ROCK Resources
This just came from a TWR listener in Pakistan: “I’m 50 years old and have 4 children…. I do all my prayers on time but have lacked something crucial… feeling peaceful. I found peace after listening to The Way of Righteousness (Urdu) programs. I now know that Christ gives inner peace. I am learning a lot from these programs.”
Meanwhile in Malaysia, a TWR team is recording the completed translation of these 100 chronological radio programs in the Malay language. In East Africa, another TWR partner writes: “TWOR will soon be printed as a book in the Kirundi language. This will be an excellent resource for churches in reaching out to Muslims. Also, we are getting an excellent response to TWOR from Bhojpuri speakers in Nepal. Many of these listeners have shared that they love the program and listen to it intently and regularly.” Praise God.
After years of work, the Japanese, Romanian, and Haitian Creole KING of GLORY (KoG) movies could all be released this month. Each of these 3 language projects have intense backstories, but it is when this big-picture gospel movie is released (on YouTube and other media channels) that the real battle for souls begins. Pray. Meanwhile in Senegal, colleagues are translating KoG into Pulaar, the language of Senegal’s 2nd largest people group. Over in Zambia, workers are translating KoG into Lunda with the plan to produce the movie and book. Also this month, Lord willing, the Yanomamö KoG picture book will be distributed in the jungles of Venezuela. And in mid-March, two ROCK colleagues fly to Papua New Guinea with a two-fold mission: to record the translated KoG movie script in Pidgin (PNG’s trade language) and to help distribute 10,000 KoG Pidgin books, which are presently on a ship traveling from the UK to PNG. Pray that all comes together in perfect sync.
ROCKids
In Tanzania, at the recently opened New Hope Girls School, a colleague writes: “Things are going wonderfully. The girls are so happy, and they are learning well! Praise God, we hired a matron who will start March 1st.” Meanwhile in Senegal, we are encouraged to watch God work in and through the believers and ROCK projects. Last week two men were baptized, testifying how the gospel has transformed their minds, hearts, and lives.
From the ROCK well-digging project in Togo, West Africa, a local believer reports: “Here in our village, clear pure water has been struck (drilling 150 meters through granite). Brothers and sisters, as I see the water gushing forth, I am overwhelmed with emotion, on the verge of tears. You have done so much, beyond the expectations of the villagers. May the Lord repay you a hundredfold. Persevere in prayer that this huge blessing will lead to transformed lives by people drinking of the ‘Water of Life’ – Jesus the Savior of the world!”