World
Missionary Press, Inc.
2009 July Vision letter
Angola's Cry for Literature
THIRTEEN-YEAR OLD TERESA was traveling on a minibus
trip in her West African native country, Angola, when Raul, a Christian worker
on board, introduced her to Jesus Christ. Teresa responded by giving her heart
to Jesus right there on the bus. Little did anyone realize that her life on
earth would soon end when the van later
tragically overturned.
This incident, related by Jose Sitonga, national coordinator for World
Missionary Press in Angola, reminds us how vital it is to share the gospel
with children. As national director for Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) in
Angola, Jose directs focused outreach to the children of Angola. As this nation
rises from the ashes of decades of war, it can be the children who form the new
foundation. Establishing them in Jesus Christ will provide hope for a more
peaceful future.
Jose reports that the government
of Angola is thankful for their work among the children and is encouraging
CEF to continue to teach and train children and adolescents from the Word of
God. The door is open to share the gospel in many places, and the cry for
literature is ENORMOUS. Jose writes:
1. Angola held the All Africa
Basketball Cup recently and in January 2010 will host the All Africa Football
Cup. What an opportunity to share the message of salvation!
2. Chinese are entering Angola by
the thousands, working in the reconstruction of roads, bridges, and other
infrastructure. What an opportunity!
3. The government has given official
authorization to teach the Word of God in schools, both government and
private. In addition, the Ministry of Education is working with Jose on the
possibility of including Bible classes in the educational system. What a
possibility for using Scripture booklets!
4. Rapid church growth and the sowing
of the Word of God in urban and rural areas has raised the demand for the
availability of Scripture portions.
5. Church planters, evangelists, and
fervent distributors persistently submit literature requests to our office.
Jose finishes his report with
this impassioned plea, "My straightforward answer to your question
[about need for more literature] is a big YES. There is a dire shortage of
literature!"
WMP had prepared a 20-ft. container (with 2,500 boxes in eight languages) for
shipment to Angola, but due to unresolved issues with a previous smaller
shipment, it was not sent. After receiving this report of the opportunities and
great need in Angola, WMP leadership decided to send the 20-ft. container by a
different route, trusting God to see it through all potential difficulties and
safely to Jose and the many Angolan distributors pleading for booklets.
Angola's first president vowed to
eradicate Christianity within 20 years. In the ensuing years of war and
persecution, biblical Christianity grew; and in God's mercy the Church is now
involved in helping to build a new and vibrant Angola. The people of Angola
were never forgotten by a loving Savior, and now after decades of war there is
increasing openness for the gospel. As the government works to build
roads and infrastructure, God is using believers to build the Church in Angola. Now
is the time to provide God's Word!
[You can help! Your prayers for safe
delivery of the 20-ft. container are important. Your gift to help cover
the cost of this container would be deeply appreciated. $100 will reach 2,500
people in Angola. $20 will touch 500 lives. $1,000 will provide 25,000 powerful
Scripture booklets.]
Overseas
Printings Meet Urgent Needs for Booklets
THE MIZO PEOPLE of Myanmar (formerly Burma) and
western India received Christianity about 100 years ago, with 95% now listed as
Christians. But over the years materialism and false teaching have crept in,
leading the people to look to physical solutions for their poverty and need
rather than to the One who can meet every need.
Martin L., WMP distributor and print
coordinator in Myanmar, notes, "This is a good time to touch their
hearts with the gospel and share what salvation really means for the people
who have lost their way."
Since 1990 many Christian
organizations have become active in Myanmar, working to revive the spirit of
true Christianity in the Mizo people. But there is a lack of Christian
literature to distribute as spiritual food for their souls. Martin and his team have
distributed thousands of WMP booklets in Myanmar and even into India, but he
reports the need still goes on. Pastors, missionaries, evangelists, and
ministers of various denominations have asked him to provide more booklets as
well as Bible-study booklets to reach more Mizo people with the gospel of Jesus
Christ.
"The need is great and the result far better than what we expected. We've
received
many praise reports from people who read WMP booklets and who report their
life-changing stories. A pastor from a small village reported that a young
man who called himself a Christian, but didn't care about the gospel message, is
gradually changing his life after reading the book He Is Risen! Praise
the Lord! We need more booklets to reach more Mizo young people who are
working in the farms, forests, and jungles and don't get a chance to hear the
gospel."
WMP works with Martin and his team in
Myanmar by funding the printing of WMP booklets in Myanmar. The most recent
printing is for 100,000 copies of Help From Above and 100,000 copies of
The Amazing Life of Jesus Christ in Mizo for their team of evangelists to
take into the Mizo-speaking regions of the country, going from home to home
sharing the truth of the gospel. This printing will not last long, and soon
Martin will ask to print more booklets.
[A gift of $40 will provide 1,000
Scripture booklets in the Mizo language for Myanmar, to bring hope to those
seeking a life-saving relationship with Jesus Christ. $120 will reach 3,000
people there.]
Need
for Booklets Has Doubled and Tripled in Nepal
FOR
MORE THAN 15 YEARS Solon Karthak has used WMP booklets for Every Home for Christ's
home-to-home ministry in Nepal. After years of tension, there is now freedom of
movement and a great opportunity to share God's Word in Nepal.
EHC in Nepal has become a hope for
most of the village and city churches as a sure source to get gospel literature.
In addition, the rapid growth of education of young people encourages the use of
literature. Solon concludes, "If we provide the Word of God RIGHT NOW
in this opportune time, I believe we could see a harvest of thousands of
souls for the kingdom of God. Therefore, I am solely in the business of
getting out gospel booklets and printing them here. If WMP will help us print
thousands of additional Scripture booklets such as Help From Above and
your powerful booklet The Way to God, it would be a great service to us.
Distributors could receive booklets on time and in larger quantities from our
office."
In response to this appeal WMP
authorized the printing of additional Scripture booklets in Nepal and the word
has spread abroad. Solon reports, "I know we've distributed millions of WMP
booklets in homes, person to person, in jails and in hospitals. We handed them
out in schools and among college students, to villagers and urban people groups.
We have sown the Seed of the gospel, which is the prime factor in building a
new Nepal. The result is in the hand of the Holy Spirit."
Booklets in the Dzonkha language of
Bhutan and the Lepcha language for regions of Nepal and Bhutan have also been
printed. The most recent printing in Nepal is The Way to God in Tibetan.
Solon summarizes the partnership of
WMP and NEHC: "The need for WMP gospel booklets in recent time has
doubled and tripled in the midst of the growth of literacy and the explosion of
new believers. It is a known fact that Nepali believers are very aggressive
in evangelism, and they do not mind placing or handing out booklets wherever
they go. We're distributing booklets through our field missionaries as well as
with the help of local churches. In many districts in Nepal, we like to leave
WMP booklets in every home in our ongoing second coverage of the country. There
is no doubt an enormous need of WMP Scripture booklets in Nepal and surrounding
countries and people groups."
[To help provide Scripture booklets
for the work in Nepal, please indicate this on the response form enclosed.]
Salvation
Coloring Book Now Available in English
God Loves You, a 32-page salvation
coloring book written by Rose Goodman before her home-going in 2006, is now
available in English for the first time through WMP. View it on our website at www.wmpress.org/kidskorner/Godlovesyou.pdf
(and download it if you wish). Already available in Portuguese, 50 boxes will be
included on the container to Angola (see page 2).
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