One Missionary Trained. 206 New Believers.

Meet Ismaila Diarra, a 2025-26 graduate of the Livingstones School of Missions. As part of his six-month field training, Ismaila and his ministry partner traveled to northeastern Ghana to share the gospel.

On their first day, they prayed from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. for God’s protection and saving work, believing that prayer paves the way for God’s work.

At first, when they offered to show the Jesus Film, no one would listen.

And soon, their avoidance turned into aggression. The village imam stirred up local youth to attack Ismaila when he returned from evangelizing surrounding villages. But after a community elder heard their plan, he intervened and prevented their attack.

Rather than giving up, Ismaila engaged the community through sports. The sports tournament brought the entire community together and helped build trust, opening the door for Ismaila to show the Jesus Film.

At one of those outreaches, a man who had been partially paralyzed after a stroke asked Ismaila to pray for him, and God answered! He could move, stand, and walk! His family then believed and was baptized.

By God’s grace, 206 people gave their lives to Christ during Ismaila’s time on the field. Now, Ismaila hopes to preach the gospel in Somalia—a country that is globally ranked second for persecuting Christians.

Praise the Lord that 35 new students have now begun this same program and, in just one week of practical field training, have already seen 1,772 people place their faith in Christ!

Pray for these students as they grow into faithful missionaries and boldly proclaim the gospel, bringing it to the ends of the earth.

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