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When the Lord touches
their hearts . . .
(see page 6)
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Using a portable
baptistry, Guillermo
Salazar (Chile)
baptizes inmates
who have come
to know the Lord;family members are
permitted to attend.
Source of Light Ministries International
4 News & Views
5 Observations
10 New Branch in Myanmar
11 Elephant Update
12 SLM Materials
14 Milestones
16 Joy o Giving
17 Nationals that make a
dierence
18 Exceedingly Abundantly
more . . .
20 Philippine Director to
Visit U.S.A.
20 Destinations
21 In Loving Memory
21 Speaking or God
22 Prayer & Praise
Source of Light Ministries International
Summer 2009
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ethnicity into a mature relationship with Jesus Christ and into ellowship
with a local church.
SLM is a world-wide, disciple making, church planting mobilization that
uses the medium o Bible lessons or all ages in both printed and electronic
ormat to achieve its goals. The International Headquarters in Madison,
Georgia, and its Discipleship Training Branches (DTBs), and Associate
Discipleship Schools (ADSs), distribute lessons throughout the world.
Representatives, Missionaries, and Appointees of SLM areavailable to present the ministry to churches, missionary conerences,
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L. Valentine, Vice Chairman
Daniel De Jong, Secretary
E.B. Sho, Treasurer
J.C. Carter C. Mayeld
Dr. G.S. Palmer Dr. R.J. Sans
Dr. B.H. Struthers Dr. Earl Parvin
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Dr. B. Shade, General Director
R.R. Walker, Chief Financial Ocer
P. Winder, Director of OperationsE. Brandon, Director of Public Relations
B. Watson, Director of Field Ministries
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B. Hearing, Director of MDS
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Evil communications corrupt good manners (1 Corinthians 15:33). Or
as we might say it, wrong thinking leads to wrong living.There are two philosophies set orth in this teenth chapter o rst
Corinthians. One is the prevailing attitude o the world and most especially
this generation. It proclaims, Let us eat and drink for tomorrow we die
(vs. 32). The world not only ascribes to that philosophy but has added its
own telling version, vis. Let us eat, drink, and be merr y, or tomorrow we
die. I t is the philosophy o narcissism, i it pleases me it is right, or in other
words, i it eels good, do it, and it has let everyone who has ever tried
it utterly void o meaning. Lie is cheap because lie is ull o sound and
ury, signiying nothing. Sound amiliar? Such a philosophy demands
nothing because it ofers nothing yet in practice it costs everything.
The second philosophy set orth in this passage is ound in verse ty-
eight, it calls orth the highest dedication and the most rigorous efort,
. . . be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the
Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
And on what basis does it make such demands? Upon the certain promise
o a resurrection rom out o death, a judgment which will reward every
deed perormed in the spirit o Christ, and an eternity o glory beyond
our wildest imaginations.
As you read these words, you are operating under one or the other o
these two philosophies. One demands little, but will cost you everything;
the other demands everything, but ofers more than you have ever
dreamed. Which one controls the way you live your lie right now? For
whosoever will save his lie will lose it, but whosoever will lose his lie or my
sake and the gospels, the same shall save it. For what shall it proft a man, i
he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?(Mark 8:35-36).(Dont
miss the article, Nationals Who Make A Diference on page 17.)
Through the years it has been our practice and privilege at Source o
Light to put aside activities or the greater work o prayer. In Acts 6:4
it says, concerning the disciples,But we will give ourselves continually
to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.
Recently, our director was leaving or meetings in India, and he asked
me to lead the day o prayer. Beore he let he shared some verses with
us which the Holy Spirit used in the hearts o some or conession and
prayer. As we went through the day with spontaneous response rom our
missionaries to quickly lead in earnest prayer, I was reminded o many
previous days o prayer. The Acts 6:4 emphasis o prayer and ministry othe Word seems to be Gods mandate o operation or us.
Then a couple o weeks later, ater Dr. Shade returned, we met at a Board
members house in Charleston or a day o asting and prayer. We were
anticipating Gods answers to a multitude o burdens.
