In 2019, missionary Tim Hawes started the first of several Bible clubs in public schools in Papua New Guinea. Through the ministry of the students from Goroka Bible College the number of clubs has grown steadily throughout the past six years. Students begin by studying The Story of Hope to give them a clear understanding of the Bible’s big story and a solid foundation for their future teaching. From 4^th-8^th grade they have developed a curriculum in tandem with Bible Visuals, and then in high school they take the students through The Roots of Faith to provide some significant bible knowledge and theological depth.

Now known as the Citizenship Christian Values Education (CCVE), the Bible clubs are currently reaching 10,000 students in 35 different public schools. Tim recently submitted his thesis for his doctoral work at Liberty University about this ministry with the goal of multiplying it in many more schools around the country.

In the Philippines, several Christian and international schools have adopted Good Soil resources for their K-12 Bible classes. Many of these schools have a large number of unsaved students attending, including one school that reaches over 500 Muslim students. Ariel Abadiano, our Good Soil partner in the Philippines, has helped them develop a curriculum using our range of resources and provides Good Soil training for their Bible teachers. The response has been overwhelmingly positive, and now other schools are looking at getting the training and curriculum for their schools. Some have even had their non-believing teachers participate so that they might hear the Good Soil message and philosophy. On my recent visit there this year, we visited a large Chinese-Filipino school of over 1000 students and heard from their elementary and high school bible teachers. They shared stories of how many of their students are coming to a faith response to the gospel through the use of the Good Soil materials. They even shared how some of their students have led their Buddhist-believing grandparents to embrace God’s salvation through Christ by sharing with them what they have learned at school.

In Mongolia, our ABWE missionaries partner with V.E.T. Net, a Christian veterinary organization that provides essential veterinary and humanitarian services throughout all of Mongolia, including a teacher outreach focused on helping the teachers and administrators in the small rural schools to improve the learning environment for the children with materials, books, training and often improving the conditions of the school. After several from the group participated in our Roots of Faith Old Testament training last year, they then taught that to their group of teachers. This year they are planning on bringing all their partner teachers to the Roots of Faith New Testament training which will be held in Khatgal, Mongolia, the first week of August. With so few Christian resources available in their language, The Roots of Faith will provide a solid biblical foundation and understanding for what is being taught and learned by many around the country.