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Scott and Natasha Flaugher minister among the Elsengg people of Asia Pacific. “We are so grateful for your prayers as we continue with the evangelistic Bible teaching here in Elsengg land. … We are encouraged that our Elsengg friends are playing … recorded [Bible] lessons on their Kulumi devices in their homes. … A lot of them have also asked for Scripture to listen to, and we can hear it play throughout the day. God’s Word is going forth and being taught in this place!” Pray that people would hunger for Truth. Pray specifically for these women: Marta and her sister Yonita, Rosmina and Angsalma.

Aaron and Bekah Kern serve in Brazil and are preparing to minister among the “K” people. House building has begun! A team of volunteer workers helped the Kerns dig postholes and lay the foundation, and a couple of wells were installed for the Kerns and their teammates. “[Praise the Lord] that we have a functioning well … [and] that we have half of the wood for our houses here on the land, brought here by our local church! … Praise [God] for more and more ‘K’ people (especially kids) coming to visit us while we build. May God prepare the soil of their hearts to receive the gospel.”

Joel and Andi serve in West Africa, assisting the local church in equipping missionaries. In Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), missionaries who are learning culture and language are benefitting from some new language learning “kits.” Meanwhile, eight students from the missionary training center are finishing their training and beginning ministry. In the village, “two teams who are working among two different unreached people groups … are in the process of learning language and culture and building relationships.” Praise God for raising up more missionaries. Pray for West African missionaries — that they would continue to endure in the midst of struggles and that God would be glorified through their ministries.

Alberto and Nancy Gonzalez minister among the Guahibo people of Colombia. Alberto and a team of indigenous church leaders have developed a series of Bible materials for believers to study in their homes, located in small villages scattered throughout the eastern plains of Colombia. The materials are sent to individuals or to married couples to study together. Over the course of several years of discipleship, God has raised up a good team of “tutors” who guide and support the people who commit to these studies. The tutors meet occasionally with Alberto to teach and encourage them, with the purpose of transmitting that edification to the families that do the studies. By God’s grace, the Bible lessons are having a great impact. Praise the Lord that the Guahibo are studying and learning from His Word.

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In celebration of serving in Papua New Guinea (PNG) for 75 years, we are praying for a series of people groups New Tribes Mission PNG is working among. Today let’s pray for the Dinangat people, with a population of 1,200 spread among remote villages in the mountains.

The Dinangat lived in bondage to fear, self-righteousness and sorrow until they heard the gospel in their language for the very first time, presented by missionaries in 2008. Nearly the whole village voiced their trust in the Savior, and they have been at work taking this message to the rest of their villages since then.

Please join the Dinangat people in praising God for the new life and freedom He has given them through Jesus Christ! Pray also for boldness and perseverance to make Him known to every Dinangat generation to come for the glory of God.

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Encounter is a two-week trip where participants get to learn, serve and experience ministry among unreached people groups. Pray that God would keep the participants safe, that He would work in their hearts and that they would return with clear direction and a strong motivation to serve the Lord. Pray that the participants would be an encouragement to missionaries on the field. Pray that God would be glorified through these Encounter trips.

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Joe and Kandi Depue minister among the Baniwa people of Brazil. Joe and two Baniwa believers completed the chronological teaching in a Baniwa village. Praise the Lord that some people put their trust in Christ! “Praise the Lord that over half of the teaching was taught by Baniwa believers passing on the Good News to their own people group” despite persecution from their families. “One man, Joakin, … is dying to pass this on to his in-laws … [but] will need to be discipled and taught more before we feel he is ready. … Please pray for us to have wisdom on how to go about the next steps.”

Jeremy and Kim minister among the Doure people of Guinea. After a successful literacy workshop, the team has “has five primers and five readers introducing all of the letters and syllable combinations required for basic literacy. Such a huge praise!” Two men in the village completed a trial literacy class and can now read in the Doure language. “Pray with us that God would continue to lay the foundation for the Doure translation project, create greater interest in literacy, increase our language abilities and ultimately draw people to a greater knowledge of Him.”

Chris and Angie Walker, serving from one of the support centers in Papua New Guinea (PNG), minister to the Mibu people of PNG. “For over two years now Chris has been working with a group of four to five Mibu guys, … training them to develop Bible lessons themselves.” Praise God that, “encouraged by the [churches’] reception, two of the men … have begun translating lessons from their own language into Tok Pisin so that these lessons can be made available to other churches all around Papua New Guinea. … Pray that capable literacy teachers will be moved by the Spirit to bring literacy” to the Mibus’ neighbors, a village of the Nankina church whose literacy progress and Bible teaching were hindered by a crisis.