Years ago, we prayed or a debt o $9,200, which had been borrowed in
the early days or equipment. Since we needed more equipment, I asked
our missionaries to pray that God would enable us to pay o the $9,200,which we did. Just two days later, a man came into my oce to ask how
much we owed. We had not published the need, so I was in awe that God
had prompted his question. When I told him, he said that he would give
me a check or $6,200 and that he elt that he could cover the balance inthree months. I could scarcely wait to call the missionaries into chapel
so that we could oer the sacrice o praise. Ater chapel, Wes Beam,
one o our printers, came to me and said, Glenn, why didnt we do
this beore? The note was seven years old and within two days God
had answered.Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye
shall receive, that your joy may be full (John 16:24). Ye rejoice with joy
unspeakable and full of glory (1 Peter 1:8b), and so we did!
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by Vicky Salazar
Song service at the prison
Guillermo preaching at our rural church
Rural church in the midst o fooding
The church in the city o Temuco
We have been working or the
Lord with Source o Light since
1979 . . . a long time! Guillermoand I do many jobs as we have
oversight o two churches one
in the city and one in the country.
We also work with SLM Bible
courses and Guillermo works with
prisoners.
Guillermo preaches in a prison,telling the inmates about Jesus
who loves them. Some are in
prison because they are dangerous;
however, when the Lord touches
their hearts, their lives are
changed. They begin to study theBible courses which are helpul
or their spiritual growth, and in
witnessing to other inmates. Many
are baptized, using our portable
baptistry which we take inside
the prison. We have a ceremony
with the amilies o the inmatesand other interested prisoners. The
baptistry is getting old and has to
be repaired each time we have a
baptism.
It is dicult sometimes when
inmates are released rom prison.
They have to learn how to workwith their hands and not live by
stealing. Society does not have
condence that these men are
changed, so they have to prove
themselves. Some o these men
are now pastors and leaders in their
churches. We are thrilled when wecan see these men producing ruit.
We have been going to the rural
church since 1996! It is dicultto get there as the roads are very
bad. However, we love the place
and the people are simple and
kind. The church is growing little-by-little. Our brothers and sisters
in the Lord do not have much
education (some only attending
school through grade two), but
they do enjoy studying the Bible
courses, making an eort to learn
more o the Bible.
Last winter this country church
was in a food. Many amilies
around there lost their things, so
we collected clothes to help them.
Our home in the city o Temuco
had much wind damage to the
roo, which had to be repaired.
We are also involved in the city
church which began with around 25
people. Ater three years, we have
more than 60 in Sunday school.
We have had to teach the people
that the Bible is more important
than what they think about things.
Some do things according to their
own standards and not according to
the Bible. This is a teaching process
. . . but they are able to learn.
In Sunday school in bothchurches, the teachers use the
Bible courses or their lesson
materials. Each boy, girl, young
person, or adult has a book to
study and they receive a diploma
at the completion o their study.
Little-by-little they are learning
more o the Bible and how to live
the Christian lie.One o the things we ocus on
is marriage. Chile did not have
a divorce law beore 2006, but
now we have divorce. We have
seen several couples with manyproblems in our churches, and
this extends to church leaders
and pastors, too. We are helping
by having special Marriage
Encounters (retreats). (See the
Spring 2007 issue o The Reaper,
Broken Vows.) It takes us much
time to prepare or these retreats,
but it is very important or Christian
couples to have this training.
I (Vicky) have written some
material to help women that nd
themselves experiencing domestic
violence. We are trying to organizeWomen Encounters where ladies
can tell o their experiences and
how the Lord has helped them.
Please pray much or us as
we continue to serve the Lord at
The End o the Earth.
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by Bill Shade
I
n our last REAPER, Richard
Beam wrote about taking a bolt
out o a steel column that he hadput in 50 years ago as a young
boy. He was celebrating not onlyhistory, but rst steps toward
removing the old to make room
or the new. As I write this article,
all o the old has been removed,
and the ooters prepared to receivethe new steel columns. The entireelectric service has been replaced
and approved and we will soon be
ready to erect the steel that will
give us a complete second foor.
From the beginning God hasprovided only the unds tosee us through each successive
phase. When the next phase was
too expensive or our unds, God
sent proessional volunteers to do
the work and keep the budget in
line. God once promised Elijah,
. . . the barrel of meal shall not
waste, neither shall the cruise of
oil fail . . . (1 Kings 17:14). To this
date, our little barrel o meal has
not wasted and our cruise o oil
has not ailed.
