We are truly amazed that our partners in Africa and Asia continue to report that, at each of their Bridges training events, approximately 91% of participants are actively reaching unreached people groups (UPGs).
“What? Are you serious?” I asked our field leadership team.
“Yes,” they confirmed. “It’s true.”
Think about what that means: more than nine out of every ten participants attending the hundreds of SIU Bridges training events held each year are serving among unreached people groups across Africa and Asia.
Our partners are pioneering work in places where the Word of God has had little or no access. They continue to obey and trust the Lord, believing He will provide the resources needed to sustain and expand this work.
Now let me share another statistic.
Unfortunately, this one is deeply discouraging.

“They communicate and learn differently.” This is one comment that came up in our recent team discussion about how to express the distinctives and uniqueness of Scriptures In Use (SIU) in our upcoming website release. Unfortunately, SIU is often labeled a Bible Translation ministry, and others assume we are averse to Bible translation. Both are far from the truth. SIU is an Oral Scripture Engagement organization that sees Bible translation and effective Scripture engagement working hand in hand. Our focus is on those whose communication and learning styles are not based in literacy.

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.