Many churches across North America, with the assistance of Sixteen:Fifteen are deploying comprehensive strategies to shine forth the light of Christ among these once hidden, forgotten and marginalized peoples.
- The Silver Palaung of Burma
- The Fra Fra of West Africa
- The Iraqi Arabs of the Middle East
- The Middle Atlas Berbers of Morocco
- Arabic Muslims of North Africa
- The Guaymi of Panama
- The Rabinal Achi of Guatemala
- The Tarahumara of Central Mexico
- Behdini Kurds of the Middle East
- The Huichol of Mexico
- The Digo of Kenya
- The Punjabis of N. India
Please pray for these people groups and the churches that are engaging them. Pray that The Gospel would run freely among them and that many will surrender their lives to Jesus.
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How Good and Pleasant:
Roundtable of Word and Deed
By Michael O'Halloran, Director of Development and Operations
 Psalm 133 "Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes! It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the LORD has commanded the blessing, life forevermore".
The need and desire for unity is great, both within the walls of the church and without the walls of the church. In fact, over the centuries there has been several major shifts towards unity within the body of Christ for the sake of blessing, but sadly, some work for unity has been for the sake of human approval. What I mean is that some strive, pray, and dialog for the sake of God's covenantal blessing, found only in Christ. While others strive, discuss, and compromise the essential doctrines of grace for the sake of blessing, not found in Christ's covenant - to dwell in their midst, but in a covenant of human blessing. When the former is the case, we can rest, trust, and enjoy the blessing of God - a blessing that goes beyond our own comforts, and extends to all those whom the Father will call.
Earlier this month, such an event took place at the beautiful facilities of the Tijeras Foundation in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Matthew Ellison, Sixteen:Fifteen's president and Virgil Dugan*, Tijeras Foundation's president, co-facilitated a roundtable discussion between several churches and mission agencies, who are working in Central Mexico among the Tarahumara people. Both churches and agencies have been working long and hard in this part of the world for many years, but there has not been a consistent concerted effort.
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