Gladys Jacob

Ministry Focus

Gladys is originally from the Philippines. She is married to Dominic Jacob, a Christian from Pakistan. For years, Gladys has been working alongside Dominic, and together they have been working as missionaries in different countries assigned by Missions Door. Gladys's Ministry focuses on women and children, primarily coming from the 10/40 window (10 and 40 degrees North Latitude). Due to the sensitive nature of her work, she is unable to disclose the location of her present ministry. But her present ministry location is a vibrant area that represents a unique, unprecedented opportunity to reach the world's most unreached and hard-to-access people groups right in her neighborhood. God has positioned Gladys at the crossroads of the nations, bringing the mission field to her doorstep. She has the greatest opportunity to reach out to the group of people coming from the 10/40 window without leaving her neighborhood. Gladys uses RELATIONAL EVANGELISM to reach out to women and children. Relational Evangelism is living out Christ-like love in everyday moments-creating natural opportunities for spiritual conversations through genuine care and compassionate actions. With years of experience in cross-cultural ministry, Gladys has been uniquely equipped to reach people from diverse cultures and faiths. She dedicated herself to studying their beliefs and practices, enabling her to share the gospel with respect and effectiveness. This understanding empowers her to build bridges, fostering genuine connections with those who may not yet know Christ. Gladys is deeply passionate about the women and children she currently ministers to, and her heart's desire and prayer is to see them come to the saving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Faith Story

Gladys was born into a strong Christian Family. In 1972, while she was a first-year high school student, she accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as her personal Lord and Savior during a Christian Emphasis Week at her school, the Southern Baptist College. A few weeks later, she publicly declared her faith through baptism by immersion. From that moment on, a deep and undeniable calling began to grow within her - a longing to serve as a missionary. In 1987 Gladys felt strongly that she was called to be a missionary. With the blessing of her parents and her Church's Pastor, she resigned from her job at the bank and followed the call of God to full-time mission work by enrolling at the Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary (PBTS) in Baguio City. It was at the beginning of her second year at PBTS when she met Dominic Jacob, who was working at the Christian Radio Company in Manila, Philippines, as a radio broadcaster/programmer, spreading Christian messages via shortwave radio beamed toward Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. With the blessing of their parents, they got married on June 25, 1988. After they got married, Gladys temporarily stopped studying and joined Dominic in Manila to start a family. After Dominic finished his work contract with the Christian Radio Station, he decided to enroll at PBTS. While they were both in the seminary they started a ministry among the Indian businessmen in Baguio City. They used RELATIONAL EVANGELISM as a means to build bridges to share the gospel. It was during this time that Gladys' knowledge of cross-cultural ministry was honed. God blessed their work among this group of people and they were able to plant a church, the Baguio Indian Fellowship. This church is still active today, being led by an Indian man, the first convert from Hinduism, and his Filipino wife.

Education

Gladys' College Degree is a Bachelor of Commerce - majoring in Banking. She also has a Master of Divinity degree, majoring in Pastoral Care and Counseling. These degrees, plus her experience in the missions field, honed Gladys to excel in building interpersonal relationships a vital skill for reaching people from all walks of life. Gladys loves to do gardening, loves to go to the park, and enjoys watching action movies. She and Dominic are blessed with three adult daughters, who are achievers and resilient.