% Non-Christian Overseas: 16.2% Believers in KC: Few Evangelical Witness: Some Population in KC: 500 Access Overseas: Easy Over 500 Polynesians live in Independence, Missouri. French Polynesia and America Samoa sit amidst many islands Northeast of New Zealand and directly Wet of South America. Despite Evangelical missionaries from London landing there as early as 1830, [...]
Have you ever tried to form a friendship with a refugee? If so, it was probably hard to find common ground between your American upbringing and their past experiences. The People Teams ministry of BR-KC put on a 4 -hour Refugee Simulation event in November that put sixty participants through a live role play following [...]
Between 350 and 500 Kurds live in Kansas City. Although traditionally Muslim, they have been persecuted all over the world. Their home, Kurdistan, inhabits parts of Iraq, and also crosses into Turkey, Syria, and Iran. Political tensions make life difficult for Kurds to survive and find jobs outside of their designated region. A small handful [...]
How are you supposed to feel about that? As a follower of Jesus, what does God want you to do? There are no simple solutions to the brokenness in our world caused by sin, but you know that God’s plan for His people involves more than looking the other way. But the answer is neither: [...]
Since January, People Teams has been discipling teens from many nations through weekly small group gatherings with Bible studies led by 8 adult mentors (mostly college students). Some of the gatherings involve basketball or soccer at Milestone gym; others just hanging out. Many of these teens attend a church in their own language, but some have no church. The kids appreciate this opportunity to [...]
Youth group to help with multi-cultural youth night on 6/25 or 7/2 and then another group on 7/30 or 8/6. Men to be mentors on Tuesday nights for a gym night and Bible study with middle and high schoolers from various nations. Donations of Gatorade, Kool-Aid, chips and non-perishable snacks. Contact Andrew H. at 770-654-1463.
The Nations in Kansas City is a prayer guide for the ethnic groups who God has moved into our city. Contact the Association office for your very own copy and start praying today! Cost is $2 per book. Or visit www.blueriver-kansascity.org/partnership-ministries/people-teams/
The People Teams, led by Andrew H., will once again hold their annual soccer camp for immigrant children. They need volunteers to help with the soccer league in the Northeast on Saturdays from April 9 through May 14 from late morning to early afternoon. Volunteers will help drive kids, coach teams, or build relationships with [...]
Should the US resettle Syrian refugees? That’s a complicated question, but I’m sure you have an opinion. Whatever you think, it is very possible that God will ignore your opinion and bring whomever He wants to Kansas City. If you think he should bring ten times more Syrians than President Obama wants, maybe He will [...]
The Bajuni Islands and the Barawa region are located in South-East Somalia. Their people speak their own dialect of the Somali language. Their culture has Arab influence and was colonized by the Italians. They tend to be more welcoming to outsiders and more laid back. One might call them the "Hawaiians of Somalia." Nevertheless, they [...]
