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Pastor James&rsquo; church resides in the Muslim-dominated city of Mombasa, Kenya. But he had a problem: his church was hesitant to reach out to Muslims, fearing they didn&rsquo;t know how to find common ground or defend their faith. He needed a way to train his people in evangelism and discipleship. And he needed a clear vision around which to rally them.

Rallying the Kenyan Church to Reach A 99.9% Muslim and Animist People Group

On a sunny day in March of this year, James was one of sixty pastors who attended Via's Explore the World Christian Lifestyle conference. James was shocked to learn that there are 23 people groups who haven&rsquo;t heard the gospel in Kenya. One of them lives a mere two and a half hours south of his city. The Digo people live on the border of Tanzania and overwhelmingly believe in Islam, blended with traditional animist religion. Only 0.1% of the half million people are believers.
What if James&rsquo; church could be a part of bringing the gospel to the Digo people? What if this was their role to play in completing the Great Commission? This was a vision around which he could rally his church!&nbsp;

Collaboration and Prayer Leads to Two New Churches Being Planted&nbsp;

James formed a coalition of pastors at the Explore conference to try to reach the Digo people. Three months later, they sent a group from their churches to begin the work of sharing the gospel. Via helped train them in evangelism to Muslims through a God&rsquo;s Heart for Muslims study and provided encouragement along the way. Over the next four months, the churches from Mombasa grew a team to live and work full-time among the Digo people and have now planted two small churches!&nbsp; We rejoice that God has brought the good news to these people who&rsquo;ve never had the chance to hear it before and moreover, we thank God that he chose to use James&rsquo; church to do so! Who better to be the messengers than the Digo&rsquo;s neighbors?
*Names changed for security purposes.&nbsp;

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To Be Born Digo Is to Be Muslim…But Not Today

God Sends Kenyans to Bring the Gospel to an Unreached People Group in Kenya and Tanzania

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