FROM THE FRONT-LINES

Powerful testimonies and an inside look from our local leaders.

Orphaned Kids

Earlier this year, a man fighting over cows senselessly killed the mother of this young boy shown above. She had tied the boy to her back and was making a break for it when he shot her. The boy’s small…

Women’s Ministry: Annet’s Story

Annet’s First Days at NEATS Annet is nineteen years old. She is South Sudanese from the small southern village of Kajo Keji. Due to fighting in South Sudan, she is living in Uganda as a refugee. Annet was raised by…

Women’s Ministry: Martha’s Story

Martha’s Testimony At NEATS Martha is from the Nuer Tribe in Upper Nile South Sudan. She is tall and reserved. Her English isn’t great, but her leadership ability is. Like Annet, Martha is living in Uganda as a refugee in the Bweyalle…

Flagship Church Vision 2032 Update

Our Vision is to have 15 Flagship Church Multiplication Centers up and running by 2032. Those 15, by God’s grace, will plant 750 new churches (50x), and turn out 450 new church planters every year (30x) until Jesus comes back….

NEATS Impact

In June 2023, we had our first official NEATS alumni meeting. A current certificate student joined the alumni, Martha. A woman of influence in South Sudan’s second largest tribe, the Nuer. She reached out to her network and take a…

Job’s Story

Job is a first year NEATS student. When I met him in August at NEATS, he came across as a quiet, bright student with a very high ceiling. Toward the end of the trip, we had the chance to sit…

Nuba Mountains Update

Jesus in a Muslim Context I want to tell you about one of our church planters in Sudan. We will call him Ameen*. Ameen serves in a hostile context where preaching Christ could cost him his life. The area of Africa…

Yambio Update

Thank you for partnering with Empower One through prayer and financial giving. This month, I want to highlight what God is doing in Yambio, South Sudan. In September, we were able to send two trained indigenous South Sudanese leaders back to…

Four Leaders. One Powerful Story.

The numbers are staggering. In the past few years, hundreds of thousands have heard the good news of Jesus Christ — but this gospel movement is happening one life at a time. David welcomed James into his home. With every…