The Somali language is spoken by about 23 million people. The vast majority are Muslim and live on the Horn of Africa — a semi-arid land mass jutting out into the Indian Ocean just across from the Arabian Peninsula. This includes the Ogaden region of Ethiopia as well as Djibouti, Somalia and northeastern Kenya. Also, since the 1990’s wars and instability have spread communities of Somali-speakers around the globe. Although many Somali-speakers now live in urban areas, traditional Somali culture is built around nomadic herding of camels, goats and sheep in the arid and semiarid pasture lands following seasonal rains. Livestock are the center of rural life. Camels provide milk, transport, important social prestige and wealth. Somali society is a clan system of extensive kinship under the leadership of elders. This enables mutual aid and collective responsibility in a harsh environment. The rich oral tradition of poetry and storytelling provides opportunities to share the largely unknown message of the gospel. So does the culture of warm hospitality, sharing spiced tea or camel milk. For around two decades, twice a week, MERF’s Somali language radio programs have aired Christ’s good news far and wide in the midst of an overwhelmingly harsh Islamic environment. By God’s grace, many respond to the gospel. Inquirers are carefully followed up. MERF puts Somali Bibles in the hands of hungry souls, and translates, prints and distributes basic Christian literature to build young believers solidly in the faith. Printed Bibles and Christian literature are very much in demand. The team recently reprinted these translations: Living the Christian Life by Albert Martin, Healthy Christian Growth by Sinclair Ferguson and Coming to Faith in Christ by John Benton.

In the last few years, MERF’s Somali gospel team provides globally 24/7 online links to hear the radio programs and to read the Somali Bible and free, downloadable Christian literature at: somalforchrist.com Praise God that now, in places with good internet service, logistic security and high cost are no longer barriers for Bible and literature distribution.

Social media is also proving to be very useful for following up inquirers and ministering to new believers, who are often located far away. This online ministry has effectively speeded up and multiplied the reach of the gospel among Somali-speakers. Gradually, small Somali-speaking fellowships form here and there and are growing in number and in God’s Word and His ways. MERF’s Somali team regularly (but discretely) travels long distances to different Somali communities on the Horn of Africa. They follow-up radio and online contacts and encourage the small Somali Christian churches and fellowship groups by providing Somali language Bibles, Christian literature and biblical training seminars and conferences. It is uplifting to see steady spiritual growth despite the many challenges. There is, however, a great need for more Somali-speaking spiritual leaders who are solidly grounded in God’s Word and equipped to steer young Christians away from false teaching, such as the prosperity gospel. The Somali team asks prayer – First, for the Lord to raise up Somali-speaking ministers who are well-versed in the Scriptures and committed to sharing the gospel of Christ with their neighbors; Second, for the Lord to strengthen the faith of Somali-speaking Christians to persevere through the trials and suffering that are not uncommon. Thank you for your faithful prayer partnership!

While in Uganda I was also able to complete my Uganda Check Pilot Monitored Ride. During this check flight an examiner from the Ugandan Aviation Authority monitored me, checking to see if I was able to safely and effectively carry out my role as a check pilot. Thankfully the flight went well and I successfully passed! Now I can continue checking pilots in our program. While not our typical flying, these flights too are an important part of keeping our ministry in South Sudan running smoothly. Thank you for all of your support that allows this work to keep happening!

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We’ve all been busy getting ready for the Church Planting Conference and the On Field Conference which started this week. The CPC involves the missionaries (specifically David Pol and Tim Slaa (Ryan DeJonge is away on furlough)) and the national pastors. The focus is on the state of each of the churches and how it can best receive support. The On Field Conference is an event held every three years where members of the mission boards come to the field and meet with the missionaries / mission workers and discuss the work that is being done. This meeting starts today. Besides that busyness, Liz and I have been readying ourselves for our exit from the field. Farewells, we’re finding out, is not easy in a culture where relationship trumps everything. As much as we’d like to go quietly, that would be a slap in the face for our national brothers and sisters, and so we have a farewell programme that needs to be followed so that each church community can say their goodbyes. The next 2 months will be an emotional rollercoaster, so please do pray that we may be blessed with levelheadedness as we navigate this period in our life. As the photos below show, though it’s been a busy period, there has also been a lot of wholesome fun. Enjoy the photos of the beautiful people we’re privileged to walkalong side.