This whole operation has beena series o miracles o Godsexceeding aithulness. When we
couldnt hire demolition crews
God sent skilled volunteers to
accomplish the work. When
electrical changes were estimated
at $47,000, God sent an electric
company rom Pennsylvania to
both design and make the changes.
They even donated a good portion
o the material, bringing ourcosts to about $10,000. When wecouldnt aord to have a company
cut the ooters and prepare them
or us, (estimated cost $26,000),
our men, plus another group o
volunteers, accomplished the
whole job or under $2,000.
It appears now that we havethe unds needed to have aproessional company erect the
Panoramic Views o Renovation Site
steel and I expect that by the time
you are reading this article that will
have been completed. We will need
to have the concrete poured or the
entire second foor (16,500 square
eet), and an elevator installed
to meet handicap requirements.
We then must install a sprinkling
system and nish the walls or therst foor. The amount still needed
is $168,500.
We have set the tentative dateor dedication o the rstfoor as September 23. Would you
earnestly pray, every day, that we
might see the completion o this
gargantuan task? Then come and
join us i you can on September 23,
and celebrate Gods aithulness.
Upper let: Pulling wires or new electrical service; Lower let:New electricl power distribution panel; Center: Volunteer team
rom Grace Bible Church, other volunteers & SLM sta and maintenace workers.
From above, you can see the size o the80 x 80 hole that is being made intotwo foors. Phil Winder is standing byladders on the ground foor.
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by Pat Dye
Do you want to hear a storythat will make your day? Wehope this will inspire youto attempt great things forGod. Several months ago,
we told you about a nationalmissionary in Nairobi, Kenya.His name is Benson Waema.Source of Light put out thechallenge for our readers to
become Paper Partners. We needed to buy huge rolls of paper forprinting the Bible lessons. Benson had no money to give but hehad a talent for drawing and he decided to draw a picture of theKilimanjaro elephant. He sent this to our director with the request:Please show it to the people and maybe they will want to paysome money for it. Whatever they give, please put it on a roll ofpaper to print the lessons.
This request went out in The Reaperalong with the promisethat with every gift of money to help purchase a roll of paper, acopy of the picture of the Kilimanjaro elephant would be sent outto the donor.
The response has been overwhelming and the funds are stillcoming in. Bensons little mite has been blessed and multiplied.More than $41,651 has come in enough to buy 52 rolls of paper!Bensons efforts have made him the biggest Paper Partner we haveever had. Thanks to all of you who made it possible.
In May o 2008, the country o Myanmar (ormerly Burma) becamethe ocus o international attention or a very tragic reason. A super-cyclone hit the Irrawaddy Delta and claimed over 100,000 lives. Priorto this event, many people were unaware o Myanmars existence. ButGod was aware. He has been moving and working in this staunchly(80%) Buddhist nation or a number o years.
In October o 2007, SLM personnel visited Myanmar or thefrst time to minister with
two church planters, andto share SLM resourcesavailable in the Burmeselanguage. Our primarycontact was Pastor PhilipTang (pictured to right),president o the WordBible Seminary in Yangon,the largest city. PastorPhilip also sponsorsseveral missionaries onthe Bangladesh border andoperates an orphanage.
Ater a subsequent visit in January o 2008, SLM began to pray
about opening a new Discipleship raining Branch in Myanmar.Simultaneously, God spoke to Pastor Philips heart to partner with SLMas the new Branch Director. With joy, Asia Director, Pat Dye, returnedto Myanmar in January o 2009, and assisted Pastor Philip in ormallystarting the SLM work. Please pray or Pastor Philip as he prints anddistributes the SLM Bible lessons throughout the country. Te initialcosts to SLM are approximately $4,000 to purchase the start-up printingequipment, and to print the frst years lessons. I you would like tohelp with this need, please earmark your check, Myanmar Account.
Te super-cyclone in 2008 claimed over 100,000 lives. Lets claimat least that many or the Kingdom o God in the years that lie aheador SLM in Myanmar.
Pastor Philip Thang and his wie, Mary
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The study of the book of Acts has 17 lessons in one 48-page
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The study of the Epistle to the Galatians has 6 lessons in one
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study o the Names o God as recorded in
Scripture and no one is more qualifed to
teach this subject than Dr. Struthers. The series,
now called Intimacy With God, is made available on DVD
by SLM. This was flmed beore a live audience, with over eight
hours o thril ling exposition. You can own the entire set or just
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Gil & Fran Busenitzhave served with two
mission organizations.
