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57% of unengaged people groups in Africa border Ethiopia.

Ethiopia carries a unique spiritual heritage as one of the world's historic centers of Christianity — and sits at the crossroads of some of the greatest gospel access challenges in the region.

The Ethiopian Assemblies of God is responding. Through intentional leadership and a growing missions vision, the national church is strengthening its presence within Ethiopia and embracing its role in the broader global mission.

Alongside Ethiopian locals, a missions-sending culture is emerging — one positioned to reach not only their own nation, but surrounding people groups living without gospel access.

The Live Dead Africa Launch Team in Mombasa is off to a strong start. Since August, two intakes of trainees have joined the program — and today the team is 25 adults and 10 children from 4 nations, doing life together through training, mentoring, and daily outreach into the surrounding community. From here, team members are then launched out to different strategic communities across the continent to begin sharing the gospel.

Sharing the Gospel is already bearing fruit. Last week, the first Muslim man came to faith through the launch team's outreach — and we believe he is just the first of many.

New workers are growing, the church is being planted, and the training continues.

Launch Team Mombasa is your first step in working among unreached people groups across Africa. Interested in joining a launch team? Visit agwmafrica.org/goafrica

Jeff and Stefanie Woods serve in multiple roles across Africa — and every one of them is aimed at one goal: advancing the gospel to people who have never heard it.

Jeff serves as Live Dead Africa Director, casting vision for new work, supporting current teams, and partnering with national churches to reach the unreached. He also leads the Live Dead Launch Team in Mombasa alongside his wife Stefanie, training new workers in spiritual formation, missiology, and team life before they go plant churches across the continent.

As strategic leaders for Africa, they focus specifically on church planting among Unreached and Unengaged People Groups. Their work is multiplying. Every worker trained in Mombasa is another seed planted among people who have yet to hear the name of Jesus.

Fatu's father kicked her out at 11 years old.

Trafficked, alone, and trapped in a life she never chose — the road ahead looked dark. But one day, she heard about Jesus.

The Spirit led her to Al-Masih Worship Center, an Urban Tribes church in West Africa. The moment she walked through the doors, she said: "This is home."

She began growing in Christ — joining a women's group, diving into Bible study, and being discipled by a community that saw her worth.

Today, Fatu is married, a mother, and a faithful member of her church's Evangelism Team. And in one of the most beautiful moments of redemption — she encountered a man from her past at church. They were both believers now, sharing with each other what God had done in their lives.

This is what Urban Tribes is about. Reaching the overlooked. Welcoming the broken. Watching Jesus make all things new.