How often do we walk past someone less fortunate or hear about the poor and do nothing about it? Our world is full of so much spiritual and physical need. How can we help? In response to Jesus’ gracious love, together we can impact many lives near and far for the glory of Jesus! ACT NOW is our opportunity to do something here and now at NTE to make a collective difference.
IFES has grown as student groups began connecting across borders and oceans, partnering and praying together towards a shared vision. Today, we are made up of students and staff in more than 180 countries. We’re pioneering student witness on new campuses, inspiring each other in campus evangelism, engaging with the big issues in our universities and seeing graduates going on to impact society for the glory of Christ.
Global Recordings Network (GRN) is an evangelical, faith based Christian mission that produces audio and audio-visual materials for evangelism and Bible teaching. GRN specialises in language recording and has recorded the gospel in over 6600 language varieties. All these language recordings are available for free through the GRN ‘5fish’ app.
The South Pacific is the huge and beautiful region to which we belong. It includes older ministries like NZ, PNG and Fiji, as well as younger IFES movements in Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Guam and Tonga. In many of these growing nations, geographical isolation and limited resources make ministry and training a challenge.
Interserve is a global community of ordinary Christians. We serve amongst the peoples of Asia and the Arab world, in places where there are very few followers of Jesus, where spiritual and physical needs are the greatest, and where the church is small or persecuted. In partnership with local colleagues, we use our spiritual gifts and professional skills to share the transformative love of Jesus.
Empowered by the Holy Spirit, with a sense of urgency and a commitment to work with others, WEC proclaims the gospel by word and deed, so that people come to a living faith in Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord and become his disciples. WEC gathers believers around Christ, mobilises for missions, recruits, trains, sends and cares for workers in fellowship with the wider Church.
Wycliffe Australia exists to see disciples of Jesus growing through the
Scriptures available in the language that speaks to their hearts. We
send Australian Christians and support national organisations involved
in the Bible translation movement. We’d love to chat with you – visit us
at ACT NOW in Fitzroy!
300 text and video messages to encourage IFES sister movements.
Students have written thousands of letters, over many decades, to other student movements throughout the world, reminding them of the partnership we have in Jesus and encouraging them to persevere in the gospel. At NTE2026, you have this same opportunity, by sharing a personal video or text message with students throughout the world. This can be a message from you, with your friends, or even with your whole campus group. There is no limit to how much we can keep encouraging our brothers and sisters in Christ.
» 300 contributions of $5 towards Benamanga audio Bible resources.
» 200 commitments to pray for the Benamanga people to hear the gospel and come to know Jesus.
» Record short video messages to encourage students in IFES – in partnership with the IFES Encourage goal.
Global Recordings Network (GRN) hopes to translate and record audio Bible resources into the Benamanga language spoken in Tanzania. Although the New Testament is available in written Benamanga, limited access to education means many people, particularly in remote villages, have limited access to Scripture. Currently, there are no audio Bible resources in this language. The GRN Kenyan team hopes to record the Look, Listen & Live series, which covers 192 Bible stories across the Old and New Testaments, making God’s Word more accessible to the Benamanga people.
» 180 contributions of $5 to support 1 staff in SIUCF in Solomon Island.
» 120 contributions of $5 to support 1 staff in TSCF in PNG.
» 200 commitments to pray that God will provide faithful staff workers across South Pacific Region.
Across the South Pacific, God is transforming the lives of university students through the gospel. As more students come to know and follow Jesus, the need for faithful staff workers to disciple and equip them continues to grow. Through this project, you can partner in God’s work by contributing $5 towards supporting a staff worker in the Solomon Islands (SIUCF) or Papua New Guinea (TSCF), or by committing to pray for God to provide more faithful staff workers across the South Pacific.
» 250 contributions of $5 towards refugee-focused ministries in the Middle East.
» 200 commitments to pray for Interserve partners, refugees, and the ministries serving their communities.
» 300 engagements with interactive activities exploring life and ministry among refugees in the Middle East.
Across the Middle East, millions of people have been displaced by conflict and instability, creating both significant need and opportunities to share Christ’s love. Through this project, you will learn about the needs of refugees and the ministry of Interserve partners serving in their community, including language learning and relationship-building, work with refugee women and children, and a recycling initiative that provides employment for young men. You can partner in this ministry through prayer and financial support for projects that strengthen communities and bear witness to Jesus in word and deed.
» 300 contributions of $5 towards printing Art Cards for Mission.
» 150 commitments to pray for WEC workers using Art Cards for Mission to share the gospel in their communities.
» 200 engagements with the art cards and learn how visual storytelling can create opportunities for gospel conversations.
Art Cards for Mission are postcard-sized prints of original artworks by Christian artists, made available to WEC fields for use in community outreach settings. The cards are used in a variety of contexts, including street ministry, pop-up art exhibitions, creative workshops and one-on-one discipling relationships with people from unreached people groups. Donations will go towards printing these art cards for WEC fields that do not have the budget to cover the costs.
» 300 contributions of $5 towards scripture engagement training in Togo and Benin.
» 200 commitments to pray for local churches and communities to engage with Scripture and grow in their understanding of God’s Word.
» 100 engagements with the African Drumming activity to explore how scripture engagement connects people with the Bible in their own languages
Drumming is deeply embedded in the histories and cultures of Togo and Benin as a form of communication, expression and connection. Similarly, Scripture engagement helps connect people with Bible translations in their own languages. Wycliffe Australia is partnering with SIL Togo-Benin to train scripture engagement personnel across 13 Bible translation projects and equip staff at five Bible institutes to continue providing training for pastors and local church leaders. This will help communities engage with God’s word while enabling translators to focus on Bible translation.