They completed sixteen
years of service with
Rural Home Missionary
Association and they
have now served with
SLM or thirty years or a
total o orty-six years o
missionary service.
Pablo & Dalila Correahave completed thirty-one years o
service with Source o Light. They
have worked in Peru and also in
Colorado.
Philip & Frances Fraiserhave aithully served with SLM
or teen years. Philip runs the
big Web press in the Print Shop.
Frances has been busy raising
their amily and home-schooling
them.
Herb & Sylvia Pollardserved in West Arica and
Kenya or a total o thirty-
ve years and they have
completed twelve years o
service with Source o Light
or a total o orty-seven years
o missionary service.
Bill & Marianne Rosenberger, on loan rom World Team, haveserved at SLM Headquarters
in Madison, or twenty-one
years. Bill runs the our-
color Heidelberg Press and
Marianne does Graphic
Design. Prior to this they
served or sixteen and one-hal years in Irian Jaya and
in The Netherlands briefy
or a total o orty-two years
o missionary service.
Charlie & Billie Willserved or thirty-our years
on the island o Bonaire
with Trans World Radio.
This year they completeten years with SLM in
Madison, Georgia. This
gives them a total o orty-
our years.
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As I stood looking at the new
compound, still under construction, I
remembered my last visit to Ignatius
and Marjorie just beore they let or
India. Theirs was a lovely home in
a restricted development in an up-
scale suburb o Atlanta. It had every
modern convenience and lots o class
ater all, Ignatius had been in realestate or almost thirty years.
But this couple had heard the call o God to return to his native land o
India and to share the message that had changed their lives and they had
obeyed. Now they live in a single room in the most austere o conditions,
sharing a rough concrete shower and toilet with the other sta, and cooking
over an open re. But I have never known them to be happier.
God has opened up a ministry or them that is reaching people who
have never beore heard the name o Jesus Christ. I spoke to a group o
those people one day outside a village hut where a woman had been healed
through a simple prayer to Jesus. She had gathered all her relatives and
riends together or the occasion, and now, she and her whole village sat
earnestly waiting to hear the story that could change their lives orever.
Yes there is a God who created them and who loves them though
He hates sin and will punish it. This God became a man that He might
pay the price o their redemption rom Satan and sin. All who believe His
message and will turn to Him, He will save. They hear and they believe
and a transormation occurs beore our very eyes. They are ree orgiven
and have a present peace and a uture hope.
As a trained nurse, Marjorie ministers to all who have a need. They
provide the children with a backpack (provided by a local church in
America) that is lled with such essentials as soap, toothpaste and brush,
comb, a blanket, and a Bible in their own language. Now, over 500 children
are asking or SLM Bible courses and we are trying to provide them.
Please pray or this dedicated couple, who, in the sunset o lie, have
given the rest o their days on this earth or the service o the Savior they
love in a dark and dicult place.
by Bill Shade
Here are some needs at our Foreign Branchesand at SLM Headquarters, that you can supply
through your giving.
CHILE Equipment that was stolen Camera & Projector $ 1,452
HAITI Vehicle urgently needed for literature distribution $ 5,000
Tuition for school children (per child) $ 100
ROMANIA Finish construction of the Discipleship Training Center (DTC) $ 17,500
LIBERIA Complete the Discipleship Training Center building $ 3,000
(Praise the Lord for $1,000 given so far)
Malaria medicine for Sampson Hinneh $ 300
GHANA Oce Building in Muslim area $ 20,000
TOGO Projector & Generator for outdoor meetings $ 1,200
ETHIOPIA Building project for this new ministry $ 79,500
INDIA Dodla Wilson: Visual Aid materials (Laptop & Camera) $ 1,567
Christudas Earla: Jeep $ 8,375
USA Headquarters in Madison
Maintenance: 1 60 Finish Mower Deck $ 1,9451 Troy Bilt lawn edger $ 200
Discipleship School: Small letter folder $ 1,500Lessons & Postage for 10 students per month $ 10
Prepress: Ink Cartridges for CTP Proofer/each $ 99 General: Playground equipment $ 1,000
Please send a separate note with your gift indicating how you want
your gift to be used. Thank you for your prayers and participation.
