13 | March | 2026 | Stoking The Fires

The Tiale people live in the middle of the jungles of Vanuatu, centrally located on the island of Espiritu Santo.

With nearly 40+ villages speaking the Tiale language, most of these villages reside on mountain tops.

To get from one village to another, although it may only be a 30 minute hike, it is still up and down a mountain, and through a river (or several-hopefully not flooded).

Being from the USA, we know the levels of comfort granted to us, enjoying nice roads (even in Pgh), riding in temperature controlled vehicles, and yet the excuses to visit our families and neighbors seems to be an inexhaustible list.

The unreached will stay unreached, the nearly 80+ language groups in Vanuatu alone that have no Bible, will stay untouched, until we change our mindset and “go”.

Jesus wants us all to do our part, and it starts with prayer. Matthew 9:38 is the template, having visited many places asking for missionaries, I can attest that it is not from a lack of “want” or “need” from the peoples standpoint, but instead a lack of “sending” from the evangelized churches.

The next time you pray, forego prayer on; your abundant food, your travel amenities, and health care providers available in all directions, but instead have your prayer aligned more with the heart of Jesus, pray for the unreached, and pray for someone in YOUR community goes!