What first stirred your hearts, and how did the Buddhist world become the place you felt called to?
We sensed God's call to the Buddhist world while Pierce was reading about a concept that was new to us at the time: unreached people groups. The book explained that in countries with large Christian populations, there were approximately 187 workers for every 1,000,000 Christians. In contrast, among Hindu and Buddhist populations, there were only about four workers for every one million people. Those numbers deeply stirred our hearts and became a defining moment for us.
What is your primary ministry focus?
Church planting among Buddhist people groups in frontier and unengaged regions. We carry a deep conviction that every community deserves access to the gospel, especially those who have little to no opportunity to hear the name of Jesus.
As part of this vision we lead a multinational team made up of people from the USA, Romania, Latin America, Asia, and beyond. Together we are building a launch hub designed to equip and send both locals and new workers, helping them develop strong missiological foundations, practical skills, and spiritual resilience to serve effectively among unreached and least-access Buddhist communities.
We are based in a major gateway city in Asia. From here we are not only engaging locally, but preparing and deploying workers into some of the most spiritually underserved places in the region. At the heart of it is a simple but urgent desire: to see lives transformed, disciples made, and churches planted where Christ is not yet known.
What is the community you serve in, and what makes it unique?
We serve specifically among unreached communities, places where there are no churches and little to no known Christian presence. We intentionally choose to plant churches where no one else has gone. Our own lives were transformed through the local church, and because of that, our deepest desire is to bring the local church to people who have never had one.
What does your day to day look like?
Our life is centered on living in community with people who do not yet know Christ. We have intentionally prioritized incarnational living, even choosing to homeschool our children so we can remain deeply rooted in our neighborhood and practice near-neighbor witness.
On a daily basis we disciple young leaders to step up and pioneer and lead the next generation of churches. Our ministry also includes campus outreach, community development in impoverished communities, school programs in unreached people group communities, and partnering with the national church as we pursue the vision of planting 100 churches by 2033, of which 26 have already been planted.
Who are Majority World Partners, and why are you partnering together?
We are in a time when the face of global missions is no longer coming from North America and Europe. Places that were once considered unreached are now sending out workers of their own. Latin America alone has sent more than 12,000 into the world in recent years. As receiving nations become sending nations, we partner together to reach and fulfill the Great Commission. Because there is no longer a "center" of world missions, we call those sent from these nations Majority World Partners.
Over the last few years we have developed strategic partnerships with those from Latin America, the Samoas, Romania, Nepal, Laos, and other places, joining together in mission development and expansion.
Our church planting team has become a reflection of the throne room of heaven we see in Revelation 7. We have people from many different nations, tribes, peoples, and languages who are committed to preaching "Salvation belongs to our God" to the Buddhist world. It is an honor to lead this initiative and see so many coming together.
How have you seen God moving in the lives of the people you serve?
One example out of many. We have been pioneering a small house church in a village outside the city, meeting in the home of a devout Buddhist woman. Her son, whom Pierce has been discipling and who now co-leads the church with him, helped open both his family's home and his village to the gospel. Although his mother remained resistant to Christianity, the presence of Christ steadily grew in her home, even as we worshiped and studied Scripture surrounded by Buddhist images and idols.
At one point the spiritual tension became very clear. Concerned about the influence of the Christian God, his mother announced plans to invite monks to perform a cleansing ceremony in her home. While this initially caused fear and uncertainty, we came to see it as evidence that God's presence was being felt. What looked like opposition was, in reality, a response to the advancing light of the gospel.
Our team returned the next month for outreach. We were warmly welcomed by his mother and sister, who even joined us for a Bible lesson with the children. Afterward, his mother surprised us by inviting us into her home and showing us a newly renovated room. To our astonishment, she offered the space to be used as a church, insisting that we teach Bible stories there, and even arranging for an air conditioning unit to be installed and the room remodeled.
What began as resistance turned into an open door we never could have planned. Now I tell everyone that a Buddhist woman helped us plant a church in Jesus' name.
What has been the most encouraging part of your ministry so far?
Discipleship, by far. In the early years we tried to carry everything ourselves. But as we began to see how vast the need truly was, far beyond our own abilities, we started inviting young people to walk with us, teaching them and empowering them to step into their own callings. Today several younger leaders serve alongside us, and together we have helped launch new churches, community development projects, outreaches, and ministries where local believers are being equipped to reach their own people.
What challenges have you faced, and how have those shaped your mission?
In 2023 one of our sons was diagnosed with a significant learning disorder, one we believed would ultimately force us to leave the field. For two years we searched for answers. We returned to the United States, pursued every option we could find, and yet found little hope. At one point we were close to closing the door on overseas ministry altogether.
