Nathan and Megan Dunlop serve with TWR Canada on the TWR Africa team. Together with their three children, they have been involved in cross-cultural ministry since March 2014, helping to share the hope of Christ with people across Africa and beyond through media. For a personal introduction from Nathan and Megan, please watch their video here!
For many years, missions was not really on their radar. They were involved in their local church while they started a young family and expected their lives to remain fairly ordinary. About eleven years into their marriage, the Lord began to gently unsettle those assumptions. When they learned how TWR was using radio, audio, and digital media to reach millions of listeners in their own languages, they sensed clearly that the Lord was inviting them to be part of that work. Over time, He combined Nathan’s training in audio and media production with Megan’s passion for shepherding and caring for people.
Today they serve with TWR Canada because they believe that biblical teaching and Christ-centered programming can cross borders, break through barriers, and encourage believers where it would be difficult or impossible to send traditional workers. They are grateful for the privilege of using their gifts so that others may hear, understand, and grow in the good news of Jesus. A verse that shapes their calling is Habakkuk 2:14, which reminds us that “the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.” Their desire is to play a small part in that global story.
The Mission Field
The Dunlops serve with the TWR Africa team, based in South Africa but working with partner ministries across sub-Saharan Africa. This region is incredibly diverse—home to hundreds of languages, rapidly growing cities, deep rural communities, and a wide range of religious backgrounds and worldviews. Many people have never heard a clear presentation of the gospel, while others lack solid Bible teaching and discipleship resources in a language and format they can easily understand.
At the same time, Africa is young and changing quickly. Radio remains a powerful medium, especially in rural areas, but more and more people are using mobile phones and digital media. In many places, it is still difficult or dangerous to plant churches or send workers openly. Yet radio, audio programs, and online content can cross borders, reach into homes, and speak to hearts in ways that other methods often cannot.
Through TWR Africa, TWR Canada helps produce and distribute Bible-based programs for evangelism, discipleship, leadership training, and family life in many languages. These programs encourage isolated believers, support pastors with teaching resources, and introduce seekers to Jesus. Their presence in South Africa matters because it places them close to the teams, studios, and partners who are creating and sharing these messages every day. By serving on the ground—supporting production, caring for staff, and strengthening systems—they help ensure that the gospel continues to go out clearly, consistently, and sustainably across the region.
How They Serve
Nathan serves as a multimedia producer with TWR Africa, using audio, video, and other media tools to help tell the stories of what God is doing and to create resources that support ongoing ministry. This includes recording and mixing radio programs, designing sound for audio dramas and documentaries, training local staff, and producing short films and media projects that highlight how God is at work across the continent. One recent project involved serving as sound designer and mixer for the documentary film ‘Lifted’ that tells the story of a missionary family and God’s faithfulness over decades of ministry. This film is being used to inspire believers to pray, to give, and to consider how God might be calling them to serve. In another project, Nathan helped develop audio and video resources in local languages that explain the gospel in a culturally meaningful way, giving churches new tools to use in outreach and discipleship.
Megan serves in member care and HR support for the TWR Africa team. Her role includes walking alongside missionaries and national staff through the ups and downs of cross-cultural life—listening, praying, offering practical help, and connecting them with resources they need to thrive spiritually, emotionally, and relationally. She also helps with onboarding new workers and supporting leaders as they care for their teams.
Together, their heart is to strengthen those on the front lines of ministry and to create media that clearly points people to Jesus. As you pray and partner with them, you are helping produce, share, and sustain gospel-centered content that reaches far beyond what we they could ever do on their own.
Prayer Requests For The Dunlops:
1. Spiritual growth: That they would walk closely with the Lord, serve from a place of dependence on Him, and keep Jesus at the center of their family and ministry.
2. Family: For their children as they navigate transitions, schooling, friendships, and life between cultures—that they would feel rooted, loved, and secure in Christ.
3. Ministry Impact: For creativity, wisdom, and excellence in Nathan’s media projects and in Megan’s member care and HR responsibilities, so that both roles clearly support gospel work.
4. Team Health: For unity, resilience, and encouragement for the TWR Africa staff and partners they serve alongside.
5. Provision: For ongoing financial provision and for God to raise up new prayer and financial partners as needed, so that they can continue serving fully and sustainably.
