Every week, Michael and Nohemi Palomino drive three hours into the mountains with muddy terrain and no clear roads. Some days, due to landslides, they’re not sure if they’ll arrive at the village, but God always makes a way. 

“What would you like Jesus to do for you?” The Palominos asked children at the local school. The children raised their hands and answered: 

“For my dad to come back.”  
“For him to help me with school.”  
“For no more fighting at home.”  
“For my family to know Jesus.”  

In a country often described as spiritually dry, we see remarkable ministry happening in Barcelona with our new partner church, Centro Familiar Cristiano (Christian Family Center or CFC).  In the midst of a context where 42% of Spaniards identify as non-religious and less than 2% of the population identifies as Protestant, CFC is growing as a vibrant community of disciples and witness to Christ’s love. And now, they’re starting a new chapter in their ministry and life together.

The staff and board at Tumaini Children’s Ministry have continued to provide loving care and support for vulnerable children in Kenya’s Central Highlands during a season of transition.

In 2022, Tumaini began re-integrating children with relatives or guardians in compliance with government mandates. As of August 2025, most children have successfully returned to family care. Tumaini continues to provide school fees and uniforms; food supplements for families; and regular visits from social workers and a chaplain to ensure children are thriving. University students from Tumaini also receive tuition assistance.

In a time of transition, Namumu Orphanage Center is an oasis of health and life in their community. God is moving, and children are learning, growing, and flourishing thanks to your faithfulness. The following is just a glimpse of this inspiring environment for families. 

Graduation is not just a milestone. It’s a victory!  

As The Outreach Foundation learns more about our brothers and sisters building Christ’s church in Central Asia, we hear stories that inspire us, and some that bring us to our knees in prayer. Before He was crucified, Jesus foretold, “If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you” (John 15:20). One of our partners sent us this story that captures the situation many Christians face in this dark space in the world.

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022, donors through The Outreach Foundation have given more than $2 million with sacrificial love. This will be our third winter partnering with the Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary (UETS), holding fast for a just peace while bombs fall and power grids collapse. In a recent conversation with a partner who works with war-affected children and orphans, we heard grim words: “We would be willing to settle for peace now.” This signals weariness we’ve not heard before. Through this update, know hope continues to spread through our faithful partners whom we continue to support. We once again ask you to respond prayerfully and generously to this winter’s challenge.

In Matthew 13, Jesus paints a vivid parable: the gospel seed scatters everywhere, it is unstoppable. We can’t control its flight or the ground it lands on. In Pakistan, the land is rocky, where persecution looms like an immovable boulder. While we cannot change that reality, we can empower leaders to till that soil with bold vision and courageous faith.

That’s the heartbeat of The Outreach Foundation’s partnerships in Pakistan. We work with leaders like Eli Sardar, Director of Pakistan Bible Correspondence School (PBCS) in Faisalabad, so they can shine as beacons in one of the world’s darkest corners.

We have always believed that, like Daniel, God has sent us into the diaspora — far from our homeland, our culture, and our families — not by accident, but with divine purpose.

In this place of exile, God has been teaching us, blessing us, and shaping us to grow in wisdom and faith, so that we may carry those blessings back to the persecuted church.

Veronica and the Musalaha team see their mission as continually bringing the spirit of forgiveness and responsibility into their context – opening hearts, healing wounds, and helping build a more just, healthy, and whole society. With this conviction, the team works tirelessly with the Mixed Cities group, Young Adults, the Muslim-Christian Civil Society Group, and the Palestinian Women’s Group.

Under the leadership of its new president, Dr. Martin Accad, Near East School of Theology (NEST) has embarked on a new and promising chapter – one marked by hope and action.

Amid Lebanon’s ongoing economic and political instability, NEST persevered with remarkable resilience. During the violent conflict that shook the country between September 2024 and January 2025, the school kept its doors open and reached out in service to displaced families in the surrounding neighborhood.

During this past summer, The Outreach Foundation’s partner in Central Asia, the Center of Evangelical and Protestant Churches in Central Asian Countries, hosted its annual pastors’ conference in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Funds from The Outreach Foundation helped make this possible! 250 pastors from 12 countries attended. Pastors came from both registered and unregistered communities from multiple denominations.

In a world where evil casts long shadows, The Outreach Foundation stands resolute, claiming holy ground for Jesus’s radiant light. As John 1:5 declares, “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” Our 2030 vision empowers partners like Gates of Heaven to boldly testify to Christ’s love in Iran’s darkest corners, where Christians face persecution, martyrdom, and marginalization for their faith. Your generous donations fuel this sacred mission, transforming despair into hope and bringing joy to the most vulnerable, especially children.

The 2024–2025 academic year at San Pablo Presbyterian Theological Seminary was marked by growth, global engagement, and spiritual formation. Under the leadership of Rector Amós Cahuich Yam, the seminary continues to train theology students from 20 Mexican states, as well as Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Chile, and Colombia.

In our last update on the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo (ETSC), we shared the sad news of the seminary’s loss of three beloved professors (see previous update). And yet, despite this loss and its challenging consequences for the seminary, ETSC did not get discouraged. Instead, in grace and resilience, ETSC moved forward and continues its mission to form leaders and pastors for the Arabic-speaking church. 

In Iran’s shadowed landscape—marked by persecution, economic despair, and cultural wounds—John 1:5 resounds with divine promise: “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” This truth vividly animates the Radmard ministry in 2025, where God’s illuminating presence heals Persian-speaking men, restores families, and advances His Kingdom. 

In China, where Christianity surges despite tightening policies and cultural shifts, Christian Communications Limited (CCL) empowers a church pulsing with resilience and hope. From remote ethnic minority villages to vibrant urban centers, believers face daunting challenges: a shortage of trained pastors and difficulty engaging the next generation. Recently, CCL’s team shared stories of unwavering faith and bold innovation in China.

The people of Pakistan are enduring a humanitarian crisis of unprecedented scale. This summer, and continuing today, catastrophic monsoon rains and flash floods have devastated more than one million people, including thousands of Christians. Homes, property, churches, and livelihoods were destroyed. Entire villages are submerged, roads and bridges wiped out, and families now face homelessness, waterborne diseases, and food insecurity.   

Exciting News from Lebanon – The Philemon Project GROW!

On May 1, 2025, our partner, the Philemon Project, celebrated the launch of GROW’s second center, expanding its reach in offering exceptional early Christian childhood development and adult mentoring programs.