In that season of uncertainty, despite having no visible hope, we sensed God speaking clearly to us: "Trust Me with your son. Go back." Though it felt risky and counterintuitive, we chose to obey. We had always taught our kids that obedience was necessary, and now was the time to show them with our own family. When we returned, we witnessed what can only be described as a miracle in our son's life. God provided the resources we needed, and our son's challenges are no longer significant.
The greatest challenge of our ministry has never been the work itself, but making sure our children were cared for as well. We had told God we were willing to go to the ends of the earth, yet when family needs seemed to conflict with our calling, He used that moment to teach us a deeper level of trust.
Is what you are doing truly benefiting the local church and the community?
These are the questions that continually shape and sharpen our mission. We regularly ask ourselves: What are we doing that the national church is not doing, or perhaps cannot do? Are we being faithful witnesses in both word and deed? Are we genuinely loving people well? Are we consistently building relationships with those who do not yet know Christ?
Out of this conviction a clear vision was born: to see 100 new churches planted in 10 years. We have developed a model in partnership with the national church that now has their full support and collaboration.
Through this model we are able to plant churches for approximately $15,000 to $25,000 each, depending on location. In addition to the 26 churches already established, we have seven more ready to launch this year, representing a total project of $150,000 to reach unreached and frontier areas.
This year alone we have helped launch a bilingual church in the capital, a church on the eastern seaboard, another on the edge of the city, and a church serving refugees in the north. Looking ahead, we have identified 14 strategic cities where we plan to establish new churches.
What are your long-term goals?
Alongside our vision to see 100 new church plants established, we are developing a discipleship and training school designed to equip, empower, and send young leaders into the harvest. The need for this in the Buddhist world is urgent. While there is spiritual openness in many communities, there is a significant shortage of trained local leaders prepared to plant churches, disciple new believers, and sustain long-term gospel witness within their own cultural context.
The school, which launched in 2026, focuses on practical, hands-on training rather than classroom theory alone. Students are discipled and biblically trained while actively serving in unreached communities, learning evangelism, church planting, leadership, and spiritual formation in real ministry settings. Our goal is not simply to train students, but to multiply leaders who can faithfully reach their own people with the gospel.
We are also partnering closely with the Romanian Pentecostal Movement as they step into a growing vision to send workers to unreached areas of the world. Together we are helping mobilize, train, and receive people ready to serve cross-culturally in some of the most spiritually resistant contexts on earth.
Together with our local team, we are planting churches that reflect the multi-ethnic groups of heaven.
Would you be able to host a short-term team or individuals?
Yes, absolutely. We love the local church, and we believe true partnership goes far beyond financial support. There is something powerful that happens when we step into God's mission together, side by side. Short-term teams and interns help us build bridges into new communities, create opportunities for evangelistic outreach, and strengthen the unity of the body of Christ across cultures.
Our prayer is that every person who comes not only impacts others but is personally transformed. Many participants return home with a greater passion for the lost and a renewed commitment to see missions thrive in their local church. For some, it becomes the beginning of a long-term call.
We are intentional about creating opportunities for each team member to step out in faith and share about Jesus with someone who has little to no understanding of Him. These moments can be simple, but they leave a lasting impact on everyone involved.
How can people back home support, pray for, or partner with you?
First and foremost, we deeply need prayer. Pray for our family as we continue to live incarnationally among unreached communities, for the young leaders we are discipling, and for the churches and ministries we are planting. Pray specifically for wisdom, strength, and protection.
Another way to partner with us is by sending. We are actively building a team to work alongside us, and we need committed and passionate laborers to help disciple, plant churches, and reach the next generation. This is an incredible opportunity to be part of what God is doing, not just by giving, but by sending yourselves, your sons and daughters, or others into the harvest.
Finally, faithful partnership through the local church is crucial. Your consistent support, through prayer, encouragement, and financial giving, helps sustain the work, equip new leaders, and ensure the gospel continues to advance in unreached areas.
Anything else we should know?
We lead a church-planting initiative focused on seeing multi-ethnic movements of disciples and churches established among Buddhist peoples, especially in places with little to no gospel access. Our mission is to help create lasting, indigenous communities of faith rooted in Scripture and empowered by the Holy Spirit. Our team, Greater Kingdoms, drawn from Revelation 11:15, exists with a clear vision: to see the Kingdom of God take root and flourish across the Buddhist world.
We are committed to raising up and training locals and workers who are not only called but also equipped, developing the character, gifting, and practical skills needed to serve effectively on the frontlines. We believe healthy, fruitful ministry requires both calling and preparation, which is why we invest deeply in training and discipleship. We cannot do this, nor would we want to, without your help. God's plan of redemption for the nations is about the sending church and the sent one coming together to build the Kingdom of God.
