World Witness is the Foreign Mission Board of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church. Evangelism, discipleship, church planting and ministries of mercy have been the focus of World Witness since 1859. The first missionary was sent in 1876 to Egypt; further missionary outreach was initiated by 1878 to Mexico and by 1906 to India in the region now a part of Pakistan. This year, World Witness programs are active in Mexico, Pakistan, Germany, Russia, Turkey, Wales, and the Persian World as well as internationals in the U.S. In addition, Cooperative Missionaries serve in Africa, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, in Bible translation and international student ministries in the U.S.