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Tim’s* family went overseas in 2019, only staying for the six months before the Covid pandemic forced them to return. “I know every missionary would say the same,” Tim said. “The first six months are super hard.” After the struggle of settling into a wholly unfamiliar location and culture, the family’s plans changed suddenly and… Read more »

Two years ago, Raymond* started using Zúme’s training method from his home in the U.S., coaching people long distance over Zoom. He quickly became an “avid supporter” of Zúme, taking advantage of the world’s increased dependence on Zoom to connect with people in Africa. Soon, Ray began reaching out on Facebook to Christians from South… Read more »

Tim* and his wife began their first 3/3 Group with 7 other young married couples nearly 7 years ago. Tim had first heard about Zúme from a mentor at the church where he worked, and he had enjoyed the experience of “a different, hands-on approach that made making disciples fun, exhilarating, really practical.” Participants in… Read more »

When Raymond* moved to South Asia, he knew that the missionaries he would be training had gone through significant persecution as children, but he was still stunned by their remarkable stories. Ray shared one such story of God’s deliverance in difficult circumstances on our Zúme podcast.  Sann* grew up in a Buddhist sect known for… Read more »

Beth and William Sawyer, a couple from a small county in North Carolina, have only been training with Zúme for a few months together, but they already have an abundance of stories to share about its impact around the world.  In Ohio, a woman named Christine has been using the tools provided by Zúme to… Read more »

Beth and William Sawyer started dating in eighth grade, married after high school, and have been married for 33 years. The couple live in a sparsely populated county in North Carolina, far from population centers and seemingly disconnected from the global church. But when asked about their experience with Zúme online training, Beth and William… Read more »

by: Jon Luseink Upsetting the Equilibrium Tim Ahlen was blessed to be part of what some called “the most significant evangelistic and missionary strategy that Southern Baptists ever came up with.” The Key Church Strategy inserted a highly trained “minister of missions” into a struggling churches such that they could double market penetration in three… Read more »