Around the World in Stories

Around the World in Stories

Praise & Prayer Report #2, February - March, 2025

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Growing Mongolian Believers

Our partnership with Grow Mongolia continues to produce incredible results. Our Central Asia director recently returned after conducting STS advanced and assistant instructor training with some of last year’s Mongolian trainees. Seven participants who were trained in Kazakhstan and Mongolia practiced going deeper in Bible stories, learning how to help others go deep in the Word, lead discussions effectively, and received personal coaching from senior and lead facilitators to help improve their skills. They also practiced other teachings in order to lead their own workshops in the future.

Shortly afterward, a total of 36 participants representing 26 churches from several Mongolian cities and provinces attended the STS workshop that these instructor trainees helped to lead.

A foundation was laid for the STS “Ministry That Multiplies” in Mongolia, a model that supports discipleship and church planting.

A couple of comments from some of the attendees.

Attendee #1: "I learned many innovative methods from this training. It was a tremendous blessing to establish God’s Word in our hearts, build friendships by sharing the gospel through storytelling, start groups, and lay a biblical foundation for people of all ages. The pastor and I realized that we are not just teachers—we are also learners, growing together in both spirituality and character development."

Attendee #2: "I really appreciated how they taught without using notebooks. I was especially impressed by how the stories were read, memorized, and internalized. Every story we worked on was committed to memory, making the learning experience unforgettable. Unlike traditional methods where information is simply written down, this approach ensured everything stayed in my mind. If I had taken notes, they might have stayed in a notebook, but this method made the stories truly come alive.”

Youth With A Mission - YWAM Partnership

We have been blessed working with YWAM in Brazil and other places globally. The Brazilian teams are using our evangelism model of Simply The Story called “Moment for Eternity” and many people on the streets are accepting Christ.

One of the YWAM based leaders in Brazil specializes in proclaiming the gospel through the arts. Our instructor commented that the dramas done by the students at the end of the workshop were some of the best that he has ever seen. Many of the students will incorporate STS into their daily devotions. STS really helps the students to internalize the Bible story. The instructor said that after the workshop one girl mentioned that before the workshop the Bible stories would get as far as her head, but now they were getting into her heart.

Myanmar Suffering (Need help with this article)

Many of you know by now about the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck the center of Myanmar, a country already riddled with tragedy and disasters since Covid. The military runs the country and fighting occurs between people who want freedom and the military. Corruption has made everything worse. Our leader there is ok and sends the following: “I am truly touched by your big heart and your desire to help. It means a lot, especially with the current situation here in Myanmar. The natural disaster has caused a lot of destruction in many parts of Myanmar. People have lost their homes, their belongings, and in some cases, their loved ones. The situation has made life even harder for so many, and they are struggling to survive. Please this time is the right time to support in prayer.

“This earthquake on top of an already devastating history: Millions died as a result of Covid. In 2021 a Military coup took power. Since 2022 they have been enveloped in a civil war. Cyclone Mokha hit In 2023 with heavy floods in 2024. Now in 2025 there are earthquakes, continued civil war, and military air strikes that destroy and kill people. The economy is broken, and prices for basic needs have skyrocketed. We are now the worst and poorest country in the world. People are struggling every day and life has become harder than ever. The cost of living has gone up and most families cannot afford even the basic necessities they need to survive. People are living in difficult conditions and since the earthquake, we have been without power day and night. However, I thank God for people like you, who have such a big heart to help those in need during these tough times…Thank you again for your kindness and for thinking of us. Your help will be a blessing. Please continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers. Our gratitude goes out to all who have given to Myanmar and continue to pray for them.

More Around the World

Other trainings around the world in the last couple of months have included a training in Ensenada Mexico at a Bible college, India, Africa, and Lebanon. Refugees in East Africa want Simply The Story so much that we are turning down as much as 10 workshops a month. We can't raise instructors fast enough! Pray for our leaders in this region to raise Godly instructors. Pray also for our 17 STS Oral Bible Schools in Darfur, Sudan who have finished all 296 Bible stories but have not graduated. It has been too dangerous to send a team to graduate the students. Anyone with suggestions, let us know.

God’s Story, Changing Lives From Recording to Premiers

God‘s Story languages continue to be recorded. We are so close to 500! Praise the Lord for His faithfulness and love for the nations. A team of 21 people just finished recording another 8 new languages in Cameroon, while another team premiered 5 languages throughout several villages that were completed last year.

Our language director in Africa wrote this, “About half of the team members rededicated their lives to Christ after spending about 10 days each with us. They realized that they had not been faithful stewards and needed reeducation and prayer support. Translators are amazed by our language teams. One translator who attended the God's Story language workshop said the recording team is powerful, encouraging people in the Bible. Even as a Bible translator, she was deeply impacted.

The security men where they did the recordings said to our leader, “We will miss your presence when you leave. We have felt important by your interactions and care for us.” The language teams who come to do recordings and those who host our leaders in these locations constantly share how the time they spend in the Bible impacts them. We believe what we do is more than just recording languages, it’s about leaving God’s mark in the hearts of people after our leadership recording team leaves.

An Eye for New Visuals

We are excited to announce the beginning stages of our new God‘s Story visuals. We started working with an amazing group of believers in India that has both broadcast production experience and uses artificial intelligence. Many people have commented that the God’s Story audio is excellent. We hope to make the visuals timeless and something that works with all people. We are testing the Cain and Abel story first and the comments, thus far, are positive. Please pray with us as we seek funding for this special project, we need to find the right visuals for this new era.

Comments like the following encourage us.

From a missionary couple among a Muslim people group in West Africa said, "The God's Story was by far the greatest evangelism tool we used! We shared the message through video, audio and printed the text as a booklet. Thousands of copies were made and distributed."

Another man working in Malaysia said, “Since we finished the Lun Bawang version of God's Story, we have reports that the Lun Bawang in Temburong, Brunei, Malaysa and Kalimantal, Indonesia have been watching the video. God has greatly blessed the people from this language who have now watched God’s Story in three countries.”

Also, please pray as a couple of organizations look to include God’s Story on solar audio players which could be at least 320,000 copies of God’s Story reaching many people each year. Enjoy Heart Pocket Podcast (www.HeartPocket.org).

Thank you all for praying for our leaders, the trainings, languages, and the ministry. Thank you also for the gracious donations that help us get the Word of God out.

Andrea & The whole staff of The God's Story Project (TGSP)

Executive Director