Last June, Kiwi workers K@rl & H3lene sat in a Gospel Conversations training we were leading with Kiwis and a Greek in Wellington, New Zealand. This week, they led one themselves in the bush of Papua New Guinea.
A Saturday under the tarps
On Saturday, 40-50 people gathered under tarps beside bamboo houses, including 10 village pastors and assistant pastors. They learned simple ways to share their story and Jesus’ story, then practiced their “Liklik Testimoni” (15-second testimony in Tok Pisin) on the spot.
Straight into the harvest
The training didn’t stay in the training. That same night, the people they trained went out into the harvest:
- 82 engaged
- 78 prayed for
- 78 gospel shares
- 28 invited to a worship night
- 10 repented and were born again
- 10 will begin discipleship
This is what multiplication looks like
Trained in New Zealand. Now training in Papua New Guinea. Believers equipped & mobilized. The gospel goes out. New believers the same day. Praise God!
Over the past three years since our move to Europe, God has grown the work from 2 countries to 13 across Europe and Oceania, with local leaders and churches leading the way. Papua New Guinea is one of the newest, and it came through people trained in New Zealand training others.
What’s next
We fly to Australia on Saturday for GCT1 (Gospel Conversations 1), then on to New Zealand for GCT2 in 1 city and GCT3 in 4 cities. 5in12 rolling out across Oceania means more believers trained, more prayers for the lost and more gospel shares, and we’re praying for more disciples, churches and leaders.
Pray with us
- That these 10 new believers grow in Christ as they are discipled
- That the other 68 who heard the gospel would repent and believe
- That this training sparks a movement of the gospel spreading across PNG
- Our upcoming Gospel Conversations trainings in Australia & New Zealand (Oct 17 -Nov 12)
- Our upcoming SC Training in UK (Nov 14-19)
Learn More
To hear & read more about what God is doing in New Zealand, check out to these Movements.net updates from Steve Addison:
Listen to the Movements Podcast:
377 – Momentum Builds in New Zealand (Nick & Sarah Field)
379 – New Zealand Calling (Caleb Lyon)
Read: No Means No. Until It Doesn’t. (Steve Addison)