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As a missionary kid, Brother John was raised by parents focused on bringing glory to God\u2019s Kingdom. His father taught theology in the Bahamas and eventually moved the family to an unreached area \u2013British Guiana \u2013 so people there could know that true freedom is only in Jesus. As a grown man, John took his own family to serve among Muslims.<\/p>\n

Brother John is now the Vice President of Global Engagement for the International Mission Board<\/a>, helping send missionaries and plant churches all over the world, with a special focus on unreached peoples and areas.<\/p>\n

Listen as Brother John shares the story of Dr. Martha Myers and other Christians who served in Yemen before being martyred for their faith in Christ. Yet even in that loss and heartache, the Lord moved to further His Word. With an emphasis on the authority of scripture in missions work, Brother John loves distributing audio Bibles since many unreached people are illiterate or prefer listening to the scriptures rather than reading. He\u2019ll also tell of hearts transformed in the deaf community as they reach out with God\u2019s Word.<\/p>\n

More than 90% of the IMB efforts are focused on reaching the unreached for Christ. Pray unreached peoples will encounter the gospel and that the Lord would open doors in restricted nations for Bibles to be distributed.<\/p>\n

Listen to Brother John\u2019s previous interview on VOM Radio here<\/a> where he shared how teaching your children foreign languages is a strategic plan to serve the Lord.<\/p>\n

Never miss an episode! Subscribe to the podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Listen to this episode on VOMRadio.net<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As a missionary kid, Brother John was raised by parents focused on bringing glory to God\u2019s Kingdom. His father taught theology in the Bahamas and eventually moved the family to an unreached area \u2013British Guiana \u2013 so people there could know that true freedom is only in Jesus. As a grown man, John took his own family to serve among Muslims. Brother John is now the Vice President of Global Engagement for the International Mission Board, helping send missionaries and plant churches all over the world, with a special focus on unreached peoples and areas. Listen as Brother John shares the story of Dr. Martha Myers and other Christians who served in Yemen before being martyred for their faith in Christ. Yet even in that loss and heartache, the Lord moved to further His Word. With an emphasis on the authority of scripture in missions work, Brother John loves distributing audio Bibles since many unreached people are illiterate or prefer listening to the scriptures rather than reading. He\u2019ll also tell of hearts transformed in the deaf community as they reach out with God\u2019s Word. More than 90% of the IMB efforts are focused on reaching the unreached for Christ. Pray unreached peoples will encounter the gospel and that the Lord would open doors in restricted nations for Bibles to be distributed. Listen to Brother John\u2019s previous interview on VOM Radio here where he shared how teaching your children foreign languages is a strategic plan to serve the Lord. Never miss an episode! 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