2,700 North Asian Leaders Trained in Good Soil E&D

Tan and John are members of the same church in Southeast Asia. As businessmen they have been using their business trips to equip believers around Asia, especially North Asia, since the 1990s. In 2009, Tan retired from his secular work and commenced MDiv studies at a local seminary. It was at this time that he made many new contacts with pastors and other students from North Asia who came to study a course at the seminary. →

May 1, 2019

The Roots of Faith Courses Launched in Brazil

The Roots of Faith - Old and New Testament courses have been translated into Portuguese and were recently launched in Brazil and Portugal. During the Old Testament course, one Brazilian pastor commented: “I believe I have learned more about the Old Testament in a few days here then I did during my entire seminary training.” →

Feb 21, 2019

A Thai Pastor’s Wife Trusts Jesus Through The Story of Hope

At a yearly meeting of Rom Fellowship of Baptist Church workers at a retreat site outside of Bangkok, Thailand, a Good Soil seminar was taught last week. Christian workers from five countries (Philippines, Canada, USA, Myanmar, Thailand) and three Thai tribal groups (Hanong, Akha, Karen) participated in the training. →

Jan 22, 2019

BibleStorying by a Five-Year-Old

Tracy Joy, is 5 year old, a kindergarten student who's always excited for Sunday to come. We can learn from her example that even a 5 year old can tell the BIG story of the Bible, using this simple and fun technique. →

Dec 26, 2018

Venezuelan Pastors & Wives Energized & Equipped by Good Soil E&D

Over 800 Venezuelans arrive in Brazil each day, fleeing the economic upheaval in their country that threatens them with poverty, violence, and even starvation. One of the cities most impacted is Boa Vista, the first, major, Brazilian city south of Venezuela where over 40,000 migrants have settled, now comprising more than 10% of its population. In early December 2018, 58 more were travelling to this city, albeit for a very different purpose. They were a group of pastors and wives coming for three days of Good Soil Evangelism & Discipleship (GSED) training. GSED equips believers to share God’s story of redemption chronologically so that people will clearly understand, sincerely embrace, and firmly hold on to the gospel. →

Nov 1, 2018

Sharing Hope with Dad

My husband, Phil, and I serve as missionaries with ABWE in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Our original plans were to return to the U.S. this November for furlough, but due to possible unrest in the country we had moved up our departure date to September. Another major factor in our decision was the well-being of my father, Gerald. His health had been declining for some time, and over the past year and a half he had been struggling with a great deal of pain followed by weight loss. Although we had called home many times asking my parents, “Should we come home now?”, they had always answered, “No, not yet.” →