The last people that we need to introduce are our many immigrant national workers. They're not here last because they're unimportant. In fact, they are the backbone of our ministry. Indeed, there would be no ministry without them! They're here last because of all the people we want you to remember, it's them. They represent not only themselves, but also their lost families, friends and countrymen at home whom they work to reach.
They're represented here by word only for a number of reasons. One is that there are so many of them that it's just not practical to include them all. The real reason they remain faceless, though, is for their safety. In the Quran, death is prescribed for those turning from Islam. So much more is the case for those seeking to turn their fellow countrymen to Jesus. Many of these have brought themselves under penalty of death for the cause of Christ. So for their safety we are careful not to publish the names or photos of most of them. Please be in prayer for these, that their sacrifice for the gospel is not in vain.