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| The Message of Jesus as Saviour up to 160,000 South Sudanese people to hear the Gospel in December?
In this newsletter, you will learn more about: • our upcoming mission trip to Northern Uganda and South Sudan in November–December; |
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Dear Friend and Supporter of Our Missions,
It is a great joy to take the Gospel to the nations of the world together with you.
God has grown the Salvation To All Nations missionary family to more than 930 followers of Jesus who have a heart to fulfil the Great Commission. Without the prayers and support of this family, we could not have shared the Gospel with more than 80,000 people in Bangladesh, Zambia and Uganda in just over one year.
The photo collage above shows evangelistic Crusade events organized by our partner, Mark Ronnie Missions. Some of these large events in South Sudan have brought together as many as 300,000 people at one time to hear the Gospel.
The Lord has opened a door for Salvation To All Nations to carry out fruitful evangelistic work in Arua, Northern Uganda, and Nimule, South Sudan, from November 25 to December 9.
A three-person team from Finland will join me. Together, we will proclaim the Gospel through events in marketplaces, a prison, a hospital, schools and large-scale Crusade meetings. We are expecting 40,000 people to attend each evening for four consecutive evenings at the largest events.
Nimule, South Sudan
More than 500,000 people live in Nimule and the surrounding district, close to the border between South Sudan and Uganda, on the South Sudanese side.
Many people in the area are involved in animism and witchcraft, even though they may officially belong to Catholic or Anglican churches. For this reason, there is a great need for the Gospel to be proclaimed. According to our local contacts, only a small proportion of the population are genuinely born-again Christians who follow Jesus.
There are also Muslims living in the area.
In the photo above on the left is our main organizer and important partner, Pastor Mark Ronnie, from Arua, Northern Uganda. He has previously organized large evangelistic events for us in Arua, Northern Uganda, and Kanyama, Zambia. More than 25,000 people in total attended to both of those events. In the photo on the right, I am preaching the Gospel in Kanyama, Zambia in June 2026.
We could potentially reach up to 160,000 people with the Gospel through this large-scale Crusade in South Sudan, together with the four-day Crusade, prison ministry, hospital ministry and other outreach events. In addition, we may be able to reach several thousand more people through smaller evangelistic outreaches in Arua.
Help us take the Gospel to South Sudan
At the moment, many evangelists are hesitant to travel to South Sudan because there have been periods of unrest in the country, which also has a history of a bloody civil war.
However, we believe the Lord has spoken to us that we should go and proclaim the Gospel to the people there.
Would you like to help us take the Gospel to the people of South Sudan who are walking in darkness?
The total budget for this mission trip is €30,000, of which we still need to raise €18,000 during the next two months. This will enable us to proclaim the Gospel to all these people.
The largest expenses for our four days at the Nimule Crusade will be the rental of:
• a powerful sound system capable of serving an audience of more than 40,000 people;
• lighting;
• the stage; and
• a generator
The pre-evangelism campaign, beginning in early November, will also involve posters, handbills and banners. These are necessary to make sure that people throughout the Nimule district hear about the event in good time.
You can support the South Sudan mission
You can make a valuable donation to the South Sudan mission using the reference:
South Sudan – Reference 12344
Bank details
Bank: Osuuspankki
IBAN: FI21 5780 0720 7567 95
Recipient: Salvation to all Nations ry
References:
• 1009 – Urgent need
• 1119 – Bangladesh missions
• 1232 – Ari Talja’s salary
MobilePay: 27142
The National Police Board of Finland has granted Salvation To All Nations ry a fundraising permit beginning the 6th of February, 2026. The permit is valid until further notice.
Fundraising permit number: RA/2026/195
The Gospel to up to 30,000 Bangladeshis for the first time
Some time ago, there was an unexpected change in our plans.
Pastor Probir Mondol, chairman of the Assemblies of God Pentecostal movement in Western Bangladesh, told us that we would not receive permission to hold our planned three-day evangelistic event in Khulna from October 1–3, which was intended to reach 10,000 people each day.
According to the information we received from local leaders, the area has been taken over by a violent terrorist organization called B Complex. We were told that the group has kidnapped people, particularly foreigners, demanded ransom and killed hostages when ransom was not paid.
