NTM - New Tribes Mission | Planting Tribal Churches

When Jesus went to the Cross, did He do it for you? Was His blood spilled for your sins? Did He rise in victory over sin and death for you?

Count on it!

But … was it just for you? Or does God’s Word tell us this is Good News for all people everywhere?

This Easter I encourage you to lift up your voice and your heart and your face and worship and glorify our Lord and Savior.

However, please don’t stop there. I encourage you to ask God what you can do to glorify His name among the nations, to help take the Good News to those who have yet to hear it. And then do what He tells you to.

So here’s a little inspiration: Paiye of the Moi tribe sharing the Easter story in his own language. What’s amazing about this is that only a year or two before this video was made, neither Paiye nor any of his people had heard a bit of this.

Watch the video >>

Do you like stories?

Do you like changing lives?

Do you want more?

The stories you help Julie and I tell change lives.

Many of you prayed and gave when I went to Indonesia to make a short film. And when I came down with malaria afterward. And through the long process of pulling the film together.

You should read what one young woman wrote about that film on Sunday:

Awayo's road to faith is inspiring people

this week, i also realized that my heart is for the tribal people. we watched a video made by new tribes called “Awayo” (look it up and watch it if you haven’t seen it, it’s really good) and even though i had seen it about twelve times already, toward the end when the main guy talked about the other tribes who have not heard, i knew God was asking me “Who shall go, who will I send to tell others about me?” i knew that there are people dying today who haven’t heard God’s precious Holy word and i knew that it was my job to tell them.

Want to read more from her blog? >>

Want to watch Awayo yourself? >>

Want to help us tell more stories? >>

Ian interviewed Paiye and others in Indonesia

Would you like to be able to see and hear tribal believers tell you how faith in Christ has changed their lives?

You can.

In fact, you can have almost the same vantage point I had when I went to Indonesia, as you listen to Dagamee, Ediapiya, Iyodotabo and Paiye.

Brief videos of their testimonies (the longest is less than 2 minutes) are part of the online edition of February’s NTM@work magazine >>

You should feel good about that, by the way.

You see, I can – and should – feel good about sharing this with you, because I know these videos and the stories will bless your life. And because of your involvement in our ministry, you can – and should – also feel good because you are blessing others.

Thanks!

Awayo

No one said a word for a full five minutes.

In a room full of 700 college students, there were always people talking, oblivious to what was going on in the Reality Conference. But not after AWAYO was shown.

After one of the first public showings of the film you helped make possible, you could have heard a pin drop. Pity the guy who had to speak after that. All he could say was, “Wow!”

Bob Walz, a Navigator who showed the film and shared the story of what happened, is praying that God will use the film to tear down the wall of indifference between young American Christians and the world’s need for the Gospel.

“Who knows what happened?” he wrote. “Only God.”

Will you pray with Bob and I?

Watch the short film that silenced 700 college students >>

Your prayers and gifts helped Ian be part of the team that filmed AWAYO. Ian also co-wrote the final script. Next fall we expect to make another film about a life that God has changed, and you can help make that possible by giving toward what we believe is the minimal equipment we need for the trip. You can give online, and see other options >>

The Moi video — the short film that Ian went to Indonesia to help shoot — has been pre-released online.

Ian’s been doing a lot of work behind the scenes on the website rollout, and still has a lot to do.

But we’re already been getting a ton of good comments, and we’re expecting that God will greatly use this powerful film.