Oaxaca (pronounced waa HAHK ah) lies on the southern coast of Mexico, 900 miles from the southern tip of Texas.  With a direct Continental flight from Houston to Oaxaca City, it is a 2½-hour trip from the U.S. with no jet lag at the end.  The real journey begins once you arrive.  You can drive up to 12 hours along curvy mountain roads, often unpaved, and still be in the same state, which is about the size of Indiana.

Oaxaca is a diverse state with the largest concentration of unreached people groups in the western hemisphere.  Unbelievably, more than 130 different languages are spoken in Oaxaca. Due to barriers of geography, language and illiteracy, communication of the gospel message has been difficult.  Eleven of these groups have no evangelical church, while almost sixty others have few, if any believers.  All of them are considered unreached.  They need our prayers and resources to bring them the gospel and to help build a self-sustaining church.

Although the translated New Testament is available in many of the languages of Oaxaca, few people are able or willing to read it.  The good news is that the Lord is opening doors to allow the best news of all to be communicated through the Jesus movie, audio New Testament recordings, and the work of native pastors and missionaries.

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