World
Missionary Press, Inc.
2010 October/November - News Letter
Choosing
Christ
A WOMAN IN VIRGINIA who uses WMP Scripture booklets
when she volunteers at a women's shelter wrote, "People willingly took the
booklets. Two people from [an] event came to worship services. One woman said,
'God just spoke to my heart.' She cried and surrendered her life to Jesus. Thank
you for choosing to do what God requires for His glory."
Every day someone somewhere chooses
Jesus. They choose to follow Him despite ridicule, persecution, or isolation.
Words of hope and eternal life from a small booklet radiate beams of light
into lives of darkness and hopelessness. A life of desperation is turned into
a beautiful tribute to God's grace because someone else chose to do what
Jesus asked them to do. They gave, they sacrificed, they shared.
In Pakistan, where monsoon
flooding has brought great devastation, faithful believers are sharing their
faith in the one true God. They have chosen to speak because they know that cults
have permeated many villages. They know that believers need to be grounded
in God's Word and false teaching must be exposed. WMP's national
coordinator in Pakistan explained, "What better way to help and bless the
persecuted and
suffering in Pakistan than by giving them God's very own
words!"
WMP booklets are very popular with
Pakistani pastors, teachers, and lay people. More booklets and Bible studies are
being translated into Urdu for printing in Pakistan as funds are available.
Recently 20,000 copies of A Bible Study on John in Urdu were printed
there. Additionally, WMP is currently printing for our national coordinator
in Pakistan.
[Every 10 boxes for Pakistan will cost
$200 to produce and ship. Caring friends like you can help teach and empower
believers there through portions of God's powerful Word.]
As all of this literature was being
prepared, news came of the horrific floods sweeping through Pakistan. Cries
of loss, helplessness, and hunger rose out of terrible destruction. Reports told
of millions of people affected by the rushing waters with 1,500-2,000 deaths.
From this tragedy God is showing His mercy and care as believers share His
love and live out His Word in practical ways. The booklets being printed now
in Indiana will make their way to Pakistani hands empty of earthly possessions.
Please pray for great fruitfulness in this time of tragedy through the power of
God's Word.
Indonesia
In
Indonesia, the work of the gospel goes on steadily and quietly in a country
where a great percentage of the people are of another faith. WMP's main contact
in Indonesia, who has worked with WMP for more than 30 years, has requested an
urgent printing of 50,000 Indonesian He is Risen! salvation coloring
books at a cost of 20 cents each, or $10,000. Can you help?
To
Stay or Go?
These
Chose the Harder Way
SWAZILAND:
The Vanderwal family chose to follow God's call to
Africa. They give of their medical skills to the people of Swaziland. Each of
them, including their boys, 9 and 6, take every opportunity to share the gospel.
Their recent newsletter shared:
"It's a privilege beyond compare
to visit women who have just given birth and children who smile through extreme
illness. Patients like to receive gifts, of course. But they welcome our prayers
and handshakes just as much. Everyone accepts a booklet in SiSwati, which
explains salvation in Christ supported by numerous Bible verses.
"Five years ago we could not find
any material in the SiSwati language which talked about Jesus. World Missionary
Press (WMP) in Indiana offered to do a special press run of their booklet Help
From Above, which has been circulated worldwide. Since then, WMP has
donated hundreds of thousands of these SiSwati pamphlets to the work in
Swaziland. Occasionally, our team will canvas the entire hospital, handing out
thousands of booklets in the morning, and then distribute SiSwati New Testaments
in the men's and women's AIDS wards, where most patients are facing death."
MEXICO: Jim
felt the Lord's call to leave all behind and go to the violent and troubled area
of northern Mexico. "The ministry of WMP is the heartbeat of the
ministry here in Mexico," he wrote. "Every day I put 300 How to
Know God booklets into the hands of the people in Nogales, Sonora, and now
almost all the churches here are requesting booklets as well. God is moving
in northern Sonora, Mexico, through the written Word. Pastors in southern
Sonora want to use WMP booklets for their work as well. When I came to Sonora 19
months ago, not much was going on. Now God has opened doors and more contacts
are requesting booklets. The bad news you hear isn't the only thing happening
here. God is [at work] here."
