The COVID-19 crisis has sent the nations into pandemonium and people into desperation. As COVID claims people’s livelihoods and peace, people are looking for hope. God is moving during this crisis to open doors for the Gospel in the 10/40 window, which is also the poorest area of the earth. We’ve never seen the unreached people groups of the earth be both as needy and as open as they are now, so with an urgency in our hearts we make this request for you to support our indigenous partners as they labor to provide relief and Good News amongst the unreached during this pandemic.

We have highlighted three areas of the world where we have trusted local partners, with separate giving links for each. Please pray, give, and mobilize others to do the same! 

South Asia

Strict lockdowns in two South Asian countries have prohibited people from working to provide for their families, and millions of people are literally starving to death. But God is a God of hope, and He is using our local partners to share food and the Gospel during this lockdown. In one church planting network over 28,000 people have already believed in Christ! One village that burned Bibles when church planters first came to them, is now begging for Bibles because of the local believers sharing food! Each dollar donated will provide one meal and one chance for a hungry South Asian to hear the Gospel of Jesus, perhaps for the first time. 

COVID restrictions have damaged Cambodia’s fragile economy, leaving as many as 70% of Cambodians without work and struggling to buy food. Our local partner has seen 350 house churches planted since 2017, and many of the new believers in this network have run out of food. Your donation will go to provide rice rations for believers and also allow them to share food and the Gospel with their neighbors.

Conflicts between the Myanmar military and Rakhine army have forced 14,000 people from the Chin tribe into displacement camps. COVID 19 restrictions on travel have made it difficult to get much-needed supplies to these refugees. Your donation will go to provide food and medical care to displaced people, both to our fellow Christians and to animist peoples who do not yet worship Christ.

East Africa

COVID is only worsening the food shortages in East Africa due to swarms of locusts consuming crops. In addition, major flooding has washed away thousands of people’s homes. African church planters are showing Christ’s mercy through food, masks, and medicine and are seeing God open new doors to share with Muslim and animist people groups. Your donation will help purchase relief kits that will help advance the Gospel in East Africa.

These are just a few ways God is using His people to be His hands and feet in the midst of this pandemic. May He be glorified!