Because of the security situation, the local authorities told us that we could not hold the crusade there because they could not guarantee our safety.
We began praying about the situation together with the local leaders. We have now found a new large event location 100–200 km from Khulna in Gopalganj, where we can hold a three-day evangelistic Crusade reaching approximately 6,000 people each day from October 1–3.
Please pray that as many people as possible will come—especially those who need to hear the Gospel for the first time.
Because we have to transport all the equipment and event technology to the new location, the overall cost of the event has remained almost the same, even though the expected number of people we can reach has decreased somewhat.
Pre-evangelism begins September 15
Our door-to-door and community-to-community pre-evangelism campaign in Gopalganj will begin on September 15. The goal is to fill the Crusade grounds with people who want to hear the Gospel.
Please pray for:
• the pre-evangelism campaign;
• the Crusade event;
• safety and protection;
• the Lord to send His protecting angels to the area;
• thousands of people to find Jesus as their Saviour for the first time;
• sick people to be healed;
• and people oppressed by evil spirits to be delivered in Jesus mighty name!
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Bhadulia Village Mission — October 8–10
Please also pray for the outreach in Bhadulia village from October 8–10.
Approximately 98% of the population of Bhadulia are Hindus or Muslims. There is strong spiritual opposition, but we believe that the Lord has already defeated the powers of evil through the cross of Jesus Christ at Calvary. We are praying for a spiritual breakthrough so that we can reach as many as 6,000 people with the Gospel during the three-day event.
The photos above show advertisements for the Bhadulia Village Crusade, taking place October 8–10, as well as the volunteer team cleaning and levelling the Crusade grounds. The third person from the left is Pastor Stephen Biswas from The Redeemed Christian Church of God. In the centre of the photo, in front, is his elderly mother. Their family is one of only three Christian families in Bhadulia. The other approximately 1,000 families come from Hindu or Muslim backgrounds. Let us pray that the first church in this area will be established.
Interestingly, even the Hindu leaders of the village are now looking forward to this unprecedented evangelistic outreach in their village. The Gospel has never previously been proclaimed there, and there are only three Christian families and no church by sofar.
Let us pray that:
• new churches will be established in the area;
• sick people will be healed;
• miracles and signs will take place in abundance; and
• everything will bring honour and glory to the name of Jesus.
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Chittagong — Reaching Unreached People
After this, we will travel to Chittagong in eastern Bangladesh.
People from the more remote hill areas who have not previously had an opportunity to hear the Gospel will be brought to Chittagong to hear the message.
We expect hundreds of Bangladeshis who have not yet heard the Gospel to attend. These are people whom we are not permitted to visit in their own areas.
We will also proclaim the Gospel to people from two nearby Hindu villages.
These evangelistic activities are being coordinated by Pastor Barnoba Gomes, chairman of the Assemblies of God Pentecostal movement in eastern Bangladesh.
Thank you for praying for a spiritual breakthrough in this region, and that the Gospel will fall on good and fruitful soil.
What is happening in Zambia?
First reports following the Zambia mission
In the photo on the right is Evangelist Leonardo. On the left are some of the new people who have joined the fellowship of the Perazim congregation of Church of God in Zambia in the Kanyama area of Zambia.
I asked Evangelist Leonardo, who was actively involved in our mission and serves in the Perazim area of Church of God, about the progress of the follow-up work.
This was his response:
“From the moment you left Zambia, many people began following Jesus, and those who had previously drifted away from the churches have now started participating in church activities. May God continue to bless you and your ministry.”
We are still waiting for more detailed reports from other pastors and church representatives regarding the progress of the follow-up work.
We also want to receive a more comprehensive report from the other church networks about what the Lord is doing in Zambia.
Thank you for continuing to pray for the people who came to faith through the Zambian mission trip and Crusade.
Please pray that they will become disciples of Jesus in their everyday lives, and that the churches will receive everything they need from the Lord for this valuable work, which will continue until Christmas.
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Thank You!
A very big thank you for all your prayers and for any financial support you may be able to give to Salvation To All Nations!
May you and your loved ones have a truly blessed autumn filled with the presence of the Lord!
With warm greetings,
Ari Talja
Salvation To All Nations
Evangelist & Executive Director