PARAGUAY:
"In a one-year period, I gave out 554,300 WMP
booklets to 62 workers in 12 provinces, and I distributed 46,710 booklets by
which 10,000 people accepted Jesus Christ. In desolate areas we
[ministered to] schools with six students, and in central areas [to schools
with] up to 920 students. We visited 396 schools with 74,000 students, 3,800
teachers. We distributed 94,000 The Way to God booklets. By all this 5,800
persons decided to accept Jesus Christ as Savior!"
Praise God for the convicting power of
His Holy Spirit! When the clear presentation of the gospel is read in WMP
booklets, many choose to accept Christ. "The Jesus film and the
booklet The Way to God were sufficient to [show us] the spiritual state
we were in and the necessity of God. . . . I, the teacher, was the first to
accept Jesus personally as my Savior!"
NEW YORK CITY: Tom Kiser chose to follow
the Lord's call to the streets of New York City. He developed his unique
prayer station ministry after the World Trade Center bombings. A banner that
simply said "Prayer" drew thousands who suddenly were dealing with
loss, disillusionment, and fear. Where could they turn for help? In kindness and
love, Tom and his teams offered to pray for their needs.
Tom wrote, "Your ministry has
been a tremendous blessing to us and to the thousands of people we have given
WMP booklets to. Right now I have about 17 people here for evangelism
training and outreach. Most of the team are from various states in the U.S. One
brother is from Dublin and two are from Canada. I just went page by page through
the How to Know God booklet with one of the Christian brothers here,
showing him how the topics discussed are precisely those subjects that a Muslim
needs. He lives in a Muslim area and will be using them to witness to people in
his community."
[Every dollar provides 25 Scripture
booklets - for use in the U.S. and around the world. A $100 gift will reach
2,500 people, while a $1,000 investment will reach 25,000. You can make an
impact for eternity through the power of God's Word.]
For more information about ordering one of Tom's prayer stands go to: www.goforthall.org
49th
Anniversary Celebration - October 23
YOU
ARE ENCOURAGED to attend our 49th Anniversary Celebration carry-in Dinner and
program on
Saturday, October 23, 6:00 p.m. at Maple City Chapel, located on U.S. 33
southeast of Goshen, Indiana.
Special
music starts at 5:30.
Focus
on Giving
Year-end income in December and flowing over into
January often impacts the pace of production through the slower summer months,
enabling shipments to go out steadily to waiting distributors.
Year-End Giving
As the end of the year approaches,
many take time to appraise their potential tax liability and its impact on the
future. Our federal government recognizes the value of charitable giving and
allows significant tax benefits for a gift to a qualified charity like World
Missionary Press by those who itemize tax deductions.
Your gift now will have an impact on
the outreach ministry potential of WMP throughout the world in the coming year.
• Cash
Your gift postmarked by December 31
could mean cash savings for you at tax-filing time if you itemize deductions.
• Appreciated Stock
Gifts of appreciated securities or
stock can be advantageous in that they avoid capital gains tax. The date of
transfer to World Missionary Press, Inc. is considered by IRS as the date of the
tax-deductible gift. Stock can be transferred electronically by your broker
directly to our Edward Jones account #943-07667-1-8, DTC #0057.
Gifts from Estates
When donors remember World Missionary
Press in their will, the settlement of their estate often comes at the most
opportune time! How we praise God for putting it on hearts to leave a legacy by
sowing the seed of the Word of God, which works powerfully in the hearts of men
and women, boys and girls. 
The
Need is Great!
Please consider helping the work to GROW by simply
addressing, signing, and mailing the enclosed postcards to two families or
friends who you think have a heart for missions and for sharing God's Word. Your
support of WMP ministry in this way can help
motivate others to become involved. (Postage for a postcard is 28
cents.)
Our hearts' desire is to be able to grow from
printing 6,000,000 booklets per month to as many as 9,000,000 booklets per
month.
The need is great. The need
is now. Thank
you!
-Jay Benson, President
PS. If you would like two cards to send to your
mission minded friends, please contact us and request "TWO
POSTCARDS". By email: mailroom@wmpress.org
or call 574-831-2111.
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