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The Hui Initiative mobilizes, trains and sends workers to start gospel movements amongst the Hui Unreached People Group in East Asia and surrounding regions. The Hui people number more than 13 million, the largest Chinese-Muslim people group in East Asia. There are currently fewer than 100 workers serving amongst them.

Goals

• Start a gospel movement among this people group, in our generation; with one million Hui in Kingdom communities by 2030.
• Mobilize 10 churches and agencies in China, USA and Asia to pray diligently for the Hui people-group, and to send workers to Hui communities.
• Develop partnerships with like-minded churches, resource agencies, sending agencies and financial partners to establish long-term relationships with Hui communities that inspire gospel movements.
• Mobilize, train and send 30 workers from East Asian house churches to 15 Hui areas by December 31, 2022.
• Form 25 groups of Hui Muslim-background believers that meet weekly by December 31, 2025.

Airfare, other travel and lodging expenses incurred in ministry while in Asia will be offset by this fund. 

The North Bank Baptist Christian Association (NBBCA) is moving their headquarters to the grounds of the hospital in Tezpur, Assam. This relocation will allow for greater access to the varied ministries of the NBBCA, and perhaps most importantly create a platform for greater financial self-sufficiency. A portion of the new buildings will be devoted to lodging for families of patients, creating both an opportunity for sharing the good news of Jesus Christ and developing financial resources.

A people group is considered unreached when there are essentially no Christians or churches within their people group. Unreached people are unable to ever hear about Christ due to the large barriers of language and culture. Approximately 30% of the world's population is considered unreached, and there may be around 8000 unreached people groups. Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists make up the largest blocks of unreached peoples. India has the most unreached people groups of any nation, and unreached people groups in India are some of the largest on earth. Converge missionaries and partner churches are actively engaged in bringing the gospel to the unreached. For more information, contact unreached@converge.org.

The Baptist Christian Hospital (BCH) in Tezpur has an excellent reputation for quality care in the name of Christ. Through careful management, the hospital earns a profit while helping people of very low income. A School of Nursing also run by the BCH has attracted many students. However, resources to manage the costs of low-income students have been insufficient. This scholarship will assist up to five students per year.