"but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint." Isaiah 40:31

After months of no rain we finally received significant precipitation last Thursday. For a bit over 2 hours the rain tumbled down and our spirits soared. What an amazing experience. When your drinking water is harvested from your own roof into 2 x 9000L tanks and you watch that level go down to about 1000L, your prayers increase in intensity. And God heard our prayers and blessed us with beautiful drenching rain. Being the first rain meant we needed to clear out our leaf baskets so that we could maximise our “catch”, which was fun to do. Rain in the tropics isn’t cold and so getting drenched was a joy. The children, too, had a blast, running and sliding over the ground. The joy on everybody’s faces was great to see and I won’t forget it for quite a while. For Liz and me, the reality of leaving the field is becoming very real. With less than three months remaining, there is much to do. We ask for your prayers: that our planning will be blessed, that we will remain calm and patient with one another, that we will say meaningful farewells, that we will look to the future with confidence even though we do not yet know what comes next, and that we will never forget God has everything in hand.

"fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10 With much love, Mark and Liz

Christ forewarned that there would be “wars and rumors of wars” and called his followers not to become alarmed, but to understand that these are “the beginnings of birth pains.” (Matthew 24:6-8). Indeed, armed conflict causing instability, displacement, destruction, all kinds of other sufferings and death has been a repeated theme affecting the lives of millions throughout the world and in recent times especially in the Middle East and Muslim lands. Yet, we still see that the gracious hand of our sovereign Savior/King overcomes human depravity and evil. MERF’s gospel ministries began amidst armed conflict in the mid-1970s in Lebanon, and thus relocated in the early 1980s to the island of Cyprus. In the Lord’s providence, this led to a broader vision of biblical training for Arab and other Christian spiritual leaders in Muslim lands by publishing sound literature and basic biblical training courses in several locations. For decades, in partnership with faithful local churches, MERF’s evangelism in Arabic and a dozen other native languages via radio, and later the internet, with personal follow-up has been used for the spiritual birth and nurture of countless lives often in the context of war. The unsung heroes are the local pastors, evangelists, elders, deacons, Sunday school teachers and other faithful Christians who bring the living hope in Christ to their neighbors during the sufferings of armed conflict. South Sudan Please pray for the hundreds of South Sudanese church leaders trained in MERF’s Ministry Center just over the border in Lokichoggio, Kenya who now serve their own people in communities across the vast country of South Sudan, even in the middle of an unresolved on-again-off-again civil war over political power and natural resources. Nuer language broadcasts also provide the gospel message of Christ, the Prince of Peace.

Sudan Tragically, flowing with the Nile to the north in largely Muslim Sudan, greed for its rich resources split the military into rival factions in 2023 which unleashed a destructive and deadly conflict in heavily populated civilian areas wreaking havoc and creating refugees fleeing in every direction. The conflict continues today in other areas of Sudan, but the government has regained the capital, Khartoum where Christians have returned to find biblical training institutions ransacked or destroyed by the warring factions. MERF supports efforts to continue faithful biblical training. A Sudanese pastor shares: Amid the fires of war the church in Sudan plays a vital role as a spiritual anchor and a provider of humanitarian relief during times of conflict with “Word and Deed” ministry: Transforming church buildings into shelter centers and providing food, clean water, and medicine to displaced people—Christians and Muslims alike—without discrimination. Sustaining worship and preaching hope and peace to strengthen the resilience of believers amidst displacement and trauma... Pastoral visits reach the scattered flock and provide emergency financial aid to local pastors facing war hardship… Countering false prophets and the false “prosperity gospel” that exploit the poverty and vulnerability of war victims… Emphasizing the sufficiency of Scripture (Sola Scriptura) and proper hermeneutics to establish youth and leaders upon biblical truth. Lebanon At the eastern end of the Mediterranean, north of Israel, Lebanon is an Arabic-speaking country of mixed heritage with freedom of religion and home to many Christians. It has also suffered successive armed conflicts and invasions from its southern neighbor causing destruction of communities and thousands of deaths and injuries. A Lebanese pastor shares: In bordering villages, at least three churches were closed: Alma Shaab, Deir Mimas and Tyre. Their members were displaced… church members lost their houses which were shelled or bombarded. We praise our Lord Jesus Christ for the muti-faceted ministry of our beloved MERF, who has had several diaconal projects to our church members in those areas. Another Lebanese pastor reports: The Lord has blessed us with the salvation of several families and young men and women. On July 12, 2026 twelve people were baptized. Three of the young men, from non-Christian backgrounds, fled Syria in 2011 because of war. They enrolled in a school where believers taught. The mother had warned them not to listen to anything religious about Christianity. They later testified that what had a profound impact on their lives was the faithfulness and lives of the believers, who reflected the glory of Jesus Christ. Pray for lasting peace in these countries and for Christians scattered as refugees and for those who remain as a witness in their homeland.

