World
Missionary Press, Inc.
2011 October Newsletter
Hindus
Turning to Christ in Pakistan
This inspiring report comes from Nadeem M., WMP's
coordinator in Pakistan:
Last year, in response to flooding in Pakistan, several organizations offered us
financial support to reach those flood-affected areas, but we guided them to
send their support to organizations which were working directly in the flood
zone, since we ourselves were not reaching there.
But we sent many WMP Scripture booklets to those areas. Thousands and
thousands of the booklets were distributed in flood-affected areas as most
of the [relief] teams got books from us and distributed them along with food
supplies and other aid.
Almost one full year passed. Then last month, someone contacted me from an area
near K-- A-- City and reported that when people were running after trucks to get
food, they were given some small booklets which they took [home] and read.
The person who called me told me that he is a Hindu and that there are many
Hindu tribes. They are a very small minority in Pakistan and therefore are very
poor and have no opportunity to exercise their
They had shared the teaching of the booklets with other family members, and
the whole tribe wanted to know more about Christianity.
They met a pastor named Asher and requested that he visit them and teach them
about Christianity. Asher used those wonderful WMP booklets and taught them for
almost eight months. Finally, those people contacted us and told us that
their whole community is ready
to come to Christ because of those booklets. We were really very happy for
that.
They came to visit us, bringing the Urdu language booklets How to Know God and
The Power of God to show us which booklets they had received, and told us
how their lives have been changed. We planned to visit those people, as we felt
led to encourage them in Christ. When we visited that area, we found that they
were sincere and honest people.
This is major news - about 85 members of the tribe have come to Christ
because of these booklets. Hallelujah! This tribe believes that hundreds of
other Hindus will also come to Christ when they share their cause with them.
This all has really blessed us, and we praise God for this opportunity.
The work is being done very fast. So many boxes of booklets are reaching
different cities and places in Pakistan. Thousands of children and adults
are being blessed to use WMP booklets. We are thankful to the whole WMP ministry
for such great support.
[Christians in Pakistan are experiencing increasing persecution. Your help in
providing Scripture booklets and salvation coloring books will make an impact
for eternity. A $100 gift will provide for more than 2,000 Urdu Scripture
booklets. A gift of $1,000 will provide 20,000. Every dollar counts!]
A
Heart for the Souls of Myanmar
Torrential rains across Myanmar (Burma) in August caused widespread
damage and loss. Many wooden bridges, including some that were connecting parts
of the country, were destroyed. More than 5,000 families were evacuated into
temporary relief camps in schools, monasteries, and prayer halls.
Flood damage caused huge losses in agriculture, fish business, transportation,
and communication, especially impacting the lives of poor farmers (whose fields
were covered with salt water) and devastating low-income families who work daily
just to feed their families. Homes were flooded. More than 180,000 acres of
paddy land were inundated.
Martin L., WMP's coordinator for Myanmar, is among those seeking to help
people in need with food packages, medicine, clean water, and house
supplies. Martin also has a heart for the souls of Myanmar's people.
He networks with us in translating and printing WMP booklets in Burmese, Mizo,
and other tribal languages.
In May, Martin requested 30,000 copies of the God Loves You salvation
coloring book in the Mizo language and 30,000 copies of A Bible Study on
Genesis in Burmese for a total cost of $10,500. We were excited by the
potential impact of these first-time printings - reaching children in
different parts of Kalaymyo and in Mizoram, India, an area bordering on Myanmar,
as well as providing Burmese Bible studies for new believers around the country.
However, because of under-budget contributions at the time, both projects had
to be delayed. How we praised God when World Missionary Press of
Canada, Inc., informed us in late August of their decision to take on these
projects!
You can read or download God Loves You in English at: www.wmpress.org/kidskorner/Godlovesyou.pdf
The same day we heard the good news from World Missionary Press of Canada, we
received an urgent request from Martin concerning the need for Help From Above
Scripture booklets in the Burmese and Mizo languages to distribute around the
country along with flood disaster relief aid. His supply of WMP materials is
low. "We would like to print about 100,000 booklets at a cost of $5,000
as soon as possible. . . . More than 60 WMP booklet distributors
throughout Myanmar are waiting for new booklets, which make their
ministries more effective and useful."
[You can provide spiritual food for the devastated people of Myanmar. A gift of
$20 will provide 400 Mizo or Burmese
Help From Above Scripture booklets. An investment of $200 will reach 4,000
people; $1,000 will touch 20,000 with the hope of the gospel.]
An "Accidental" Journey to
Darjeeling
During their journey to India in July, Jay
Benson and Harold Mack planned to visit the Himilayan town of Darjeeling, a
three-hour drive from the home base
of Solon K., national director of Every Home
for Christ and a major WMP distributor. Jay reports catching his breath as he
glanced over unguarded precipices into deep ravines.
For miles they observed a narrow-gauge railroad track positioned alongside the
road, sometimes crossing the road to shorten a turn. Once they actually saw the
train, with a man aggressively shoveling fuel into the stoker to provide energy
for the engine to pull its load up the mountain.
Jay and Harold had planned to see what they understood to be a significant part
of Solon's operations in Darjeeling. So they were stunned to find out that the
only reason Solon was taking them on this journey was because they had requested
to go there!
