Why NT365... Landree

On March 1, 2025, while attending a conference in America, God whispered in my spirit to "go." Nothing could have been more clear. I was willing & ready to go.

My friend, Maggie, did NT365 two years ago, and I reached out to her to talk more... solidifying my decision to do the same program.

-Landree

Louisiana

Pray for Landree as she moves forward in obedience to where the Lord is leading her.

Why NT365... Mark

In my freshman year of high school, my dream was to join the Army. Shortly after I entered high school, i was hit with a medical condition that ended my dream. It was during my junior year when one of my fellow church members joined NT365 Gap Year program. My pastor later recommended that I join also. So, after a long period of prayer, I felt God's call for me to apply for NT365. My church and my family were my main encouragers as I started on this journey.

-Mark

Virginia

Pray for Mark & his team as they finish up their one month deployment in another Asia Pacific Rim country and return to the Philippines in mid-December. Pray for boldness for them to share as openly as possible in their current location.

Why NT365... Charlotte

At 10 years old, I accepted Christ into my heart after a church mission trip. I've gained a great insight into the lives of missionaries from my church and from reading missionary biographies. During middle school & high school I wasn't always following closely to Christ, however, the longing to do missions never left my mind. After lots of prayer & orientating my heart back to God's ways, I decided to sign up for NT365. One reason I joined NT365 was because I wanted to follow the example of the missionary stories.

-Charlotte

Texas

Pray for Charlotte & her partner as they finish up their one-month deployment in Bangkok, Thailand this month. Pray for the relationships they have been building with Thai university students. Pray for opportunities for them to share the Gospel with those they've met.  

Filipino Culture: What we're learning

What have you learned about Filipino culture over the past 3 months?

Filipinos are so friendly & hospitable. I have loved getting to meet people in different villages & the way almost all of them immediately welcome us into their home. What a blessing!  

-Grady

Filipinos are very family-oriented. Families & friends are so interconnected. With just a little bit of effort, you can make it into these circles and have friends for life.   -Jackson

I'm loving the Philippines & everything about it. No one is in a rush & the Lord knew I needed some patience in my life! I love the simplicity & values of the Filipinos. My prayer is to bring that back to america. They value friendships, family, kindness & love.. and the world needs more of that! You can't help but love it here.   -Landree

I knew what balut was before coming to the Philippines but I didn't know people actually enjoyed eating it. I thought it was more of a gag food... like something they have foreigners eat to make fun of them... but people actually like it!      -Evan

Drivng in the Philippines is very different than America. Motorcycles are more common here than in America and traffic laws don't seem to be consistently enforced. Traffic often looks chaotic & impossible to navigate... but the people know how to drive safely so accidents are not as common as I would have guessed!     -Sam

I have learned so much about Filipino culture! It is a very welcoming culture. Everyone has been so nice & fun to talk to. It is amazing how warm of a culture it is. Look forward to learning more!     -Mark

Why NT365... Jackson

I joined NT365 because God showed me I had been living for my own ambitions while asking God to bless that instead of following His plan. After this revelation, I researched opportunities to go & fell in love with the IMB's Core Missionary Task from Entry to Exit. I looked through their trip opportunities and found NT365 Gap Year in Asia Pacific Rim.

I talked through the opportunities & prayed with my college pastor. We both felt confident this is where God was leading me... so, I gave God my YES.

-Jackson

Tennessee

Why Advance Operations Training (AOT)... Grady

Though I've spent most of my life in church, I didn't understand that the call to missions is for ALL believers. Last summer, while chaperoning a youth camp for my church, the speaker challenged us with the question...

What is more important to you... being comfortable in your own nation, or the spread of the Gospel to all nations?

The way you live is the answer to that question.

At that moment, I knew I had to go somewhere-- to leave behind the comfortable & step into what God was inviting me to. As I was praying about where God wanted me to go, every sign seemed to be pointing to Nehemiah Teams. My family, church, mentors and 3 of my friends were all incredibly helpful & encouraging me making the decision to spend this semester in the Philippines as a part of AOT.

Pray for Grady as he finishes up his time in the Philippines in early December and returns home. Pray for him to be open to what God has next for him in reaching the nations.

-Grady

Alabama

Meet the Team: Philippine Ag -- Bicol Member

Meet D.D.!

Hello! I am from Southwest Missouri. I wanted to spend my summer serving the Lord and sharing the gospel! The Lord led me to a cross cultural and agricultural context! 

I have seen God’s heart in many of our national partners. A moment that sticks out to me is the passion and love of God through our national supervisor. He was translating for one of our teammates and the Bible was brought up. A physical Bible was handed to him and he began to passionately explain parts of the Bible. It was as if he would have given anything for this family to receive and follow Jesus. 

I’ve realized while being away from my normal routine that I have pridefully relied a lot on my own independence rather than asking for help from the body of Christ. 

The hardest thing to leave behind will be the hospitality and servanthood of the Filipino culture. Going home will be hard because the American culture’s focus is ME. I love the servant hood and selflessness of the Filipino culture.

Please pray for discernment for future long term work in the cross cultural context.