After Jessica was trained in disciple-making, her neighborhood Discovery Bible Study (DBS) led 13 women to Jesus. One of those new believers opened the doors to sharing Jesus with parents and students in a rough part of Lima, Peru. In just a few months, over 1,000 people were in DBSs across multiple schools. The rate at which people are coming to Jesus is unbelievable!
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.
One at a time, the kids prayed for each other to be healed. No one had taught them to do this. But there were so many stories of Jesus healing people that they’d started asking, “Can we do it? Can we ask Jesus to heal?” And prayer for one another has been the result. This is a unique expression of church for kids and by kids. This is “Pizzachurch.”
Do you know people who just say it like it is? They don’t pretend to be something they’re not. Those people carry an authenticity through life that’s refreshing, even more so when they walk the talk. And that’s what comes to mind for us when we think about Dorah.
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.
After encountering Jesus in a vision, Faisal had to make the hard choice to walk away from his Muslim family. His struggle over that decision propelled him to explore what following Jesus really meant for a Muslim—and now he’s in the center of a gospel movement among Muslims in East Africa.
She was only one flight away from the country she’d been praying for and trying to get to for eight long years when the Taliban took over Afghanistan and the borders closed. But God’s call and purposes are bigger than any international crisis.
An invitation into a Muslim home for one of their largest religious holidays would unexpectedly become an opportunity to clearly share the good news. And the surprising catalyst? Musical theater.
Seeking God’s specific direction and instructions placed one of our staff in the middle of an unfolding story of miraculous answers to prayer in a region where Jesus was virtually unknown.