Thank you so much for your generosity to this ministry and the East Asian people God calls us to equip and train. Your prayers and sacrificial giving take the love of Christ to families in need by replacing yurts destroyed by natural disasters, drilling deepwater wells for those with little access to clean water, and teaching marketable skills classes to help out-of-work individuals find sustainable employment.

Offering Men Dignity and Hope. At the end of May, we completed the Men’s Stable Income Project, which lasted 10 months, helping men living in a district on the outskirts of a large city. Many men do not have the access or means to get an education, preventing them from gaining skills needed for lasting jobs. Lack of employment means no income to support their families; it also leads many to fall into alcoholism or other damaging habits that harm their families. Because of your gifts, we introduced 216 men to the project and gave them personal-development training. Of these men, we identified 32 for additional vocational training, and 20 of these found permanent jobs in their field of study. This training helped the men support their families and find new purpose in their lives. Your giving enabled 52 men to hear the gospel, and five prayed to receive Christ. Please pray for the 12 men still seeking jobs in their new field and those who have heard the good news but have not yet responded.

Fanning the Flames of Grace. Earlier this summer, a wildfire devastated an area near us. Your generosity provided livestock to 12 families that lost all their animals in the fire. While the government helped them replace their homes and personal belongings, they needed livestock to support their families. As experienced herdsmen, they told us what animals they required—sheep, goats, or cows. When our partners purchased the animals for these families, they also shared the gospel. Many heard the gospel for the first time in their lives. Others had heard about Christians but misunderstood Christ and His followers. In the end, 139 people heard the full gospel, and 27 prayed to receive Christ. Pray for these new believers to develop discipling relationships with brothers and sisters in the nearest town and continue to learn and grow in their faith.

Living Water to Quench the Soul. This summer, we traveled to two areas to drill water wells. Families often walk two miles or more to get water from a highly polluted well in remote places like these. Each well we drilled was placed in a central location with a pump house built around it for protection from the elements. At every site, your gifts help us provide subsidies for ongoing costs to upkeep the well, which a local family oversees at each location. The Gambat* family agreed to this responsibility for one of the sites and heard the good news for the first time. They happily prayed to accept Christ. In all, 170 people heard the gospel, and 34 became believers. Pray for the Gambat family to be a gospel witness to all who come to collect clean drinking water, so others can also hear about the Living Water. Pray for these people to grow in knowledge and faith!

Thank you for your generosity and prayers. Your sacrificial gifts and intercession are truly transforming lives as we partner together to solve the world’s greatest problem, lostness.

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Praise God that, despite the global pandemic, we can still reach our people group with the good news of the gospel. One worker has built a relationship with a widow who lives in a remote area and is caring for her livestock and raising her sons alone. She is the only believer in her immediate family. Your gifts were used in January to buy a second layer of insulation for her home, which a local sister helped deliver and install. During these visits, both sons saw the J film and expressed a desire to follow christ. The news of the gift and the boys’ decision angered family members; this new sister has faced persecution, a severe illness, and the death of her mother and sister in the past few months. The worker and local sister have used each of these challenges to serve and encourage this widow and her boys in their fledgling faith. Because of your generosity, a local believing couple had the funds to take supplies to those who have been most affected by the economic impact of COVID quarantine restrictions. We hoped to serve 50 to 60 families, but He had other plans. He multiplied the loaves and fishes, and, in the final count, 93 families received flour, oil, meat, vitamins, and other essential supplies for this challenging season. Our local sister creatively wove sharing opportunities into the time in these homes, and many heard about the Bread of Life. Praise the Lord for His provision through your obedience to give to His work. Thank you for your faithful and generous support, even though the uncertainty of the past few months.

The end of 2019 has been a busy, but productive! We saw 30 salvations in the last 22 days as volunteers partnered with our team to offer winter assistance to families in need. More than 200 Mongolians have heard the gospel throughout the month! As well, we discipled several believers to dig deeper into their faith.

Currently, we are helping a family modify their home, so the father, who just suffered a stroke, can get in and out of his house to be with the children. We have also helped get appointments a few families to gain access to disability benefits (not an easy task in this country).

Thank you for your prayers and financial gifts to Homes and Hope for distressed families. Your generosity and partnership are expanding the kingdom of God this winter as families receive critical assistance and hear about the One True God who loves them and gave himself for them.