80% of the world’s evangelical Christians live in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Over the last 50 years, God’s church has grown exponentially in these areas.

These regions have tremendous mission sending potential to help bring the gospel to unreached peoples, but they currently send only 20% of the world’s cross-cultural missionaries!

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Meet Shen, a godly young woman from Nias, Indonesia. Shen had always been involved in student ministry, but she never imagined she would one day start a mission movement. When a friend invited her to Arise Asia, a conference focused on empowering young Christians for the Great Commission, she wasn&rsquo;t sure if she wanted to go. Shen spent time praying about it, and eventually her curiosity won.
Shen arrived in Bali for the Arise Asia conference, which was full of like-minded young believers. During Via&rsquo;s workshop, she encountered <a href="https://www.vianations.org/resources/explore-the-world-christian-lifestyle" rel="follow">Explore the World Christian Lifestyle</a>, a resource Via designed to help young believers understand God&rsquo;s heart for the world. Lesson 1 focuses on God&rsquo;s global mission, and it resonated deeply with her. After reading Psalm 67 during the workshop, she was moved to tears, realizing that she had been blessed to be a blessing. But what did that mean for her?&nbsp;

After the conference, Shen and her friend continued studying Explore, and she realized that her people in Nias and beyond needed to be mobilized for the Great Commission. The more she prayed, the clearer her calling became: to send out young people from Nias to reach the unreached.
Rather than waiting for the perfect time, Shen was motivated to act immediately. She started gathering friends, sharing what she had learned, and discipling them with the Explore study - a study that can be used over and over again. Within a few months, she and her friend launched AMP, a youth-led movement focused on mission discipleship. Their vision is to train and send young leaders to cross-cultural mission fields.
Shen&rsquo;s dream isn&rsquo;t just to see her own life transformed. She wants to see her hometown of Nias become a mission-sending hub. She envisions young people mobilized, trained, and deployed to places where the gospel has never been heard.

Arise Asia and EDM&rsquo;25 are equipping a new generation of young believers to take the gospel to the nations. Both gatherings inspire and train students to step into missions whether by discipling others, sending, or going themselves. Through dynamic workshops, practical tools, and mission-focused teaching, these events provide clear next steps for lasting impact with students passionately pursuing the call. Via plays a key role in both, equipping attendees with resources like Explore the World Christian Lifestyle and mobilizing leaders long after the conferences end. While Arise Asia focuses on students across Asia, EDM&rsquo;25 expands the vision to include leaders from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and beyond, strengthening a global movement for the Great Commission.

Will you be part of a future student&rsquo;s story?

Shen&rsquo;s story is only possible because people like you are praying for the next generation of missionaries, just as Jesus asked his disciples to pray (Matthew 9:37-38). You can help Shen and others like her take their next step of faith.
Pray for Shen, her ministry, and the young leaders they are discipling. Give to <a href="https://www.vianations.org/give/translations" rel="follow">translation efforts</a> and distribution of the Explore study to equip future missionaries. Go to an event or mission training. Visit Via&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.vianations.org/short-term-opportunities" rel="follow">short-term opportunity page.</a>

From One Step of Faith to a Movement: Shen’s Story

From One Step of Faith to a Movement: Shen’s Story

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