Church Planting Movement & Discipleship
A movement raising up indigenous leaders to plant reproducing churches across the pastoralist communities BLFP serves.
OUR PROGRESS
1,200+
CHURCHES PLANTED
These numbers come from BLFP's broader work using the same model driving the Omo Valley vision: raise up leaders from within a community, train them to plant and shepherd a church, then send them to reach the next village.
Behind each figure is a planter who left home for an unfamiliar place, and a community hearing the gospel in its own language for the first time.
1,470+
CHURCH PLANTERS TRAINED
13,457+
DISCIPLES MADE
14+
PEOPLE GROUPS REACHED
INTERVIEW
Kayra Kilkila
Upon seeing the transformation in her life after coming to Christ, Kayra now works to reach her tribe: the Hamar people.
Watch this short video as she shares her success and challenges.
Our Vision
The vision behind this movement reaches beyond the Omo Valley: reproducing indigenous-led churches across every pastoralist community BLFP serves, each one raising its own leaders to reach the next village and the next tribe.
We do this by training churches in evangelism, church planting, and disciple-making, and by equipping planters with the capacity to sustain what they start.
Our Mission
The mission of the Church planting and discipleship movement is:
To facilitate life skills training for youths recruited from pastoralist tribes across the regions BLFP serves, beginning with the Omo Valley
To create an environment that inspires gatherings of prayer warriors
Maximize stakeholder involvement in accomplishing the Great Commission and strengthen collaboration between churches to seek and save the lost and build and expand His church.
Mobilize churches for the Great Commission through formal Bible school training, informal trainings such as storytelling, and training of lay pastors (Indigenous Church planters)
Empower young leaders to continue reaching out to the next village where the church is not yet planted.
Watch more short interviews with ministers on the ground
Gulu Bola’s Story
Listen to the story of a woman who has been held at gunpoint for refusing to worship other gods. Despite her husband abandoning her, she continues to preach the Gospel.
Bonda Belachew’s Story
From the Tsemai tribe, Bonda is motivated to share the Gospel.
Ayalkbet Getachew’s Story
He is a paster serving in the Omo Valley. He shares cultural challenges and the persecution in his area.
