In Paul’s letter to the Romans (15:20), he states that his ambition has always been to preach the Gospel where Christ is not known. For many of Reach Beyond’s partners and missionaries, sharing the Good News with people who have never heard is not just an ambition, it is an everyday reality.

It can be challenging to work in areas of the world where there are very few believers and a lot of resistance.

Some of our medical missionaries are serving in places where they are not permitted to publicly share the Gospel, but God is using them to encourage and disciple local believers and build up His Church. These medical teams are demonstrating the Gospel by showing Jesus’ love, compassion, and healing to people who are hurting. Our medical missionaries are using their skills to enable pastors and local believers to engage with communities that have long been resistant to the Gospel. By working together, national believers are sharing the Good News of Jesus with people who have never heard it before, and they are becoming followers of Jesus!

Reach Beyond continues to co-labor with local believers across the world to use radio and digital media to plant seeds of the Gospel among unreached people. We offer training that helps partners produce creative programming that better connects with their audiences. We encourage and help our partners find ways they can personally engage with their listeners, including in-person events. Wherever possible, we help our media partners learn to demonstrate the Gospel using things like clean water, community development, and medical ministry.

We’ve seen that God multiplies the impact when we partner and co-labor with local believers. Each of us is able to use our gifts and talents, share what God has taught us, and learn from each other. We both are then able to pass that knowledge on and empower others who seek to reach their communities.

By working together with other believers in unity rather than just doing things on our own, God is able to accomplish so much more. And best of all, unity reflects Christ's heart for His Church and it ultimately brings Him more glory and praise.