Reaching Across The Amazon To Touch The Unreached

The Amazon basin stretches across many countries, covering millions of square miles of dense rain forest, winding rivers, and isolated communities. Like the mighty river itself, a current of hope is flowing through this vast region, carried by indigenous missionaries who are bringing the light of Christ to the darkest and most remote corners of the jungle.

Within this vast wilderness live hundreds of indigenous tribes and people groups, many of whom have never heard the gospel message. While approximately half of the world's population remains unreached with the Christian faith, the Amazon represents one of the most challenging and vital mission fields on earth.

The Challenge of Access

Traditional short-term mission trips have long been valuable tools for spreading the gospel and serving communities in need. These trips bring fresh energy, resources, and cross-cultural connections that benefit both missionaries and those they serve. However, many areas of the Amazon simply cannot be accessed by short-term teams from other countries. Government restrictions on travel and religious activity, combined with the region's geographic isolation, create significant barriers to conventional missionary work.

Beyond accessibility, many tribes and indigenous communities are naturally hesitant to welcome outsiders. Cultural differences, historical wounds, and language barriers make it difficult for foreign missionaries to establish the trust necessary for meaningful ministry. The Amazon's spiritual landscape is also marked by strongholds that resist the message of Christ, requiring sustained, culturally informed engagement rather than brief visits.

The Power of Indigenous Leadership

This is where indigenous missionaries become not just helpful, but essential. Native Christian leaders who serve in their own communities and nearby mission fields possess unique advantages that no outside team can replicate. They face fewer language barriers, navigate customs with natural ease, experience minimal culture shock, and enjoy greater social acceptance within their communities. The lower cost of living in these regions means that financial support for indigenous missionaries stretches further, creating more productive outcomes and greater kingdom impact for every dollar invested.

These local leaders understand the spiritual climate of their people. They know the stories, the fears, the questions, and the cultural touchpoints that can open hearts to the gospel. They are not visitors who will leave after two weeks; they are neighbors, family members, and lifetime witnesses to the transforming power of Christ.

A Network of Partnership

For over 70 years, our ministry has been built on a foundation of partnership. Through our network of churches, seminaries, pastors, and missionaries, we have helped thousands of believers and hundreds of churches become actively involved in reaching the unreached. We understand that effective missions work requires both breadth and depth, a commitment to starting new churches where the church has never existed before, while never losing sight of discipleship among those who have already responded to the gospel.

We value both the energy that short-term mission trips bring and the sustained commitment that indigenous leadership provides. Our approach combines the best of both worlds: supporting local missionaries who can go where foreign teams cannot, while creating pathways for churches and individuals worldwide to participate in this vital work.

Your Role in the Story

You can make a tangible difference in one of the world's most challenging mission fields. With your help, we can support the work of existing indigenous missionaries and send new workers into harvest fields that have been waiting for generations. Your partnership enables the current of hope to flow stronger and reach further, starting churches in villages that have never had one, training leaders who will disciple their own people, and bringing the hope of Christ to those who have lived their entire lives without hearing His name.

This Christmas season, consider the millions in the Amazon who have never heard the story of the Savior born in Bethlehem. Your gift can send Christmas hope to those who don't know that God loves them, that He sent His Son for them, and that their lives can be transformed by His grace.

Give to reach places that don't have access to the gospel. Partner with indigenous leaders who are already there, ready to serve, and equipped to make an eternal difference in their own communities. Together, we can strengthen the current of hope flowing through the Amazon and touch the unreached with the message that changes everything.