ROCK Resources
“Pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you” (1 Thes. 3:1). November 2nd marks the 30th anniversary of “The Way of Righteousness” (Yoonu Njub) radio series in Wolof, with Malick as the voice, first broadcast on Senegal’s national radio station in 1992. Today, by God’s grace and the collaboration of thousands of partners, this well-loved, Creation-to-Christ-to-New Creation 100-program chronological Bible series continues to be broadcast not only in Wolof, but in scores of other languages worldwide. www.twor.com “This is the LORD’s doing; it is marvelous in our eyes” (Psalm 118:23).
In obeying Christ’s command to make disciples of all nations, the role of gospel radio (& social media) is akin to the air force in a nation’s military. While human wars are not won with air power alone, an air force can make the difference between victory and defeat by preparing the way for the ground soldiers. Similarly, over the past 3 decades, we have heard countless testimonies of how the “air force” of our radio programs have prepared the way for the Lord’s “ground troops.” Here’s one testimony from 1998: A gospel team showed the Jesus Film in a village in central Senegal. After the showing, two elderly Muslim men told the team, “We believe in Jesus the Messiah as our Savior, and we want to follow Him.” In cross-examining these men, the team members were amazed at their understanding of what the Bible teaches about God, man, sin, and salvation. “Where did you learn all this?” a team member asked. The men replied, “Listening to ‘Yoonu Njub’.”
In other media projects, our Spiritual Warfare video, www.rockintl.org/spiritual-warfare-in-the-amazon-jungle in 3 languages – Portuguese, Thai, and Haitian, reached their finish (start!) lines last month. The translation and recording process was not without spiritual warfare. Haitian Creole was the most intense and challenging, taking a full year to complete. Pray the Lord to use this video to awaken souls, “whose minds the god of this age has blinded… lest the gospel… should shine on them (2 Cor. 4:3-4).” As one viewer put it, “Wow! Helps me understand why this world is so angry. People all over the world are deceived by Satan.”
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We praise God that the wall project financed through ROCK for a Senegal village public grade school is complete and people in this Muslim village and surrounding villages are talking about how, after decades of unkept promises by others, it was the followers of Jesus who built a wall for their school. Pray that the resulting gospel opportunities will touch many. Speaking of schools, please keep praying for the New Hope Girls Secondary School in Tanzania to have all it needs to be able to open asap – in the Lord’s perfect time, of course. And we thank God too for all that is going on in the Youth Develop Center in Niger. Praise and pray on.