But God does all things well. Not
only did they have opportunity in Darjeeling to purchase authentic
Darjeeling tea for their wives, but also they were blessed to meet one of Solon's
friends, 
Pastor
Claude B., whose church of 1,500 members had planted 158 churches! Students
of their one-year Bible training program become pastors of their church plants.
Pastor Claude had already used Help From Above and The Way to God
to some extent, but we envision that he and his many church plants may become a
major user of WMP Scripture booklets in the future.
Meeting Pastor Claude at the end of the long and breath-taking journey that day
may
well have been the reason for "accidentally" going to Darjeeling!
[If you have not seen a copy of Jay and Harold's report of their journey to India, Nepal, and the Philippines, please request one. Or see it online at: www.wmpress.org/Newsletters/Newsletters2011/11septvl.shtml
Argentina: Example of the Need to
Increase Production
WMP's coordinator in Argentina, Rino B. (national director for Every Home
Christ), first requested replenishments back in March of 2010 when he
stated, "I write to you to request, if possible, WMP literature . . . . We
have very little stock of this precious literature" (March 18, 2010); and
"We appreciate your help because many of our distributors prefer WMP
literature. It is excellent!" (March 26, 2010).
One year and five months later, Rino
e-mailed his thanks: "Praise the Lord! Today, Thursday August 25, from 9:00
a.m. we are unloading the WMP shipment."
WMP coordinators often wait a year or more for badly-needed supplies. For
four months this year, we had to slow in-plant production to the
equivalent of 3,000,000 Scripture booklets per month because of under-budget
income.
We praise God that an
unexpected gift of mutual funds, liquidated with WMP as the beneficiary,
enabled us to increase production to 5,000,000 a month in August and
September. We are actually poised for greatly increased production - with
equipment, staff, and volunteers available for producing 9,000,000 per month -
just needing funds for paper, ink, and shipping. Because basic overhead would
already be paid, each additional million Scripture booklets printed in-plant
would cost only $25,500 on average. What an amazing impact is possible in
our world for so little! Please make this a matter of earnest prayer.
6:00
p.m., Saturday
The Jesus Movement swept hundreds of thousands of young souls (including Pat)
into the kingdom of God nearly 40 years
In 1987, pressing into missions outreaches in Guatemala, Mexico, and then
China (where Pat met Windy, the girl who became his wife), the fervency
and dedication of ministry developed into full-time missionary work which
has expanded into Burma and Thailand, where Pat and Windy live and
preach the gospel in jungles. World
Missionary Press has provided Scripture booklets they have handed to tens of
thousands during the past 23 years in Asia, among the tribal villages and
inner-cities of the Buddhist bamboo nations. Saturday,
October 22, 2011; 6:00 p.m. Special
music begins at 5:30 p.m. Maple
City Chapel, 2015 Lincolnway Maple
City Chapel has a BIG sign by the road.
Call
(574) 831-2111 (ext. 0) for Reservations.
October
22, 2011
Pat
Caspary
was raised in a family of ten in American suburbia, but as the tumultuous 1960s
took their course, Pat went the way of drugs, arrests, and the hippie lifestyle.
ago. Immediately, and for most of the next 16 years, Pat became a street
evangelist and ministered in pulpits, leading teams onto the boulevards to
share the Way, the Truth, and the Life found in Jesus.
50th
Anniversary Celebration
Carry-in Dinner - 16 serving lines!
Doors open at 5:00 p.m.
(U.S. 33 East), Goshen, IN
There's
lots of parking space.
Talented
Musicians To Share in 50th Anniversary Celebration
Arturo Osorio and Chara Sonntag will
present flute, piano, and vocal music - inspiring arrangements of hymns, worship
songs, and classical melodies.
Arturo, originally from
Tegucigalpa, Honduras, graduated from the National Conservatory of Music in
Honduras and performed with the National Symphony Orchestra of Honduras
1999-2004. After graduating from Grace College with a degree in Music and a
minor in Business Management, Arturo has been working full time as Director of
Productions for the Christian Performing Artists' Fellowship and the MasterWorks
Festival - ministries dedicated to spreading the gospel and encouraging
Christian artists in the performing arts field.
Chara lives with her parents
and sisters in Middlebury, Indiana, where she operates her private studio,
Joyful Sounds Ministry Academy. She holds both Bachelor's (Judson College, AL)
and Master's degrees (Ball State University, IN) in music performance. Chara
serves as a church musician, as the pianist for the sacred music trio Soli
Deo Gloria, and as a freelance soloist and accompanist for numerous
ensembles across the region.
Arturo and Chara pray that their God -
given musical gifts will bless, uplift, and inspire their audiences and exalt,
Special music begins at 5:30 as a
prelude to the Dinner.
Windy
Caspary
was born in a village in China and grew up in an atheistic 
One and one-half years later, Windy met Pat, who was carrying Bibles into China.
For 22 years since their marriage, Windy and Pat have teamed up to courageously
and persistently preach, teach, and baptize people in dangerous and difficult
areas of China, Thailand, and Burma. They have trained pastors and
ministered to orphans and widows.
Windy is a gentle woman with a loving heart.
She testifies that World Missionary Press Scripture booklets are a vital tool
they use in sharing the gospel everywhere they go.
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