ROCK Resources
God is faithful. Yearly. Monthly. Daily. While translation & recording projects being worked on by our worldwide media partners usually take years, almost every month we have new-language resources reaching their finish lines. Last month, The Way of Righteousness radio series was released in Dagbani (Ghana), Punjabi (Pakistan & India), and Javanese (Indonesia). And One God One Message, a book for skeptics, was completed in Amharic (Ethiopia) and Somali (Somalia). Grouped with Afghanistan and North Korea, Somalia is listed as one of the top 3 countries where Christians are most persecuted. Nonetheless, a Somali worker just wrote, “My hope/dream is to see this tremendous resource widely disseminated and widely used.” And a ministry to Afghan refugees recently shared: “We are excited about your video, audio, and printed resources in Dari and Pashto and will share this info with other believers in the city who are reaching out to Afghans.” Pray for open doors.
Pray for God’s mighty working in the minds and hearts of the millions being impacted by gospel media and for the billions of souls yet to be reached. YouTube stats show that in the past 365 days, KING of GLORY (in its 50 languages) has had well over 4 million views with an average watch time of 47 minutes per click. Each day brings comments from around the globe. Here are a few recent samples from Roman Catholic Latin America:
- “Lord, help us to spread your love through this film to hospitals, charity homes, marriage and catechism classes….”
- “I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this wonderful film. This is the kind of movie that social media needs….”
- “This should be shown to the public on giant screens in parks and recreational places as they do to watch soccer games.”
- “Wow. I’m studying the Bible, and this has helped me. I felt emotion and the Lord’s presence as if I was transported there.”
ROCKids
Last time we told of the team of couples, with their little ones, preparing to move to South Asia. After 30 hours of travel, on August 31st these ambassadors for Christ stepped into the land to which God has called them. How thankful we are for His promise: “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest” (Exodus 33:14). Pray.
Meanwhile, Tanzania sends this report: “Praise God, the New Hope Girls Secondary School has passed inspections and is now officially registered with the Tanzanian government! We continue to look to God to provide all that is still needed before it can open.” To learn more: https://tinyurl.com/ydzn6xaa
In Niger, God is at work in and through the growing local church and activities of the Youth Development Center. Last month, a worker wrote: “Pray the Lord to give us discernment – not just in when to say ‘Yes!’ but also in what needs a ‘No.’ There are about a million different directions we could go as a team, so pray that we would have clarity in how, where, when and with whom we need to focus our efforts in this season.”