As group members become disciples of Jesus, they will gather into simple churches that connect with others in the movement. These churches will then multiply, creating generations of disciples and faith communities.

Since this is a remote hardship area, the team will seek ways to generate income locally. However, our funding provides crucial support:

• $350 per month ($70 per missionary) as a stipend to sustain and encourage them in difficult conditions.
• $150 per month for Margaret, the current DMM leader, to oversee the new work and cover her transportation needs as she provides guidance and support.

With this investment, we are equipping a team to bring lasting transformation to the Toposa people, building a movement that will impact generations to come.

The Toposa tribe is an ethnic group of 360,000 to 800,000 people (estimates vary by source) spread across Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, and Uganda. While most Toposa live in South Sudan, LifeSpring is focused on the 3,200 Toposa residing in northern Kenya.

According to the Joshua Project, the Kenyan Toposa are classified as an "orange" people group, with 5.34% identifying as Christian and only 1.31% as Evangelical. The Joshua Project defines unreached people groups as those with less than 2% Evangelicals and less than 5% professing Christians. While the Kenyan Toposa technically exceed this threshold by 0.34%, their exposure to the Gospel remains extremely limited.

The Toposa people are traditionally resistant to the Gospel, relying instead on spirit doctors for guidance. According to the Joshua Project, only portions of the Bible have been translated into Toposa, and their oral culture—rooted in songs, dances, music, poems, and folklore—makes traditional evangelism challenging. Literacy rates are low, but a small Catholic school in South Sudan has had some success educating Toposa children and sharing the Gospel. Unfortunately, children in northern Kenya do not have access to this school.

We envision a day when a Turkana child in Nanam and a Toposa child from a nearby area will not kill each other in cattle raids or be forced into an early marriage, a form of sex slavery, but instead they will learn and play together at school. The grace and truth of Jesus can end the cycle of violence and oppression, and we can help make that a reality.

Now operating in 30 countries, LifeWay Global has been instrumental in catalyzing some of the first Disciple-Making Movements (DMMs) in Eastern Africa, fostering consistent multiplication year after year. To date, LifeWay has documented 60 active DMMs.

With a deep commitment to prayer, leadership training, and strategic disciple-making, LifeWay Global is dedicated to seeing disciples multiply across Northern Kenya, Eastern Africa, and beyond.

At the end of 2023, LifeWay disciple-makers across Eastern Africa and neighboring nations had:

• Engaged 162 unreached people groups
• Baptized 76,959 new believers

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