Asked to describe Mongolia in one word, one might answer ‘remote’.
Not just because it is situated more than 4000 miles from the UK. Despite being six times the size of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the population of Mongolia is only 3.3 million, making this country, which lies landlocked between Russia and China, the world’s most sparsely populated sovereign state. An average of just 5.2 people inhabits each of its three and a half million square miles.
Remote then, is the existence lived by many Mongolians, 40% of whom live as nomads. All of this combines to make them very difficult to reach with the Gospel.
SGA, in partnership with Trans World Radio, is endeavoring to bring the Gospel to a people group which, because of its isolation, lacks any basic understanding of the truth of Christianity.
Many in Mongolia see Christianity as a western religion motivated by the pursuit of money. This is a result of early converts being lifted out of poverty by early missionaries and the false teaching of pseudo-Christian groups, who preach a Gospel of prosperity.
However, all that is now changing.
With the help of SGA, TWR is reaching out across the vast Mongolian landscape by broadcasting programmes that seek to explain core biblical teachings, so that those listening can understand the significance of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and the salvation that is only possible through him.
One Mongolian pastor who is seeking to build relationships with individual nomadic groups, expressed how the shortwave broadcasts are so vital for the sharing of the Gospel among those who live in rural areas, so remote that individual groups of herders can be separated from one another by up to 50 miles.
Pray for the continuation of the broadcasts, the provision and distribution of shortwave receivers, and for the salvation of many who hear the truth of the Gospel.