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On December 5, 2008, as the eleven membermedical team boarded the bus at FirstBaptist Church Atlanta and headed or AtlantasHartseld-Jackson International Airport, the
excitement and anticipation could only be
described as explosive yet reserved. Hard work,
careul planning, and earnest prayer or saety had
brought the team to this day. Nine o the
eleven team members had never been ona short-term missions trip. Finally they
were underway . . . Atlanta to Frankurt
to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Monday December 8, was a holidayin Ethiopia but the team wasallowed to see patients at the Dukem
Health Clinic with the help o a ew
o the clinics sta. By the end o the
day close to 200 patients had been
treated, a baby boy had been delivered,
and numerous packs o vitamins and a
variety o other medication had beendispensed. The team struggled with
limited equipment and acilities toproperly assess the condition o patients,
the level o poverty, and gross lack o
hygiene that the patients lived in.
Ater the rst day at the clinic,tears, distress and eelings o shock mixed with utter disbelie, theteam debrieed and regrouped or the remainder o the week. The levelo poverty was beyond anything any had seen and there was no point o
reerence or the lack o medical care. The situation was only worsened
by the realization o the clinics need or sanitary measures. Completely
overwhelmed by the vast lack o medical care, the team ound it dicult to
see how a weeks work could make any dierence at all. The most crushing
realization was that children and adults, who
required medication or eye disease, were
turned away with NO CARE. The incredible
blessings that were easily missed initially
included the birth o a baby boy with little
trauma to the mother, and nearly 200 people
who were seen on a day when the clinic would
normally have been closed.
Geraldine quickly became one o themost sought-ater team members as shedispensed care packs with travel-sized soap,
lotion, toothbrushes, and toothpaste to patientsbeore they let the acility. Michelle and
Patience gave the expectant mothers Mommy
Packs, complete with diapers and a receiving
blanket or their delivery day. These items
were unheard o and certainly not something they could aord to buy.
The persistent request was or the ailment we could not treat eyedisease. Many o the children clearly had symptoms o the onset oRiver Blindness which is largely due to the use o unclean water.
As the team ploughed through the week, the number o patients seemedto lessen somewhat. They were short on energy and completely outo tears. The teams hesitation to assess and treat patients with little or
no equipment was replaced by condence that they were doing exactly
what God had asked and equipped them to do.
NEXT STEP
Source o Light Ministries is building a clinic in Dukem to serve themedical needs o the poorest in the community. It is scheduled to becompleted by May 2009.
Pray or wisdom and guidance as the projectgrows and develops, and or the calling outand naming o the June 2009 medical team.
Truly, God is working in a marvelous wayin Ethiopia, exceedingly abundantly morethan we could ask or think!
Waiting to be treated by themedical team
Building the clinic
There were many very illchildren
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Gifts received in memory of:
Louis Crankby Mrs. Frances L. CrankRev. Norm Hirschyby Mrs. Berdine B. HirschyNancy Hodgesby The Edwards Charitable Lead Annuity TrustMr. & Mrs. Henry Kammererby Mrs. Mary Faith PhillipsLula Klaassenby Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Wehmuller
Scott McCandlessby Mr. & Mrs. Jon CalhounBill Rinear
by Mr. & Mrs. John J. Cranmer
Ruth W. Roopby Mrs. Kathleen A. Scott
B & J Scifresby Mrs. Carole SchwabDennick Skeelsby Mrs. Renee B. Skeels
Doug Starkweatherby Mrs. Ethel Powis
Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Wilkinson
Ruth Sykesby Mr. & Mrs. Wayne E. Akker
Bill Shade
June 22-26 IFCA Convention, Kalamazoo, MI
July 1-4 Solid Rock Bible Camp, Family
Conerence, Soldotna, AK
July 5-10 Visiting Missionaries in Alaska
July 30-31 Grace Leadership Conerence,
Quentin Road Church, Lake Zurich, IL
August 1 Camp o the Nations AlumniReunion, South Gibson, PA
Philippine Branch headquarters in Manila
I never know what God is going to do
when I speak for Him.
I spoke in a church in Omaha,
Nebraska, telling about the work
o SLM. I mentioned that one o
our needs was a motorcycle or
our director in Togo. Following
the service, a man handed me a
check. I thanked him and thought,
Its probably $50 or $100. Thats
wonderul! Praise the Lord. Later
my wie and I looked at the check
and discovered it was or the ull
amount!
