We are seeing so many lives transformed through our Bridges equipping and training events across Asia and Africa that we feel we are compelled to keep sharing these amazing, real-life transformation stories with you! God’s Word, engaged in stories and parables through oral Scripture Engagement, is the same way Jesus taught over 2,000 years ago. Jesus’s teaching style continues to work in the 21st century, reaching those who have been forgotten or ignored, and those who have not yet encountered our risen Savior! Here are a few more stories from our recently released SIU 2025 Annual Report.

It’s that time of year again—we’re getting ready to release our 2025 Annual Report in early May. Each year, our team reviews hundreds of testimonials and impact stories, then narrows them down to a clear theme and 7–8 testimonials that represent all our harvest fields. It’s a tough process! There were so many powerful stories that didn’t make the final cut, so we’re excited to share a few of those with you here.

It’s that time of year again: Annual Reporting. We are compiling field training reports, stories, and testimonies from our partners and their networks across Asia and Africa from 2025. There are too many stories of transformed lives through engaging God’s Word in Story form to share them all. I have selected a couple stories from Harvest Fields of Asia and Africa to share with you.

I mentioned in my recent blog that approximately 91% of our Bridges training events include participants who are reaching out to unreached people groups (UPGs). Whoa! Did you catch that? That means nine out of every ten of the hundreds of SIU Bridges training events held each year include those reaching out to UPGs across Africa and Asia! Our partners are pioneering in so many new areas that it feels as though the Lord is saying to them, “Go here, go there, go everywhere!” We are obeying and trusting our Lord, believing He will provide the funding to continue this great work. I am going to share another statistic. Unfortunately, this one is very disappointing.

I was truly astounded. The other day my International Field and Staff Collaboration director shared with me that approximately 91% of our Bridges training events are being held with those reaching out to unreached people groups (UPGs). Well over half of our existing proven partners are pioneering into these regions without any of our U.S. based trainers being present. This news is so encouraging as these faithful, courageous men and women leaders are being called to go into regions beyond their local communities to share the Gospel through the oral arts: storytelling, drama, dance, music and song.