OMS Outreach Sep - Dec 2015 | Page 9

Unreached. It’s a big word, and it doesn’t only apply to the people living in the 10-40 window (the region located between 10 and 40 degrees north of the equator and covering much of North Africa, the Middle East, and Asia). The unreached regions of the world are unreached for a reason. One of those reasons is that hardened hearts have been handed down generation after generation, and Satan has had a tight-fisted grip on the souls of many. And yet, those lives matter. God loves them just as he loves you and me. They deserve a chance to have their own game-changing moment. And so, we go. Not with heavy hearts to trudge ahead in what God has called us to do … but excited, knowing he has not only changed our ministry focus but our hearts as well. We now joyously live among the people of Loja. We desire to be a part of their communities and live life with them. We want to build relationships and share Jesus, who, in a moment, was the ultimate game changer. The people of Loja deserve our moments. They matter. Our team recently moved to Loja Province, and we are settling into our new lives and ministry. We are training a team of shortterm missionaries who, along with our team of veteran missionaries, live in the small towns and villages of the province, reaching out to the lost. Soon, we hope to begin discipleship and Bible studies. Then, we will train these new disciples to reach their own communities for Christ. And thus begins the rapidly growing pace of life-changing moments. 9