Inspiring the next generation

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In Lilias Trotter’s life we can see that she gave herself completely to the work the Lord had called her to, at the expense of becoming a world-renowned artist. To earthly eyes it seemed preposterous that she would give up a life of fame to proclaim the gospel in Algeria. But God blessed her for her faithful service to Him.

The need for pioneers today

At AWM-Pioneers we long to see the next generation of faithful pioneers reach out with the gospel of Christ to people of the Arab world. We are looking to mentor people with a passion for mission, just like Lilias had, and provide them with training, support and placements with church-planting teams.

Each year, our mission mobilisers travel to various Christian events and conferences to spread the word about mission to Arab peoples. At these events they share about upcoming short-term mission trips, and many are inspired to come along. This was the start of the journey for many cross-cultural workers now serving in the Arab world.

Preparing for the long-term

One of our recent short-term participants returned feeling excited about what the Lord is doing in the Arab world and how they can continue to be involved.

It was great to learn about Arabic culture. I learnt quite a bit about the personal and interpersonal impact of honour/shame dynamics and how that directly affects people’s lives in various obvious or subtle ways, which was fascinating to me, and I’d love to explore this further. I left feeling hopeful about long-term cross-cultural possibilities and increasingly eager to discover what God might have planned for our life longer term.
Leanne*, short-termer to North Africa

Will you help us?

You can help support the next generation of workers through your financial gifts. You can donate online on www.awm-pioneers.org/giving or contact our finance team on 01509 239 525 for more information about setting up a regular donation for the mission.