Death was knocking hard on Alonso Garcia's door. The young man had suffered severe head injuries from an accident, and the doctors said there was no hope left for him.

I was born to multiply. I feel it. It's in my nature. Yours, too. It's the way we were designed. "Be fruitful and multiply" is what our Maker imprinted on our DNA.

In January, each of Heaven's Family's 21 Focused Ministry Directors gave a short, 10-minute presentation about their accomplishments in 2015 and their upcoming goals for 2016. We're excited about what the Lord has done, and what He has in store for the remainder of this year!

From the bottom of my heart, I want to thank you for making 2015 a wonderful year for the National Missionary Ministry—you enabled our brothers and sisters around the world to reach more with the gospel than ever before!

Juan Munoz is a Mexican national missionary supported by the National Missionary Ministry of Heaven's Family. He has recently been leading teams of evangelists to reach remote, Nahuatl-speaking villages in the Puebla mountains of Mexico where descendants of the Aztec Indians live—often in dire poverty.

At top left in the above photograph, you'll notice what looks like a shelf skirted in pink cloth. This structure is a 'spirit house,' a common Buddhist-animist feature in many homes throughout this region in Myanmar (Burma). Residents offer small sacrifices such as food, flowers and water to appease the spirit whom they regard as the guardian of their house.

Jesus told his disciples that they would become fishers of men. Little did Heaven's Family-supported national missionary Naw Mu Mu realize how true that would be one day when, as she was sharing the gospel in a remote village, the skies burst open and heavy rain began to fall. Naw dashed under the nearest roof for shelter.