This blog has been rather quiet in recent months, but it was not for lack of news. New contacts continue to be made. Visits and on-going gospel conversations continue to be had. The faithful preaching of the Word is carried out. A new teaching series on the Heidelberg Catechism has been started. Prayer meetings continue to bless the congregation. Kids clubs are held on a regular basis. And that is only a quick snapshot of the work. But perhaps the most “new” development in the work is the addition of co-labourers: Marc and Hannah Vermeulen. Together with their two young boys, Marc and Hannah have been steadily progressing through the preparation and training stage of missionary work. They still have a ways to go, mainly nine months of language acquisition in Costa Rica, but they have been spending the last couple weeks with us here in Querétaro. One of the blessings of having them join us for several weeks before they head further south is that it has given us a glimpse of what it will be like to have two families on the field together. Up to this point, our family has been the sole mission workers. By no means do I mean we have been working alone. Quite to the contrary. God has richly blessed us with the help of all sorts of people from many different countries and churches. That has been a real joy for us – to see who God will place on our path to help us do what we, on our own, could not do. Having said that, it will be different to have another family who is working alongside us in the same mission. We have seen that already in a few weeks together, particularly with the recent Vacation Bible School we ran. We were able to share the load of all the preparation, planning, cleaning and more that goes with a week-long outreach, and that was a blessing. Also, when Annemarie was sick on Sunday, we had an accompanist to fill in for her!

It has also been exciting to think about how having two men on the field could open up new possibilities for the work. At the moment, much of my time is spent on discipleship in the church and it can be challenging to find time for evangelism and following up on contacts. With two men sharing the work-load it will free up time for more outreach and more gospel-conversations on the streets and in the shops of our neighbourhood. As we think about the future and make plans for a “new era” in Mission in México, it is also important to remember that while man makes his plans, God is the One who makes things happen. Whether it is one missionary family on the field or dozens, we will still bump up against our human limitations and neediness. We still are in utter dependence on God to open hearts to the gospel; transform minds with the knowledge of Christ; strengthen mustard-seed faith; and build up His church into the stature of Christ. Such dependence is vital to any mission work and must continue to be at the center of our ministry, no matter the size or capabilities of our team.

Typically our flights take us pretty directly from departure to destination... but on a recent Wednesday that wasn't the case. With the onset of wet season, big storm systems build up quickly on the African plains. As I departed Juba I was confronted with one such system, which required some careful navigation to get around. Thankfully after much maneuvering, I made it safely to our destination. Soon after landing the storm rolled over the airfield, and we were forced to take cover and wait it out. After a few hours delay and plenty of rain, we were airborne once more to continue the day. Despite what the pictures might suggest, this wet season has seen much less rain than normal. Crops that were planted are not growing well, and there is much concern about drought and food shortages next year. Please pray that God would provide sufficient rain so that crops can grow, and farmers can provide for their families!

31st July 2026 Last year the College introduced a Walking Alongside a Pastor (WAP) programme, in which students are assigned to a pastor during the block breaks. The programme has proven to be highly successful and has been a blessing to everyone involved. Pastors have greatly appreciated the extra assistance, not only with outreach activities but also with the many practical tasks and manual labour that often remain unfinished because of the demands of pastoral ministry. Congregation members have valued the opportunity to get to know the College and its students more personally. Most importantly, the students gain invaluable firsthand experience of pastoral ministry, developing a much deeper appreciation for the responsibilities and commitments involved in serving Christ's church. Thanks to additional funding, we were able to extend the programme to our congregations north of the Owen Stanley Range by flying a student to serve there. Because of the significant cost involved, however, this opportunity is limited to second- and third-year RCPNG diploma students only. This year, student Iga was placed with the congregations at Wantun and Hila. Having been examined by Classis and granted permission to deliver an edifying word, he was also able to lead worship services during his visit. It was a very beneficial time for Iga and the 2 churches.

