FIELD SPOTLIGHT character produces hope, and hope does not Nigerian believers are uniquely positioned to access places that Mike shares, “I would like to appreciate and encourage the Missions put us to shame, because God's love has been Western missions never can. Final Command is equipping ongoing support of supporters with us in our e昀昀ort to envision poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit them to e昀昀ectively leverage this opportunity through our Go and equip this formidable harvest force with movement principles, Unstoppable who has been given to us.” - Romans 5:3-5 North Initiative to see movements of disciple makers across to be able to engage the Sahel and the Maghreb.” northern Nigeria, and the Sahel. Please join our Nigerian brothers and sisters in Christ in praying But they are undeterred. With hearts on 昀椀re, Nigerian believers are The global Church must watch Nigeria. courageously taking the hope of Jesus to the unreached Muslim Since 2019, the Go North Initiative in Nigeria has been led by for the breaking of strongholds and the salvation of the Sahel. and pagan communities in their own country. Samuel, who leads our Nigeria Director, Mike Adegbile. Mike and his wife, Yinka, And pray as they do, as ordinary heroes of the faith—without With 60 million evangelical Christians, Nigeria possesses the have successfully been catalyzing Nigerian and other African shame and full of con昀椀dence, believing with every 昀椀ber of your strongest missions force in the world—second only to the a Nigerian missions organization, is valiantly single-minded in response to the evil committed against Christians: denominations and missions organizations to adopt Disciple being that God hears you and will answer your pleas. 6 United States’ 90 million. Making Movements to reach the remaining unreached peoples “Our hearts are 昀椀lled with love and praise to our God for counting In the mighty name of Jesus, But they won’t remain second for long. Within the next 20 and places of Nigeria. Under Mike’s leadership in 2022, our years, Nigeria’s population is poised to surpass that of the us worthy to co-labour with Him in bringing the nations to Nigerian partners succeeded in engaging the 昀椀nal unengaged Amen. 7 worship Him. In a dispensation where mission work has su昀昀ered unreached people group (UUPG) in Nigeria—the Lopawa United States. In the coming decades, Nigerian believers m “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great will increasingly take on a leading role in 昀椀nishing the Great a great setback, most especially in the Sahel region where we are, people. Mike also intimately knows about the persecuted due to insurgency and the activities of the bandits/terrorists, these a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every Commission. church in Nigeria. In 2018, he and his wife were abducted and weight, and sin which clings so closely, and evil acts have caused the Church and its missionary mandate to held hostage. Yet, when he was released, Mike led NEMA to 吀栀at’s tomorrow’s vision—but today, they endure violent withdraw or slow. But on the contrary—God gave us His Word: let us run with endurance the race that is set persecution. Nigeria remains the world’s deadliest country in rally the Nigerian church to re-engage and move beyond areas before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and Missions Unstoppable. He said the gates of hell shall not prevail destroyed in the north. which to follow Jesus. Of all Christians martyred this year, 82% against His Church, and on this sure Word we stand.” perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was were in Nigeria.8 Christians in northern Nigeria su昀昀er like 吀栀is means that today, there are evangelical e昀昀orts occurring set before him endured the cross, despising nowhere else on earth as Boko Haram, Fulani herdsmen, and “In Islam, they must among all of Nigeria’s 53 remaining unreached people groups. the shame, and is seated at the right hand of Islamic terrorists relentlessly ravage their communities. 吀栀ey live With the harvest force of Nigeria, it’s only a matter of time the throne of God. Consider him who endured in the new epicenter of global terrorism—which has relocated 昀椀ght for their God. As until these 112 million unreached peoples—roughly 50% of from sinners such hostility against himself, so 10 that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.” from the Middle East to the African Sahel—where over half of Christians, we believe our the nation —all have the opportunity to be set free by the 9 love of Jesus Christ. FCM is catalyzing 19 Nigerian missions - Hebrews 12:1-3 all deaths from terrorism occur. God 昀椀ghts for us.” m “Not only that, but we rejoice in our su昀昀erings, organizations to adopt DMM principles in the 昀椀eld. In 2023, knowing that su昀昀ering produces endurance, - A NIGERIAN PASTOR FROM BOKO we saw 4,368 new disciples of Jesus and 1,807 baptisms among and endurance produces character, and HARAM STRONGHOLDS 40 people groups. 10 How We Work 11