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In Mongolia, a congregation recovering from a difficult season began opening Scripture together and finding new ways to love its neighbors. With encouragement from a local facilitator trained and mentored by Compel International, families began reading the Bible at home, young believers reached out to their peers, and new people began following Jesus.
Christianity remains a minority faith in Mongolia. Joshua Project estimates that 17 of the country’s 25 people groups are unreached, highlighting the need to equip local believers to share the Gospel in their communities.
Beginning Again Around Scripture
A leadership transition in 2025 had left the church unsettled. Relationships were strained, people had become disconnected, and much of the congregation’s usual life had stopped. Finding stability again was an immediate concern.
During that season, the believers connected with a local Christian facilitator who had received training and mentorship through Compel. She helped them begin reading and discussing Scripture in a way they could practice together and share with others.
They considered what a passage revealed about God, how they should respond, and whom they could share what they were learning with.
The account from Mongolia describes changes that began close to home. Families gathered around their tables to read the Bible. Young people became more engaged with Scripture. As believers learned together, they also began considering the people beyond their congregation.
God’s Word was shaping how they understood their responsibility to their neighbors.
Taking the Next Step Outside
The congregation spent several months focusing on what it meant to love the people around them. That led to a practical question: where were there opportunities to build relationships?
The church’s young people noticed the neighborhood basketball courts. Teenagers gathered there in the evenings, and the young believers decided to join them.
They organized a basketball game for others in the community. They played, got to know one another, and began forming friendships. Through those relationships, they shared about Jesus and invited their new friends to spend more time with them.
The response grew from something ordinary: young people recognizing an opportunity among their own peers and choosing to become involved.
“Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.”
For these believers, responding to Scripture meant stepping into the life of their community. What they were learning together became something they could put into practice.
Friendships That Opened a Door
Those relationships continued beyond the basketball game.
Young people from the surrounding community accepted invitations to attend the church’s summer camp. There, they heard the Gospel, and some chose to follow Christ. The account reports that five of these new believers continued connecting with the church.
That continuing connection matters. Hearing the Gospel and responding in faith begins a life of following Jesus. New believers need people who will open Scripture with them, answer questions, pray with them, and help them learn to live out their faith.
The congregation that had been struggling to find its footing was now welcoming people who needed that same care and encouragement.
Equipping Believers Who Can Reach Others
Compel’s connection to this story is through the training and mentorship of the local facilitator. She brought what she had learned into a church facing a difficult season and continued walking alongside the believers.
The congregation carried the response into its own homes and neighborhood. Families read Scripture together. Young believers formed friendships. People heard about Jesus through someone who was willing to spend time with them.
This is part of why we invest in local leaders. They understand the communities where they serve and can continue helping believers grow long after a training has ended. As people learn to follow Christ, they also learn to help others follow Him.
Our desire to see churches planted where they do not yet exist includes equipping existing churches to look beyond themselves. In this account, an established congregation began reaching people nearby. We pray that these beginnings will continue to bear fruit as believers grow in faith and share Christ through their own relationships.
Pray With Us
Thank God for the renewal taking place through His Word in this congregation.
Pray for unity, healing, and maturity as the believers continue growing together.
Pray for the young people who have come to faith, that they will become rooted in Christ and His Word.
Pray for wisdom and perseverance for the local facilitator and church leaders.
Pray that these believers will continue reaching their neighbors and helping others follow Jesus.