What Gideon Gave Up For The Gospel

We continue to work closely with Pastor Paul and other Mandarin-speaking leaders, who asked us to pass along their heartfelt gratitude to those who have given to make these 50 Mandarin Bible Schools possible.

They’ve emphasized to us that this work—and these schools—are not just about one specific people or nation, but are part of a global mission and the fulfillment of the Great Commission. Through this training, nationals in persecuted regions of Asia are being trained up to go to other regions and even other nations as Missionaries!

Take Gideon’s story as an example. Gideon felt called to share the Gospel with a particular people group in Asia. When he went, his message was not well received. Arguments followed, and eventually his hand was cut off! Gideon told us, “Because God chose me to reach them, I did not hate them. Instead, I welcomed them and introduced many to Jesus.” He went on to explain that this kind of love shocked the people—because they recognized it as love that comes from the True God. “Because man alone could not forgive such an injustice done to him.”

Gideon

We are not stopping at 50 schools. Gideon and others will be launching Bible Schools in new territories. In the coming months, Sara will be traveling to a secret gathering of Asian church leaders. We are prayerfully expecting to build many new partnerships and see several new Bible schools launched as a result. The cost of this trip is $1,950, which we will need to raise above our regular monthly support.

FAMILY UPDATE

We had a wonderful Christmas with our kids and extended family. We have faced a lot of sickness and health challenges lately. Joy was diagnosed with asthma, Sara got pneumonia, and our whole family came down with a stomach virus that resulted in Tim, Luke and Joy having to go to the hospital. We are praying for a healthy year ahead for our family.

Luke continues to run and absolutely loves it, and Joy has really grown in her love for dancing.

This year our calendar is extra full of missionary trips and fundraising trips. Please pray it is all fruitful and that we can make time to rest.

Blessings,

Tim & Sara

GIVING INFO

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PO Box 804

Missouri City, TX 77459

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*All gifts are tax deductible.

**All gifts go towards this mission.

*Some photos are representative and not of the actual aforementioned people and places for security purposes.

Tim & Sara have been ministering in Asia since 2010, married in 2012 and began working in other nations in 2016 and founded Train The Nations in 2022. Their ministry focuses on providing video-based training to Christians in persecuted Asia.

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Train The Nations

PO Box 804

Missouri City, TX 77459-0804

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