Dear friend and prayer partner,
In this first newsletter, we want to share testimonies of Jesus’ healing power during our mission trip to Zambia, June 23–July 2, 2026.
The Lord is also calling us to lift our eyes toward the great things He is preparing to do in Bangladesh in October and South Sudan in December.
We have had the privilege of walking in the good works God prepared in advance for us. As we have proclaimed the full Gospel of salvation in both Zambia and Uganda, we have seen the Lord save and heal many people.
We are still waiting for the follow-up report from the leading pastors in Zambia concerning the 22,800 people who made a commitment to follow Jesus. We will share more about this in our next newsletter.
Mission work is a partnership
Mission work is a partnership with prayer warriors and supporters like you. We cannot go unless there are people who send and support us, and that is why we deeply value your prayers.
God’s Kingdom comes to earth as His people obey Jesus’ teaching and pray the words of the Lord’s Prayer:
“Your kingdom come, your will be done.”
We pray this in Zambia, Uganda, Bangladesh, South Sudan, Finland—and everywhere.
Something remarkable happens through prayer, even though God is fully capable of working without us. He has chosen to connect His work with His Word, and when His people pray and also give generously according to what God has entrusted to them, great things begin to happen.
Jesus shrank a tumor and removed all the pain in Zambia
The young woman pictured above was one of approximately 30 people in Zambia who came onto the stage during our large evangelistic campaign, June 26–28, 2026, to testify that Jesus had healed them.
Just moments earlier, we had prayed together for all those who were sick at the crusade.
I asked everyone who was sick to place their hands, in faith, on the part of their body that needed healing, according to Mark 16:17–18:
“These signs will accompany those who believe: In my name… they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.”
After this, the Lord’s healing power began touching many people.
Dozens came forward to testify that pain in their heads, chests, backs, hips, legs, and even throughout their entire bodies had disappeared as Jesus touched them with His healing power.
The woman pictured above testified that a tumor in her abdominal area disappeared during the prayer, and all the pain in her body was gone.
All glory belongs to Jesus Christ alone—our Lord and our Healer!
Through these miracles, thousands of people in Zambia also put their faith in Jesus as the Savior of their lives, because the Gospel “is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes” (Romans 1:16).
Click the image above to watch her own testimony of this healing miracle!
The photos above were taken in Kampala, Uganda, including a neighbourhood called Japan.
On July 18, 2026, I visited the area together with a 20-member evangelism team from Seguku Worship Center, proclaiming the Gospel.
The photos show us preaching on the streets and going from door to door with the evangelism team. Below are also pictures of people surrendering their lives to Jesus through the sinner’s prayer.
After our Zambia mission trip ended on July 2, I traveled to Uganda together with Eira Talja, a board member of Salvation To All Nations. We were there from July 3–25 to proclaim the Gospel and also take a short summer break in the midst of a very busy season of ministry.
We witnessed a powerful move of God during this trip as well. More than 60 people gave their lives to Jesus at various outreach events, and we also saw the Lord heal sick people for the glory of His name.
31 people gave their lives to Jesus in one afternoon.
On Saturday, July 18, Eira and I joined the 20-member evangelism team from Seguku Worship Center to preach the Gospel door-to-door and on the streets in the Japan neighborhood of Kampala, where there is not yet a Christian congregation.
We saw the Lord move in remarkable ways.
A total of 31 people gave their lives to Jesus that afternoon and evening, and all of them provided their contact information so that the local church could follow up with them.
The woman pictured below on the left gave her life to Jesus, but her husband was suffering from a serious heart condition. He was not at home, but as we know, our God is not limited by distance.
So the woman, the team, and I prayed together for Jesus to heal her husband’s heart condition.
Four days ago, Pastor Jackson, who leads the church’s evangelism ministry (pictured above on the right), reported that God had completely healed the man’s heart condition.
Our third mission trip to Bangladesh
Reaching tens of thousands with the Gospel
September 29–October 18, 2026
The photo above is from the Salvation To All Nations mission trip to Bangladesh in February–March 2026.
During that trip, we were able to proclaim the Gospel to approximately 18,000 people, and we saw 1,850 people give their lives to Jesus in this country, which is more than 91% Muslim.
We have 177 million reasons to go to Bangladesh and proclaim the Gospel—because Jesus died on the cross for the sins of every one of these people.
A new opportunity to reach 30,000–40,000 people
Dear friend and prayer partner, you have responded to God’s call and made this ministry possible through your prayers and financial support.
On our upcoming mission trip, September 29–October 18, we have an opportunity to reach as many as 30,000–40,000 precious Bangladeshis with the Gospel of Jesus’ love, perhaps for the first time in their lives.
Jesus sent His disciples out two by two to proclaim the Gospel ahead of Him in the villages where He Himself was going.
