Alangan

The Alangan project was incorporated into the South-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists in July 2001. Five churches were planted.

Allaja of Mesopotamia

The magi, or wise men, who traveled from the East to honor the newborn Jesus were most likely ancestors of the modern Allaja.

Ama

The Ama people of Papua New Guinea were waiting for a missionary, but no one knew.

Andorrans of Andorra

A small European country located between Spain and France in the Pyrenees mountains, Andorra is a ski resort haven and a Catholic stronghold.

Angolans

Although the church in Angola is growing, there are still pockets of unreached peoples, such as the Himba, Mbwela, Mumgabwe, Kwangali, and Nyaneka.

Arabs of the Levant

The Arabs of the Levant are a people group from the eastern Mediterranean countries that form a land bridge between Africa to Eastern Europe.

Balkans

The Balkan Muslims of Eastern Europe live in an area that was once part of the Ottoman Empire.

Bamar Buddhists

Pioneer missionary Adoniram Judson sailed to Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, in 1813. When asked about the prospects of converting the world, he replied, "As bright, Sir, as the promises of God."

Brahmi

With close to 300 people groups, primarily Hindu, but also Buddhist and Muslim, the majority of Brahmis remain unreached.

Buddhists of Southern Thailand

There has been less outreach to the Southern Thai people than those of other Thai regions. Our project seeks to take the gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ to the Buddhists in southern Thailand.

Central Thai

Thailand is a deeply Buddhist nation, with over 92 percent of its population espousing the Buddhist faith. Missionaries have had very little success at penetrating this massive “spiritual wall.”

Czechia Project

Known historically as Bohemia, Czechia was the home of theologian and reformer John Huss.

Dendi

Benin is the least-evangelized non-Muslim country south of the Sahara.

Dowa

The Dowa project was incorporated into the South-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists on June 7, 2007.

Dream Project

In dreams and visions, Jesus Christ is appearing to Muslims all around the world and inviting them to follow Him.

Eylandan of Iceland

Although considered a Christian country, less than one percent of the population of Iceland is Adventist.

Field Director

Missionary Field Directors provide essential support in the field to our missionaries and the projects they lead.

Fulani of Central Africa

Fulani people are generally very dignified and take pride in what makes them distinct.

Fulani of Guinea West Africa

The Fula of Guinea, West Africa are overwhelmingly Muslim. Efforts to evangelize these people have produced only a very small number of converts.

Geba Animists of Guinea-Bissau

The Geba animists worship spirits of various objects in nature, including ancestral spirits.

Goans

Goa is an exotic mixture of Hindu and Christian, Indian and Portuguese, antiquity and modernity, religion and secularism.

Gogodala

The Gogodala people live deep in the sago swamps of the Western Province of Papua New Guinea.

Great River People

The Great River people of Southeast Asia are waiting to hear about Jesus.

Greeks

During Ottoman domination, the Greek Orthodox church preserved the Greek language and cultural identity.

Greenlanders

Greenland is considered the largest island on earth, and three quarters of it is covered in a permanent ice sheet.

Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau is the world’s fifth-poorest nation. It also has the fifth-lowest Human Development Index.

Highlanders

Few Scots have ever even heard of Seventh-day Adventists, as SDAs make up only one in 10,000 of the population of over 5 million.

Hill Tribes

The Hill Tribes are located in Northeastern Cambodia.

Himadri

Primarily Buddhist, the Himadri people are ethnically related to Tibetans and speak a similar language. There are few, if any, known believers among the Himadri.

Himba

The Himba cling to their traditions. Himba women are noted for their intricate hairstyles, traditional jewelry and the red coloring they acquire from rubbing their bodies with red ocher, sap and butter.

Hrvati

Croatia is the gateway to eastern Europe.

Ifugao

The Ifugao project was incorporated into the Asia-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists in February of 1993. The Scalzis planted five churches in the mountain villages.

Irish

The Irish have always been a passionate people who pride themselves in their history of local wars. The early religious practices came from the spiritualistic Druid religion, and the Irish ballads still reflect their lusty outlook on life.

Irish Protestants of Northern Ireland

48 percent of the population of Northern Ireland consider themselves to be Protestant. People today still suffer the effects of the decades long religious tensions between the north and south. Today, 90 percent of schools are still segregated by religion.

Isan of Northeast Thailand

Thailand is a deeply Buddhist nation with over 92 percent of its population espousing the Buddhist faith. Missionaries have had very little success at penetrating this massive “spiritual wall.”

Iwam

The Iwam project was incorporated into the South-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists in March of 1997. Today, the Iwam church is experiencing a period of exciting spiritual and numerical growth.

