Day: January 28, 2026
Book: Olympic Family Devotional for the Winter Olympics
Source: Mobilizer Mom Alicia Bennett
Whether you live in a climate that has a traditional winter or not, Christian families around the world can easily use the excitement for the Winter Olympic Games to engage their children with God’s heart.
This 50-page, two-week family devotional includes done-for-you daily devotionals that include God’s Word, family discussion time, and fun family activities as beautiful way to “travel” and learn together. It’s an exciting, new way to dig into core spiritual disciplines of Bible reading, worship, and prayer while also following the Olympics (which begin February 6).
Learn more or purchase from Amazon. The author has also created free materials you can use to help kids learn about and pray for Italy, the country hosting these Olympic games (MobilizerMom.com).
Also consider including your family or group in learning and praying during Ramadan, coming up February 18 to March 20. There’s a new version of 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World Just for Kids.
Book: Let the Earth Rejoice
Source: William Carey Publishing
Let the Earth Rejoice: How a Revolution in Worship Launched a Global Missions Movement, by Matthew Burden. William Carey Publishing, 2026. 196 pages.
Maybe you read the author’s previous book, Missionary Motivations, which explored what drove the early church to expand and suggests we would do well to rediscover those motives for ourselves. Loved that one!
Here, he moves forward to the eighteenth century, which began with a somewhat obscure group of churches (British Nonconformists) embracing congregational singing and ends with people like William Carey, coming from the same tradition, launching the Protestant mission movement. Could these two movements be related? And could we see theologically rich music fan fervor for the nations in our day, too?
This book is rooted in solid scholarship in the area of historical missiology but is not a difficult read. I haven’t finished it yet but am happy to recommend it.
Learn more or get the book from the publisher as a paperback or an ebook. While there, check out other new or upcoming titles from WCP.
Readers might also be interested in another new missions book, volume 2 of Liturgies and Laments for the Sojourner. If you missed it, there’s also a how-to book; see Crafting Liturgies for Life Abroad: A Guide to Processing Cross-Cultural Life Through Written Prayer. Each of these resources can help global workers put their feelings and experiences into words.
Podcast: A New One for the Global Goers
Source: Jeannie Marie
Have you ever:
- Taken a short-term trip that changed your life, and wished it could be long-term?
- Wondered if you missed your window but you’re still all-in?
- Felt like you don’t fit the traditional mold for moving overseas but are headed that way anyway?
- Felt more at home when there’s Bollywood music or African accents around but felt like you might be the only one?
This podcast may be for you. So says author, speaker, mobilizer, and prolific content-creator Jeannie Marie. The first few episodes, each about half an hour long, were just posted. See titles below. More to follow.
- Start here: Welcome to the Global Goer Podcast (behind-the-scenes)
- Field realities: 15 things you should know about living overseas (before you go)
- When your lead pastor isn’t passionate about the nations (and what to do about it)
- Ramadan 2026: 3 ways to be intentional with your Muslim friends
Learn more or listen in. Like what you hear? Share it with others. You’ll find many winsome resources on the website.
You might also be interested in the podcast Modern Day Missionaries, which just launched its ninth season with an episode asking global workers, “What if shame is calling the shots?”
Digital Resources: What’s New from Joshua Project
Source: Joshua Project
For decades, Joshua Project has served as a reliable source for data on unreached people groups. The mission hasn’t changed, but the way they deliver that information is getting better.
The homepage, frontier people group (FPG) page, people group adoption page, and resources page have all been redesigned to get you information faster while stripping away friction and ambiguity.
They’ve also launched a new page specifically for people curious about getting started in missions: The Missions Explorer Hub. Take a look.
By the way, the website now defaults to show “people groups across countries” first, rather than listing a group in a dozen countries as a dozen distinct groups. This paradigm leads to a count of 4,487 unreached groups rather than 7,130. But either way, that’s 3.58 billion people, 43.8% of the global population.
Almost a billion belong to just 38 mega groups of ten million or more.
Unreached of the Day offers resources in a variety of formats to help you pray for the unreached. If you like, you can download a 2026 calendar PDF to help keep you on track.
Events: Mission Conferences, Classes, and More for February
Source: Missions Catalyst Calendar
February 2 to June 7, Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (online). New online classes begin regularly.
February 3, From Complexity to Clarity: Practical Solutions for International Money Movement (online). Webinar from Missio Nexus.
February 5-7, Children in Missionary Families: Stories of Pain, Hope, and Resilience (Wilmore, KY, USA and online). Hosted by Ralph D. Winter Research Center, a project of Frontier Ventures and William Carey International University.
February 6-8, Missionfest Manitoba (Winnipeg, MB, Canada). Annual, community-based mission festival.
February 9-13, Storytelling Training (online). Offered regularly by StoryRunners, a ministry of Cru.
February 10-16, 7 Days of Prayer for the Buddhist World (global).
February 12, Grounding Your Innovation Work in a Spiritual Framework (online). Webinar from Missio Nexus.
February 12-14, Haven Retreat (Somone, Senegal). For kingdom-minded women serving overseas from various nations. Provided by Azmera.
February 12-14, MissionFest British Columbia (Chilliwack, BC, Canada). A free, annual community-wide mission conference.
February 18 to March 2, 30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World (global).
February 19, Beyond Retention: Equipping Global Workers to Thrive, Impact, and Endure (online). Webinar from Missio Nexus.
February 20-23, Haven Retreat (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania). For kingdom-minded women serving overseas from various nations. Provided by Azmera.
February 25, Help! My Pastor Doesn’t Seem to Care About Missions! (online). Webinar from Missio Nexus.
February 23, Missional Innovator Collab Day (Dallas, TX, USA). Come build next-gen mobilization pipelines to connect with future missionaries! Provided by SiteStacker; hosted by E3 Partners.
February 26, Engaging Gen Z: What Research Says About the Attitudes and Behaviors of this Emerging Generation (online). Webinar from Missio Nexus.
View the complete calendar, updated throughout the year. Your submissions are always welcome.