Matt and Starr Arnold serve in Mexico itinerantly. Across Mexico there are over 200 language groups. Pray that God would give field leadership direction on where to open a new work. The Arnolds’ co-worker Tony Finch has started a radio station to bring God’s Word to some of these language groups. “The vision of the radio station is to penetrate the hard-to-reach places of the mountains [where missionaries are denied entry] … with Bible teaching in five languages: Spanish, Tepehuan, Tarahumara, Pima and Guarijio.” Pray that God would provide for this ministry. “They are in need of upgrading their backup power system … [and] finances for operating expenses.”

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This Sunday, June 8, is the tenth annual International Day for the Unreached. We hope that you, your families and your churches will join us and the Alliance for the Unreached in praying for the three billion people who do not know that they have a Savior who died for them and a God who loves them. Here are six ways you can pray:

1. Pray for the Church. Pray that the Church would continue to teach Christians about the Great Commission and their role in fulfilling it (Acts 15:22).
2. Pray for believers. Pray that believers will see the hearts among every unreached people group who are ready to hear and respond to the gospel (John 4:35).
3. Pray for laborers. Pray that the Lord of the harvest will send laborers among these lost peoples (Luke 10:2).
4. Pray for unity. Pray that the Lord will help the Body of Christ to labor together in the unity of the Spirit to bring the Good News where it’s never been heard before (1 Corinthians 3:9).
5. Pray for supply. Pray that God will supply and multiply the resources necessary to support His workers and the work He is doing through them (2 Corinthians 9:8-11).
6. Pray for transformation. Pray for 100-fold fruit that remains for God’s glory and transforms each group by its presence (Matthew 13:23).

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A Third of Us podcast: Episode 118: Beacon of Light - International Day for the Unreached

Brandon and Rachel Buser minister among the Biem people of Papua New Guinea. The Biem New Testament has been printed, and the Biem church will have a dedication on June 18. “Do pray for the Biem Church, that will take the lead in this event. They are very excited … with a tinge of anxiousness too, I think. With delegates from the entire Biem-speaking world set to be present, they know the opportunity is huge. One brother said, ‘God must get a big name from what happens that day. That is the biggest thing. And we must speak out the “good talk” (gospel) clearly.’”

Micah and Laura Myers minister among the Lembena people of Papua New Guinea. They hope that after language evaluations in July, they will be done with official culture and language acquisition in time to have a literacy kick-off in August. “Pray for our plans, that we would be letting God lead and direct us.” Pray for the team as they strategize “how to address the misunderstandings and wrong beliefs that are here” and plan for “the busy season ahead.” Pray that “the Holy Spirit would be preparing hearts and preparing the soil to receive the Word.” Pray for team unity.

John and Rebecca Keefe minister among the Ayoré people of Paraguay. They are working through challenges that come up as they try to present God’s Word. What seems logical and reasonable to the team may not make any sense to the Ayoré because they have a different worldview. The Keefes attended a workshop to talk through some of these challenges in communication and to identify barriers that Satan could “leverage … to keep them in darkness.” Pray that God would give “wisdom and direction in how to bring the Good News to their understanding so that they may come out of darkness into the joy of salvation.”

Jason and Laken Cizdziel and Lisa Kappeler minister among Uriay people of Papua New Guinea. Over six months, Jason taught through the biblical story from Creation to Christ. Many professed faith and asked to be baptized just as Jesus commanded. Jason interviewed each one to ensure that they understood what they had been taught. Fifty-three people understood and believed Yahweh’s story and were baptized on March 12. Jason was able to announce with confidence that they were leaving Satan’s clan and entering Jesus’ clan. Pray for the continued discipleship of the Uriay church. Pray for the Cizdziels and Lisa as they continue to teach, love and walk alongside the Uriay people.

Matt and Emily Musser are church planters in Asia Pacific and ask for prayer for Scott and Natasha Flaugher and family as they have begun the Creation to Christ Bible teaching with the Elsengg people of Asia Pacific. The road to this point has been a long one with many obstacles. “Pray for God to soften the hearts of the Elsengg … to understand the truths they are hearing.” Pray that God would strengthen and protect the Flaughers and keep them healthy. “Pray that God would keep outsiders and distractions away (unless those outsiders need to hear this teaching too!). … Pray for Scott to be able to communicate clearly. Pray for their co-worker Carolyn who continues to work on translation [remotely].”