“As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace” (I Peter 4:10) With much love, Mark and Liz

One of our newest team members recently completed his first SOLO flight as a MAF pilot! It's the culmination of years of study and hard work. And we got to celebrate him with the traditional water dunking. I've spent a lot of hours flying with Jesse over the past year as he went through his training steps. See [A Day Full of Lessons](https://vermeulenswithmaf.epistle.org/updates/68ffb3f452a7de0dced7b68a). It has been a privilege to fly alongside him, see him grow as a pilot, and share a little of what I've learned flying here in South Sudan. It's an exciting time to see our team growing, and thinking about what God would have us accomplish here in South Sudan! We're always in need of more pilots such as Jesse. So if you, or someone you know is interested in learning more we'd love to have a conversation with you, and share more about what the life of a MAF pilot looks like! To learn more: https://maf.ca/recruiting/pilot

Indonesia is a very large southeast Asian nation made up of a multi-cultural string of islands. Although the vast majority of the more than 287 thousand Indonesians profess to be Muslim, pagan traditions are still strong. There is a significant minority of professing Christians. Over many generations, missionary work established many churches throughout the country. Although a quarter of the population are under 14 years of age, many churches give little or no attention to the spiritual growth of their children. Therefore, the Indonesian MERF ministry teams actively seek to provide children and young people with a good, strong foundation in God’s Word from an early age and to train up Sunday school and other teachers to do the same. Friends and neighbors from the wider community often join in the Sunday school activities, afterschool programs and other activities. Indonesian teams Indonesian MERF teams are based at the MERF ministry centers in the capitals of two major islands, Jakarta on Java island and Makassar on Sulawesi island. However, their ministries reach to faraway islands by both internet and radio. Also, teams travel long distances to organize in-person Bible camps and other gospel events for children, as well as to train up Sunday school teachers. Teacher training is also hosted at the MERF centers in Jakarta on Java island and Makassar on Sulawesi island. On Sulawesi island, for many years MERF has provided satellite children ministry centers to serve year round in four different locations in central Sulawesi. They receive children from the surrounding communities for afterschool learning programs and activities with Bible teaching. In recent months, one of these has had to close due to objections to Christian teaching by zealous members of the Muslim majority community. Last year, a new satellite children ministry center was added in a rural area of neighboring Kalimantan island. It has been enthusiastically embraced by the local community. Please pray for the gospel seeds planted to bear good fruit in each of these localities and for wisdom to faithfully, yet tactfully share Christ from God’s Word. In Malang, on Java island, there are also many opportunities for outreach to children and young people. The book entitled “Bible Doctrine for Younger Children” has been translated and printed. It is already being used by different schools in Kupang and Sumba island. Another entitled “Bible Doctrine for Teens and Young Adults” is under translation.

Summer Events Praise God for summer in-person events for children and Sunday School teacher training in distant locations. Pray for lasting fruit: Lampung, Sumatra island - Team Jakarta travels to give Joy Bible Camps and Sunday school teacher trainings for 4 churches: June 30-July 2 East Lampung & July 3-5 West Tulang Bawang, Mamasa, West Sulawesi - Team Makassar travels July 2-6 MERF Bible program for children and youth as well as Sunday School teacher training alongside biblical training seminars for a large gathering of elders and deacons. Lakoka, Sumba island - Team Jakarta traveled June 17-24 to give Joy Bible Camp & Sunday school teacher trainings for 4 churches -- This was a precious opportunity to encourage and build up the faithful witness of isolated churches. Bibles and Bible story books were distributed to each church. Christian families in Jakarta also sent outgrown children’s books for the library and clothing for needy children. Pastor Andri of Sumba island asked for prayer for more church leaders and Sunday school teachers to be raised up to serve satellite churches and the many children. Thank you for your fellowship and partnership in these vital gospel ministries among Indonesian peoples.