In the same way, God has once again called Pastor and evangelist Stuart Kuunya David from Seguku Worship Center in Kampala to travel with me to Bangladesh.
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Khulna Crusade: October 1–3
If the Lord allows and we are still living, we will first travel to Khulna in western Bangladesh, where we are planning a major crusade from October 1–3, 2026.
Our goal is to reach 10,000 people with the Gospel each evening.
Pastor Probhir Mondol, chairman of the Assemblies of God Pentecostal movement in western Bangladesh, leads a network of more than 100 small churches in the surrounding area. These churches will participate in the follow-up work among the thousands who come to faith after our mission trip.
They will begin preliminary evangelistic work already in early September, inviting Muslims and Hindus to this major evangelistic event.
Please pray for them—and especially pray that the local authorities will grant permission for this large event. We need God’s special favor.
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Bhadulia: A village of 1,000 Hindu and Muslim families
The Lord has opened doors for fruitful ministry in Bhadulia, a village of approximately 1,000 Hindu and Muslim families.
We are planning a major evangelistic event there on October 8–10, together with approximately 15 evangelists, pastors, and local Christians from nearby villages.
We are expecting as many as 6,000 people to attend over these days.
Only a few Christian families live in the village.
In addition, we will proclaim the Gospel in approximately six other Hindu and Muslim villages in different parts of Bangladesh, as well as among people living in the highland regions of eastern Bangladesh.
Please pray for the local workers
Please remember us especially in prayer for the protection of all our local ministry workers, who are constantly at risk of persecution because of their faith.
They are not afraid. They want to reach their own nation with the Gospel together with us.
The photo above shows more than 20 pastors, evangelists, and prayer partners planning the Bhadulia evangelistic event for October 8–10 during a Zoom meeting.
Please pray for wisdom, strength, and resources as they are also raising funds from within impoverished Bangladesh to make this evangelistic event possible.
We still need €13,000 for the Bangladesh mission
I would especially ask you to pray for the €13,000 that is still needed from the total €20,000 budget for the major evangelistic events during this mission trip.
We cannot reach tens of thousands of people with the Gospel without:
• sound equipment
• a stage
• lighting
• generators
• advance publicity and communications
These are among the greatest costs of our mission trips, in addition to our flights.
The first €5,000 installment needs to be paid during the week beginning August 24, to the Assemblies of God church account so preparations for the Khulna event can begin as planned in early September.
Could you pray about your part?
I calculated that if each of our approximately 800 mission friends gave an equal share toward the remaining Bangladesh budget, each person would need to give only €16.25 to raise the €13,000 still needed to proclaim the Gospel to tens of thousands of people in Bangladesh.
We understand that each of us has different opportunities to participate in missions.
Would you nevertheless pray today and ask the Lord how He wants you to be involved in this mission challenge—to take the Gospel to people who have never heard it?
You can make your gift to the Bangladesh mission using bank or credit cards from all major banks by clicking the donation button and completing the form. Use the reference 1119 for Bangladesh. You will then be directed to choose your preferred payment method.
Looking ahead: South Sudan, December 1–14, 2026
You can also designate your gift in advance for our major December 1–14 mission campaign in Nimule, South Sudan, which has a total budget requirement of €35,000.
Nimule has a population of more than 520,000 people. Many live without a personal knowledge of Jesus Christ. Although formally members of the Catholic Church, many are also bound by witchcraft and occult practices.
Through this major campaign, we hope to reach as many as 160,000 people with the Gospel, together with a four-day crusade, prison outreach, hospital ministry, and other evangelistic events.
Our Congo mission has been postponed
Due to the Ebola outbreak in Congo, large public gatherings are currently not permitted there. We have therefore had to postpone the Congo mission trip that was originally planned for December.
You can nevertheless designate your gift directly to the South Sudan mission using the reference 12344.
We are already beginning to raise funds in faith for this upcoming mission trip and major evangelistic campaign, because we need a financial miracle from God to make it possible.
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How you can support the mission
Bank details
Bank: Osuuspankki
IBAN: FI21 5780 0720 7567 95
Recipient: Salvation to all Nations ry
References:
• 1009 — Greatest need
• 1119 — Bangladesh missions
• 1232 — Ari Talja’s salary
MobilePay: 27142
The National Police Board of Finland granted Salvation To All Nations ry a fundraising permit beginning February 6, 2026.
Fundraising permit: RA/2026/195
The permit is valid until further notice.
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Thank you for standing with us!
Thank you so much for your prayers and your financial support for the mission!
We pray that you and your loved ones will have a wonderfully blessed late summer, filled with the presence of the Lord.
With gratitude,
Ari Talja
Salvation To All Nations
Evangelist, Founder, President
All glory to God
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