Every day, in hundreds of villages, prisons, churches and homes, ministry leaders and local believers are sharing the Gospel with people who need to be set free. The nature of and reasons for their captivity are varied, but every one of them needs Jesus.
Your prayers and financial support have helped make a difference in the lives of many held captive. In the Fall 2025 issue of Within Reach, you will hear about the release of these believers:
• Adul of Thailand, who was a prisoner of hopelessness, met Jesus because a local believer shared the Gospel with him....
Pavel was born into a Christian family in Ukraine. Although he can hear and speak, his parents are both deaf. This situation created a lot of misunderstandings as he was growing up, and their relationship was difficult.
From a young age, Pavel attended Sunday School and learned about Jesus Christ. “I prayed the prayer of repentance at age 17,” he says. “But that didn’t resolve the deep issues I was experiencing in my relationships with my parents and other relatives. I tried to change things by praying, fasting, studying, but nothing worked. I knew I wasn’t growing spiritually.”
When the...
Have you ever had a leaky roof at home, church, or work? You’ve probably never experienced shelling and rocket attacks as causes for your leaky roof.
Whatever the reason, repairing the roof is urgently important.
At our ministry partners’ warehouse — built in 1991 and located near their headquarters in Kyiv, Ukraine — the roof is leaking. In fact, the roof has been leaking since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of their country by Russia in February 2022.
Inside this warehouse are precious treasures: Bibles, training materials, and...
Jane, a native Filipina, remembers studying God’s Word with a Philippine Values Education Program (PVEP) teacher when she was in grade 4. At that time, she was struggling with pride, disobedience and foul language.
“Everything in my life began to change when I began the Values Education program at my school,” Jane says. “I learned that God loves, guides and accepts me in spite of my failures. I still remember the Bible verses that helped me realize that God can transform us if we’re willing.”
PVEP is a unique outreach that trains and equips volunteer teachers to teach about Christ, the...