Japanese

Among these 126 million people, fewer than one percent of Japanese are Christian.

Jarai

The Jarai live in the most remote part of Cambodia, cut off from public education, modern health care, roads and communications.

Khmer #1

The Khmer project was incorporated into the South-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists in April 2001.

Khmer #2

The Khmer project was incorporated into the South-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists in April 2001.

Kono of Sierra Leone

Numbering almost half a million, the Kono are primarily farmers, spread across eastern and northern Sierra Leone.

Lobi

The Lobi project was incorporated into the West-Central Africa Division of Seventh-day Adventists in November 1999.

Maghreb

The Arabic-speaking Maghreb are descended from nomadic peoples of North Africa.

Malinke

Currently focused on relationship building, the Malinke project continues to grow.

Maninka

The Maninka value honesty, logical thinking, and the ability to speak in public; however, they are very suspicious and men avoid close personal relationships.

Mien of Southeast Asia

The Mien people in Thailand trace their roots back several hundred years to China, and they preserve many Chinese elements in their culture.

Mirzapuri

The city of Mirzapur is the capital of the largest district in India, hosting more than 1.6 million people. It is located in the state of Uttar Pradesh, a melting pot of 260 people groups, 255 of which are unreached with the gospel.

Mongolians

The Mongolian project was incorporated into the Northern Asia-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists on January 9, 1998.

Namia

The Namia are hunter-gatherers and subsistence farmers who depend on the river and jungle for food and transportation.

Native Americans

Today, these people remember their past while employing modern principles. They encourage individuals to develop businesses, and they maintain many of their enterprises.

Northern Khmer

The people are very friendly and seemingly open to the Gospel. They love to visit and have fun, and they value one’s ability to control his/her emotions.

Otammari

About 150,000 Otammari live in Northern Benin and Togo.

Palawano

The Palawano are a tribal group inhabiting the mountains in the south of Palawan.

Pendjari

The Pendjari worship a sun/serpent god through the mediation of fetishes and ancestral spirits—demons in disguise.

Pnong

The Pnong are animists who often live in fear of the spirits, performing ceremonies designed to appease them. The most-feared spirits are called jaks.

Reach-Out

The Reach-Out project reaches the You people in Central Asia.

Refugee Ministry

The number of forcibly displaced persons worldwide has surged to more than 51 million.

Romanians of Ukraine

For more than 1,000 years, Romanian peoples have inhabited the southern region of modern-day Ukraine along with many other people groups.

Sahara

The Arabic-speaking Saharans descended from nomadic peoples of North Africa.

Senufo

Senufo art inspired 20th-century European artists such as Pablo Picasso and Fernand Léger.

Set Free In Christ

The Set Free in Christ Institute is comprised of Seventh-day Adventist deliverance ministry practitioners from around the world and includes, but is not limited to, ​professors, administrators, pastors, laymen, missionaries, and others.

Shqiptaret

Historically, many Albanians practiced a type of folk Islam that embraced occult and superstitious practices such as praying to the dead and seeking magic cures for sickness and curses.

Sinim

Among the 118 people groups in this region, 69 are unreached.

Susu

The Susu are 85 percent Muslim, and Islam dominates their religious culture and practices.

Tagbanwa Project of the Philippines

The Tagbanwa of the Philippines are a tribal group inhabiting the mountains in the west of Palawan.

Tai-Kadai

The Tai-Kadai are Buddhist, but they are also heavily influenced by animism. They believe in "guardian spirits" and "locality spirits," which are identified with different levels of society.

Tawbuid

The Tawbuid people live deep in the mountains on the island of Mindoro, Philippines.

Tentmaker Ministry

Are you ready to use your professional expertise to expand God’s kingdom?

Thai Buddhists of Nongkhai, Thailand

Located on the Mekong River, Nongkhai is less than 20 miles from Laos. It is known for the infamous “Naga fireballs” that appear to supernaturally shoot up from the river during the first full moon in October.

Thai Kamen

Only about 1.6 percent of the Thai population is Christian.

Tibetans

The predominant religion in Tibet is Tantric Buddhism/Lamaism, which involves demonic bondage, spirit appeasement and occultism.

Tonga

There are over 1,000 one-day churches in Mozambique, but membership is only about 5-15 per church.

Turks of Turkey

Turkey is the land where the early church made much of its progress in the first and second centuries.

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Videographer/Photo Journalist

The cinematographer’s role is to tell the story of AFM from a front-line missions perspective, sharing completed video projects on broadcast shows and DVDs.