Category: Cooperative Program

God called Temi to start a church that reaches people from African backgrounds and emphasizes pastoral care, local exposition, and the uniqueness of the African culture.  Laurel, Maryland, is an urban/suburban area with a population of about 100,000. While the Akinsanya’s ministry at Restoration Church primarily focuses on reaching African nationals who have walked away…

IMB missionary Matthew Fisher firmly believes in the transformative power of trauma healing groups. His training from the Trauma Healing Institute has made these groups a cornerstone of his church-planting strategy in South America. It starts with a local believer who feels called to plant a church. In these free trauma healing groups, participants share…

Living outside the capital, Antananarivo, can be challenging. Travel is difficult between villages, education levels are low, and 75% of the population lives in poverty. Despite these challenges, most people are willing to hear the Gospel. “Madagascar is an open country. You can proclaim Christ anywhere,” Zoey explains. “We pray every day at 10:02 for…

Joshua leads The Follow Church, which he and his wife, Lisa, planted after feeling a deep burden for those who have left the church and those who do not believe in Jesus. Initially, started as a Korean church, The Follow Church is now reaching people of various backgrounds and consists of both new and existing…

While looking into a northern African valley filled with flickering village fires, IMB missionary Jay Janill shared with his national partner, Timothy, that each fire likely represented people who had never heard the gospel. They read Psalm 19, reflecting on how the heavens declare God’s glory, yet those gathered around the fires knew little of…

David York, an IMB missionary in Southeast Asia, recalls how God spoke to him through Ephesians 3 during the isolation of the pandemic. This passage gave him a renewed vision for establishing healthy, maturing churches on the islands where he and his wife, Regan, serve. David leads strategies for IMB work on a cluster of…