For many South Sudanese, cattle are more than just animals, more than just a source of food. They are highly valued as a display of wealth and a source of income. And so they are at the heart of the South Sudanese culture and communities. Unfortunately, this often leads to violence as different tribes clash in violent cattle raids. Cattle raids often lead to revenge killings as communities seek retribution for lost cattle and those that have been killed. It's a cycle that goes on and on, leaving many dead and communities shattered. We regularly read reports such as this one below: Intercommunal Violence: Clashes between Luanyjang and Jalwau cattle keepers have reportedly left 50 people dead in Tonj East County following recent violence. The clashes reportedly involved an attack on a cattle camp in Makier, Wunlit Payam, with cattle looted. Casualties were reported at 34 among the allied Jalwau and Akook communities and 16 among the Luanyjang, with many others injured or missing. Although both sides had reportedly withdrawn and the situation was calm, tensions remained high amid fears of retaliatory attacks. In this particular case, these cattle raids and revenge killings went on for weeks. MAF supports missionaries working in this area, and they had been forced into lockdown due to the ongoing violence. Thankfully, the situation calmed down enough that we were able to fly in, pick up the missionary family and get them out to safety in Juba - where they could wait out the unrest before Lord willing returning to serve again. This particular village is about a 1 hr. 30 min. flight from Juba. Driving to the same location would take about 2 full days of driving on rough and dangerous roads. This is exactly why MAF is needed here in South Sudan. To connect these remote locations to Juba and the outside world, allowing families such as this one to serve remote communities with the love of God. Thank you for supporting our work with MAF, so that we can in-turn support these missionaries in their valuable work!

A little over a year ago we shared this story: A Night in the Village of Torpuot. That night in Torpuot was encouraging as I got to see how Every Village was working to share the gospel on this remote frontier. We asked for prayer then, that the construction of the radio station would continue, so that locals in the surrounding area would hear the Gospel in their heart language. But God had other plans. Shortly after my visit, the SPLM-IO (Opposition Army) attacked the SSPDF (Government Army) stationed at nearby Nasir (see photos). This incident led to widespread conflict across the country - pushing the country to the edge of civil war. As a result of this initial conflict in Nasir, the SSPDF responded with overwhelming force; bombing villages, destroying towns, and displacing civilians from their homes. This conflict is still unresolved - although the active fighting has significantly slowed. Unfortunately the village of Torpuot was also caught up in the retaliatory strikes. Shortly after the conflict started, the Every Village team made the decision to evacuate the area - for the safety of their staff. They took a few items, and fled up the river to Ethiopia. Soon after that the SSPDF destroyed Torpuot with aerial bombing, and marched through looting and destroying. The Every Village compound was not spared, and everything the team had worked so hard to build was destroyed. On a recent flight to the North-East I flew overhead Torpuot. As you can see in the photos - very little remains of the village. With almost no trace of what used to be the Every Village compound and airstrip. It's heartbreaking to see destruction on this scale - knowing that so many people have been affected and displaced by this conflict. Yet, on the same flight I was encouraged by a beautiful rainbow. A reminder of God's mercy and promise to preserve His people and His creation. Despite earthly 'setbacks', I was reminded that God is fully in control. Please join us in praying for the village of Torpuot - and so many more like it that have also been destroyed in the conflict. Please pray that God would bring this conflict to an end, and that once again the Gospel message can go out to these remote corners of South Sudan.

We are currently experiencing very dry conditions in Port Moresby, with no rainfall for approximately eight weeks. As a result, the student water tanks have been completely emptied, requiring us to purchase 18,000 litres of water. The long dry spell has highlighted our dependence upon the Lord’s provision, not only for our daily needs but also for the rain that sustains life and enables us to collect water for future use. We would appreciate your prayers that God would send much-needed rain soon and replenish the water supplies upon which the College depends. Though the dry weather is causing problems there has also been an unexpected benefit. Our kango patch sits on what is basically a swamp, and even after eight weeks without rain there is still enough moisture in the soil to keep it growing. A hand of kango that used to sell for PGK 1 now sells for PGK 2, and if the mamas are willing to take it to Gordons, they can often get PGK 4 per hand. What was once a modest little sideline has become quite a profitable venture for the students. It's a small reminder that even during a drought, God is still providing. Sometimes he does it in ways we never expected.

