“And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.”

2 Corinthians 9:8 (NIV)

Paul reassures the believers in Corinth that God provides all they need so they can “abound in every good work.” He offers this promise while encouraging the church to give generously in support of fellow believers in Jerusalem, reminding us that God’s people have always relied on His provision to advance His mission.

Throughout Church history, seasons of significant gospel growth have been sustained by faithful people willing to give sacrificially, trusting that God would use their resources for lasting Kingdom impact. At TnT Ministries, we are experiencing unprecedented growth and momentum, with demand for our resources and training higher than ever. Over the past year, we have delivered 38 training days in seven languages across fourteen countries, including returning to three countries twice.

We have also translated 136 more lessons, with a further 102 awaiting upload. Active subscriptions to our Mustard Seeds resources have surpassed 1,000 churches for the first time, and 95.2% of churches that trial our resources go on to a paid subscription. We're regularly told by churches that they stick with us because our resources don’t just teach children — they grow confident, capable leaders who handle God’s word well.

Revenue from our website now fully covers our staff overhead, but our ability to continue multiple translation projects and provide training in ‘hard places’ is limited by insufficient funding.

Rory and Jo Taylor (Siyakhulisa Kids) in Johannesburg.

Financially, we run an incredibly tight ship, and earnestly believe that we offer supporters incredible value for money. However, the slow creep of inflation is taking its toll, with much less excess funding for expansion projects. While we have declined funding offers in recent years due to having surplus resources, we now urgently need additional support to expand the ministry.

Two projects, in particular, require immediate funding. Regular readers of our news will be familiar with the first of these: Siyakhulisa Kids. Recently, Rory joined Jo in both Cape Town and Johannesburg to run fundraising events and training days for the project. Both training days were well attended and enthusiastically received.

The Cape Town fundraising event also drew good engagement and support. Unfortunately, the Johannesburg event had to be cancelled due to low attendance. We are therefore making a special appeal to South African expatriates living in the UK, who are eager to invest in gospel ministry back home in South Africa. We are about £1,300 short for this financial year. Donations can be made via our Stewardship donations page: www.stewardship.org.uk/pages/siyakhulisakids

The second project we are committed to supporting is Chinese translation and training. We have recently completed translating all our 3–11s resources into Chinese, and our next goal is to translate the Bible Tots, 11–18s, and our new online training platform. Our budget for this work is £18,200 per year for three years, which includes two annual trips to Asia to deliver training.

It was a real joy recently to witness the progress of the children’s ministry within a large Mandarin-speaking congregation in Asia. In just under two years of TnT regularly visiting, training, and mentoring, the ministry is now well established, supported by a strong leadership team, and marked by a significant improvement in the quality of teaching. The enthusiasm, spiritual growth and commitment of the team are both tangible and deeply encouraging, making every penny, every gruelling air mile and every hour spent in airports worthwhile.

This congregation in Asia continues to serve as an excellent and secure base for equipping Chinese-speaking ministry leaders from across the region, where sometimes it is hard to teach the Bible to under-18s. If you have a particular heart for Chinese ministry, you can support this work using the following link: www.stewardship.org.uk/pages/chinese

Other Training

With 29 churches attending the training day in Coimbra, Portugal, last year, it was necessary to run two separate days this year. One took place in Coimbra and the other in Porto, and both were well attended.

Our annual training in Delft, the Netherlands, was expanded to include two sessions for an Amharic-speaking Ethiopian congregation in The Hague. This proved a wonderful opportunity, with a remarkable turnout: not only did the Sunday school teachers attend, but the majority of the congregation participated in the training.

One church leader recently wrote:

Your materials and training have helped us see children’s ministry not as childcare, but as disciple-making. This has changed everything for our team.

Wishing you a blessed Christmas and much gospel growth in the new year.

With deep appreciation for your support.

Rory, Kim and Hannah

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Items for Prayer

• Give thanks for the many incredible opportunities to train people in fourteen countries over the past year. Pray for strength and energy to meet the demands of a busy training schedule in the first quarter of 2026.
• Give thanks for the rapid growth in demand for our resources and training. Pray for the financial provision needed to meet this demand, especially in places that are hard to reach.
• Give thanks for the remarkable growth in both the number and maturity of leaders in the Mandarin-speaking congregation in Asia. Pray that our ongoing partnership and mentoring will continue to bear fruit.
• Give thanks that our resources and training are producing tangible fruit. Pray for much spiritual growth among all who use them, so that every lesson becomes not only a truth to be taught, but a lesson to be lived.
• Give thanks that we have access to train and resource faithful brothers and sisters in closed countries. Pray for their protection and for their ongoing faithfulness in passing on the gospel to the rising generations.
• Pray that our team will be well rested over Christmas.