free. Pray for continued provision and that new donors would feel moved to cheerfully partner with ITLM in their work.
Unreached.
Jews of Israel

Location:

Israel

Population:

5,007,000

Ev. Christian:

.23%

Main Language:

Hebrew

Spiritual Beliefs:

Judaism

Bible in Heart Language:

Yes

Jewish Israelis are those born in the land of Israel, particularly since the founding of the Jewish State in 1948. Many Jews are secular in their beliefs. Others follow an orthodox Jewish faith that holds that Jesus did not fulfill messianic prophecies that establish the criteria for being recognized as the Messiah. They do not hold that Jesus is the Son of God or Savior of the world. 

  • Pray that the Jewish people would understand that Jesus is the long-awaited Messiah.
  • Pray that God would grant Jewish believers favor as they share their faith in Christ with their own people.
  • Pray that strong local churches will be raised up among the Jews of  Israel.