ROCK Resources
As we walk through 2022’s final month, we do so with hearts filled with thanksgiving to the LORD for all He has done with His people for the spread of His kingdom and glory. Thank you for your part in it all through your prayers and practical investments. At least 32 new-language resources reached their finish lines in 2022:
• FOR THIS REASON Christmas movie: Portuguese, French, Arabic. www.for-this-reason.com
• KING of GLORY movie: Serbian, Egyptian Arabic, Bislama (Vanuatu), Burmese (Myanmar), Marathi (India), Filipino, Khmer (Cambodia), Thai, Chadian Arabic. www.king-of-glory.com
• KING of GLORY picture book: Pidgin (Papua New Guinea), Yanomamö (Amazon region).
• KING of GLORY Coloring Book: Arabic.
• ONE GOD ONE MESSAGE book: Amharic, Bengali, Bosnian, Somali. www.one-god-one-message.com
• Your Story booklets: Dari & Pashto (Afghanistan), and Somali.
• Your Story audiobooks: Dari & Pashto.
• The WAY of RIGHTEOUSNESS radio series: Dagbani (Ghana/Togo), Javanese (Indonesia), Punjabi (Pakistan), Kasem (Ghana/Burkina Faso), Uyghur (Kazakhstan/China). www.twor.com
• Spiritual Warfare in the Amazon Jungle interview: Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Thai.
• Also produced in 2022: 27 new Into Your Bible podcasts. www.youtube.com/@intoyourbible
And why do we produce these multi-media tools? “That Your way may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations. Let the peoples praise You, O God … Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy!” Psalm 67
ROCKids
With grateful hearts, in Tanzania, E. Africa, we celebrate the official registration of Tumaini Jipya (New Hope) Secondary School for Girls. This registration clears the school to open as soon as January 2023, Lord willing. We are currently in the process of recruiting teachers and other staff (as well as staff salaries). Please pray for us to find the right people for these critical roles. The next step will be to register students. The effort to start this school represents nearly a decade of work. We praise the LORD for the faithfulness and perseverance of our community partners who want to see their girls live flourishing lives. Please pray with us for wisdom, and that if the Lord would have us open this January that He will provide all we need. His timing is always perfect.
In Niger, W. Africa, we just received this testimony. A 13-year-old boy has been coming to music class at the Youth Development Center to learn guitar. Recently, he began coming to our church and started attending our Scripture memory kids club. Our first Scripture memory book contains 30 verses, and this past week, he finished the whole book! We know that the Word of God is living and powerful, and we trust the Lord to use His Word in this boy’s life. He was the first non-church-family kid to complete his book.