"And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19 With much love, Mark and Liz

At the end of the 20th century, in the south of what was then Sudan, amidst the sufferings and displacement of civil war, huge numbers of tribal people abandoned paganism and confessed faith in Christ. This dramatic conversion of largely illiterate communities, in what is now South Sudan, created an acute shortage of spiritual leaders, with adequate knowledge of the Bible. The few trained pastors had to travel on a circuit every few days to minister in multiple towns and villages. So, in 2002, just south of the border in the more secure Lokichoggio, Kenya, MERF began constructing a ministry center for radio broadcasting and intensive Bible training courses. The first step in construction was to dig a well and MERF freely shared the precious water with the Turkana community living in simple huts nearby, as they still do today. Lokichoggio is the last outpost in rugged, semi-arid northwest Kenya, Turkana district. Due to the harsh climate, poor roads and a semi-nomadic subsistence lifestyle, Turkana tribal communities entered the 21st century isolated, illiterate, poor and largely unreached with the gospel. Kenya’s Turkana tribe and their cousins, the South Sudanese Toposa were known for fierce cattle raids against each other, often resulting in injuries and sometimes deaths. Water of Life In 2003, when the MERF Ministry Center opened in Lokichoggio, Kenya, with the first biblical training course for South Sudanese, Sunday worship services also began. It was a delightful surprise to see so many of the Kenyan Turkana community who freely drank from the safe well water at the gate also come in to drink from the living water of the gospel. Praise God that not only was a local Turkana congregation established that has grown and grown, but also through the years, a number of Turkana men have received intensive biblical training, graduating from MERF’s 3-month Augustine Program alongside the South Sudanese. Traditionally, Turkana follow the grazing of their herds of goats, sheep, cows, donkeys and/or camels. So, they are often on the move. Although, in towns paid labor opportunities have brought some changes. As most Turkana lack access to formal education, printed Bibles are less effective. MERF-trained local pastors, elders and evangelists focus on oral Bible storytelling, audio materials and Scripture songs to enable the Turkana community to easily grasp and remember God’s Word. Traditional church buildings are impractical for most Turkana communities, because they’re always moving. Therefore, ministry happens wherever the people are. It could be under a tree, in temporary shelter or a nearby school classroom. Evangelists often travel by foot or motorcycle to maintain contact with and minister to newly-planted congregations.

Turkana Congregations For several years MERF has aided in the support of four Turkana evangelists who have established four churches in Turkana communities south of Lokichoggio, two are in Lokichar area and two in Kalokol area, near Lake Turkana. The congregation that meets for Sunday worship at the MERF Lokichoggio Ministry Center is a little different. Although Sunday school is in the local language, the service is in English for the mixed tribal group of largely South Sudanese trainees worshipping with the local Turkana church. Evangelist Francis Ekuwon, translates to the Turkana language. He also leads midweek fellowship meetings in several Turkana village communities and catechizes those preparing for baptism. Recently, the fellowship in one of these village communities has grown to become a separate congregation meeting in a local school. So, MERF now also helps in the support of a 2021 Augustine Program graduate, Aaron Lochor, to serve the new church.

Peacemakers We are thankful that despite occasional friction between Kenyan Turkana and South Sudanese, MERF has built a good relationship with the wider Lokichoggio Turkana tribal community over many years through the witness of the Turkana congregation in Lokichoggio. The confidence of the wider Turkana community has also grown from MERF’s daily provision for Turkana families of water and grain in times of drought. MERF also provides education scholarships for some qualified Turkana students. Thus, opportunities to share the gospel have opened up among the Turkana living in a wider and wider radius from the MERF Center. Lokichoggio Evangelist Francis Ekuwon requests: Please pray for us Turkana of Kenya and Toposa from South Sudan to have a long-lasting peace. We are now more than one year and half since we signed a peace agreement. We rejoice that some Toposa nowadays come to fellowship with us at our church. “Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them.” - Psalm 111:2