A Calling to Those Who Haven’t Heard; A Calling to Those Who Cannot Go

A Calling to Those Who Haven’t Heard; A Calling to Those Who Cannot Go

Novo staff are creating pathways for believers in Latin America, and are opening doors to the hard-to-reach places for many people who were stuck and unable to pursue their calling from God.

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Fleeing Afghanistan: An Underground Railroad and a Radical Sacrifice

Fleeing Afghanistan: An Underground Railroad and a Radical Sacrifice

In Afghanistan, Abdul fled for his life, moving his family to a new hiding spot every day. He didn’t know what to do. But a thousand miles away, a group of believers were designing an elaborate rescue plan to save hundreds of desperate Afghans trying to get out. This is their story.

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From Bashful to Bold: How One Leader’s Transformation Is Transforming Her Community

From Bashful to Bold: How One Leader’s Transformation Is Transforming Her Community

A program training sports coaches in Kenya is changing lives—and communities.

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A Modern Day Princess of Peace

A Modern Day Princess of Peace

God is bringing hope to victims of human trafficking and raising them up to be his ambassadors in some of the most unlikely places.

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Story from Kenya: The Word of God Moving and Reaching Many

Story from Kenya: The Word of God Moving and Reaching Many

I live in a very under-resourced area in Nairobi, Kenya. The average income for a household here is about $150 a month. So when Covid hit, all the restrictions on movement and gathering had a big economic impact on my neighbors. Because there’s so little financial margin, when people lost jobs, had fewer work hours, or had less business in their small shops, it had a dramatic effect.

We wanted to help so we asked the question: What would it look like to really be the hands and feet of Jesus in our communities?

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Remembering Our Roots: Strengthening Leaders for Gospel Movement

Remembering Our Roots: Strengthening Leaders for Gospel Movement

Leadership development is essential to the healthy growth of the overall Christian movement around the world—and Novo has been fine-tuning our methods in developing such leaders for 40 years!

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A Multiplying Investment: How Launching Leaders Expands Our Impact

A Multiplying Investment: How Launching Leaders Expands Our Impact

When we invest in one leader, it can start a chain-reaction that multiplies far beyond our initial efforts. This story of helping leaders define their callings shows how.

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Changes for Chepe: How One Shoe-Shine Boy Led the Way

Changes for Chepe: How One Shoe-Shine Boy Led the Way

When “Crazy Chepe” got a vision for a new kind of life, it started a chain reaction in the shoe-shine boys’ community—a community that has now been transformed.

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A Better Life for Gizella: How Good Leaders are Creating Hope in Eastern Europe

A Better Life for Gizella: How Good Leaders are Creating Hope in Eastern Europe

A leadership gap in Eastern Europe kept churches in survival mode. This story, 30 years in the making, reveals the powerful difference good leaders can make for individuals—and countries.

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I Am a Child of God: Voices From a Gospel Movement in South Africa [Video]

I Am a Child of God: Voices From a Gospel Movement in South Africa [Video]

Young leaders are at the center of a gospel movement in South Africa. Through DBS, sports, and guiding young people to obey God, they are seeing transformation.

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Because of Your Courage: Sharing Jesus With a Terrorist

Because of Your Courage: Sharing Jesus With a Terrorist

Adira refused to stop following Jesus when her family demanded it, risking her life to share the gospel. Her bold faith reveals the power of gospel movements.

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