“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, … teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” -Matthew 28:19-20
Jesus called His followers to make disciples, and true discipleship helps others grow in their knowledge of God, apply His Word to their lives, and become obedient followers of Christ. Teaching empowers new disciples to live out their faith boldly, becoming disciple makers themselves. Evangelists, pastors, and teachers equip the saints for ministry (Ephesians 4:12), and those saints pass on what they have learned to faithful disciples to teach others (2 Timothy 2:2). This is how disciples are multiplied.
Everyone in Kaleb’s village feared him. He was angry and known to beat his own mother. No one wanted to be around him, and his life seemed hopeless.
But God was about to work in Kaleb’s life. His sister, Jamila, attended an East-West training in East Africa. Her heart was burdened for her brother, who did not know the Lord. Jamila told him how Jesus paid for his sins and offers the way to salvation. But Kaleb—his heart still full of anger—rejected the gospel. Jamila continued to pray for her brother’s heart over the next month.
Everyone in Kaleb’s village feared him. He was angry and known to beat his own mother. No one wanted to be around him, and his life seemed hopeless.
But God was about to work in Kaleb’s life. His sister, Jamila, attended an East-West training in East Africa. Her heart was burdened for her brother, who did not know the Lord. Jamila told him how Jesus paid for his sins and offers the way to salvation. But Kaleb—his heart still full of anger—rejected the gospel. Jamila continued to pray for her brother’s heart over the next month.
Every day, the Lord is moving in the lives of the unreached. Lives are being changed as people step out of spiritual darkness and into God’s light. See what the Lord accomplished in the first six months of this year through East-West.
Gospel Shares
3,899,619
Professions of Faith
549,372
Disciples Made
55,497
Leaders Trained
13,221
Churches Planted
6,542
Workers Sent
381
Unreached People Groups Engaged
23
One believer named Bao had been a forest ranger for years and earned a decent salary. But after the government found out that he became a Christian, his employer stopped giving him his paycheck, and Bao was denied any other work benefits he once had. He went from having a successful career to having nothing.
The church has come around these persecuted believers to support and encourage them. By God’s grace, they have remained steadfast in their faith and have been willing to suffer for Christ.
You read stories of faithful believers who were trained to share the gospel and the fruit of their obedience. On average, it costs East-West $8 to train one believer. Imagine what a monthly gift of $8 or more could do in the world’s spiritually darkest places.
