John 1:5 contains a beautiful promise: “The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.” The Outreach Foundation is engaging congregations and donors to bring Christ’s light into some of the world’s darkest spaces. In such locations, Christian persecution is frequent and severe, and we must exercise caution in speaking of the gospel-centered work being done there. In these areas, there are tremendous opportunities to join in the miraculous story being written, yet the U.S. church allocates the least amount of its mission resources to them. We are privileged to have trusted partners in these hard areas, and to share some of their stories with you.

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.   

Rev. Dr. Tom Boone, Associate Director for Mission with The Outreach Foundation, sits down for an interview with Meerab Din, Women’s Empowerment Officer for PAK Mission Society, talking about the work she is doing with women in Pakistan. Meerab speaks about the way in which God is moving through her work with PAK Mission Society, in this wonderful update from our partner in Pakistan. If you would like to see the extended version of the interview with Meerab, please click here.