Multiply strategically identifies where the gospel is most needed and equips local leaders to establish the Church where it is not yet so that we can see lasting fruit in the world’s spiritually darkest places.
East-West’s three-year strategic focus, Multiply, is about intentional strategy, discipleship, and partnership so the unreached are reached with the gospel. Every gift helps fuel a movement that carries the light of Christ further and faster than ever before.
Map 100% of our 52 fields by the end of 2027.
To achieve the goals of mapping the mission, multiplying multipliers, and engaging church partners over the next three years, we need ministry partners who want to see the gospel reach the most unreached places on Earth.
And because of our cost effective strategies, a contribution of any size will have an exponential impact among those living in spiritual darkness.
Sharing the gospel with one person
Training one local leader in evangelism
Planting a reproducible house church
Barata was not going to hear the gospel from people in his community. He belongs to an unreached people group of 15 million people in Southeast Asia, and less than 1% follow Jesus.
But, God had a plan for Barata and led Oscar, an East-West missionary, to him to share the gospel. Barata had been a Muslim all of his life. Yet when he heard about the love and forgiveness of Jesus, he knew he had to give his life to this wonderful Savior.
Barata began making disciples himself, and eventually, his wife, siblings, and uncle also decided to follow Jesus. But this family’s newfound faith did not come without consequences in this Muslim community. Barata’s wife was kidnapped by her family, angry that she changed her religion. Two of Barata’s sisters died, and his uncle lost his job.
Despite these hardships, Barata kept the faith and continued obediently sharing the gospel. Today, there are more than 200 baptized believers among Barata’s people group—in large part because of Barata’s faithfulness. Everywhere he goes, he multiplies disciples and churches.
Barata’s story is just one example of how multiplication can spark gospel movements among the unreached. It is our hope that through Multiply, more believers like Barata will multiply disciples and churches so that the good news of Jesus will go farther than we could ever take it on our own.
Barata was not going to hear the gospel from people in his
community. He belongs to an unreached people group of
15 million people in Southeast Asia, and less than 1% follow
Jesus.
But, God had a plan for Barata and led Oscar, an East-West
missionary, to him to share the gospel. Barata had been a
Muslim all of his life. Yet when he heard about the love and forgiveness of Jesus, he knew he had to give his life to this wonderful Savior.
Barata began making disciples himself, and eventually, his wife, siblings, and uncle also decided to follow Jesus. But this family’s newfound faith did not come without consequences in this Muslim community. Barata’s wife was kidnapped by her family, angry that she changed her religion. Two of Barata’s sisters died, and his uncle lost his job.
Despite these hardships, Barata kept the faith and continued obediently sharing the gospel. Today, there are more than 200 baptized believers among Barata’s people group—in large part because of Barata’s faithfulness. Everywhere he goes, he multiplies disciples and churches.
Barata’s story is just one example of how multiplication can spark gospel movements among the unreached. It is our hope that through Multiply, more believers like Barata will multiply disciples and churches so that the good news of Jesus will go farther than we could ever take it on our own.
