Zero Known Believers

(by a Pioneer in East Asia)
“I just returned this morning from a ten-day trip teaching English in small, unreached villages in Central Asia. After multiple instances where we thought we wouldn't even make it across the border, the Father opened the doors for us to enter and remain for longer than initially intended! We spent the mornings teaching and the remainder of the day enjoying milk tea and traditional meals with various families.

“While this small, unreached people group (with zero known believers) is by far the friendliest culture I have ever met, the soil of their hearts is hard and rocky. This discouraged me throughout the time there. Why have I heard the gospel over and over, and they have never heard? What impact can we have in the few days we are here? He reminded me that, ‘It depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy’ (Romans 9:16).

“And God is working! A couple of trips ago, a young girl had a dream three nights in a row that Jesus was on a cross in her front yard. When her mother discovered that her daughter was talking to foreigners about this she beat her and forbade her to speak of the dreams again.

“So let's pray for a long-term presence in these villages! It was a privilege to work alongside an East Asian sister who passionately taught and loved the children and families there. She would love to work there long-term. Pray that God would provide a partner to go with her.”

While the number of known believers in the area we’re hoping to go to is larger than zero, it is still a disturbingly small number. It is still one of the least evangelized areas in the world today. And it’s not going to be for just a few days. While the shortest time Pioneers will support a team in the field is two years, we anticipate being in Thailand for a longer period of time than that. Because even though the intention is to raise up leaders to pass the ministry on to, even that takes time. 

Around the world, almost one third of the people on earth have never heard the Good News that many of us take for granted. Many of these people live where we want to be. 

Will you help us get there?