Fall 2020 - Newsletter

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Becoming a Global Disciple “I thought being a believer in Jesus was enough, but during the discipleship training, the Holy Spirit showed me that I have to join in God’s ministry,” Bahadur said. Bahadur is a young man in Nepal, and like many Christ-followers, he has discovered that believing in Jesus is the first step in becoming a disciple and living with a mission to fulfill. His perspective changed thanks to his local discipleship-mission training provided by Global Disciples.

“God heard my prayer,” Kul said. “Last year, one family came to faith in Jesus. Now we have a small fellowship among this tribe!” An ocean away in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bunani also participated in a local Global Disciples training. He was deeply moved to hear that more than two billion people in our world still need to hear about Jesus. With another training participant, he decided to act and set off for a remote, unreached village.

From the mountains of Asia to the heart of Africa, There Bunani saw God answer his prayers for a God is raising up global-minded disciples—men crippled boy—healing in a miraculous way. and women with a vision to share the Good This led to reconciliation among the boy’s News of Jesus with those fractured family, and the who don’t know Him. As visible transformation in "During the discipleship Global Disciples, our training their lives opened the way simply makes room for God training, the Holy Spirit for Bunani to share Jesus to change and shape hearts with the whole community. showed me that I have and empower His people to Now this once unreached fulfill the mission of making to join in God’s ministry." village has a church of 52 disciples among the nations. believers and continues to grow as Bunani and others Today, Bahadur pastors a village church planted spread the Good News. among a least-reached people through the efforts of his local discipleship-mission program. The heart of God is for all people to be saved, and sharing this Good News is the great commisKul is another Christ-follower whose heart was sion Christ has given to each of us. stirred through discipleship-mission training. “I realized my calling from God,” he said. “My heart As Global Disciples, and with your help, Christwas filled with compassion for the ES-- people, followers like Kul, Bunani, Bahadur, and many one of the unreached tribes here in Nepal.” In others are becoming global disciples on a fasting and prayer, Kul went out to share the mission to reach least-reached people with the Gospel with this least-reached community. Good News.

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