You never know what God is going to do
when you speak for Him.
And, my riend, you never
know what God is going to do
when you speak or Him. Try it.
Share your burden or the ministry
o SLM with a ellow Christian,
or the Gospel with a lost person.
Then when God does somethingwonderul and unexpected, write
and tell us about it. You never
know what God will do when we
speak for Him.
by Ben Watson
by Pat Dye
SLM International is delighted to welcome our Philippine Branch
Director, Dr. Lucy Nacionales, and her co-workers to the USA or several
months this summer. Dr. Nacionales ounded PhilSOL, the Philippine
Source o Light, in 1980. Since that time, God has used her to spread
the Word o God all over the Philippines: in churches, schools, prisons,
hospitals, government agencies, and the military. Currently, there are eleven
national missionaries serving with Dr. Nacionales in thirteen regions o the
country. Each year several thousand people come to aith in Christ in the
Philippines through the united eorts o the PhilSOL sta.
The purpose o Dr. Nacionales trip is to raise unds or a very much-
needed new building to house the National Oce in Manila. Every rainy
season, the roo leaks and there is continued damage to the oce and living
quarters. Now is the time to trust God to provide the $60,000 needed or a
whole new acility. As Dr. Nacionales
speaks at meetings, and to supporting
churches, will you ask God to touch
hearts and to raise up the needed
unds? Perhaps you would also like to
contribute to this worthy project. I so,
please contact SLM Field Oce (706-
342-0397) or eldoce@sourcelight.
org, and we will be happy to give you
urther inormation.
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Funds are still needed, along
with more volunteer work teams, to
complete the renovation and expansion
o the SLM headquarters building.
In Japan, Director Takuji Yamazaki
is in need o help in the Discipleship
Training Branch, as one couple accepted
a new ministry and moved away.
Aloni Mwisaka, Director o the
Discipleship Training Branch in
Uganda, reported that ater three dayso evangelism in Muslim areas, the
team was attacked, causing physical
injuries and destruction o equipment.Pray or Gods protection, wisdom, and
courage as they continue to proclaim
Gods Word in this needy country.
In India, SLM Calcutta, with Director
Karunakar Jena, reported that their
Muslim Literature Coordinator was
beaten or sharing the Good News and
distributing Bible lessons. Prayer is also
requested or reaching other communities
in Northeast India, training more leaders,
and beginning more Sunday schools and
ellowship groups.
Brian and Gwenda Trapp, SLM
Congo, request prayer or the walls
on the camp property to be completed
and or reliable power and water or
the property.
SLM Togo/Benin Discipleship
Training Branch Director Sika Yawo
praises God or 570 prisoners reached
with the Gospel and that they were
able to purchase land to build an
orphanage or children who are taking
the Bible courses.
Many o our SLM Discipleship
Training Branches report an increase in
the number o Associate Discipleship
Schools. A new WWBI school inCalcutta, India, named Ruby Bible
College, was inaugurated with 25
students. Rejoice with us over the
many salvation decisions reported
rom around the world and that the
Bible lessons are helping them to
mature spiritually.SLM Jamaica and Cote d Ivoire
rejoice in the sae arrival o a supply
o lessons. Many countries wait
or months or their shipment and
then may have trouble getting them
released rom customs.
The multi-purpose building in
Dukem, Ethiopia, is coming along well
as reported by SLM Ethiopia Director,
Haile Teera. Funds are needed or the
completion o the building.
A git o $10,000 enabled the
repair o the corn/rice mill in Ghana
that is used by the villagers, giving
opportunity or evangelism anddiscipleship. Income rom the mill
helps to support the teachers o the
Tefe Rural School. The school had
to move and a $7,000 git enabled
them to erect temporary structures.
At a village outreach, 134 prayed to
receive Christ or rededicate their lie
to Christ, resulting in the planting o a
new church. Daniel Sappor, Director
o this Discipleship Training Branch,
also reported that over 400 prisoners
in a maximum security acility arestudying SLM Bible lessons.
Imagine . . . a million invitations
to receive a FREE Bible lesson.People
o any age can fll out the Invitation
Card and receive a lesson appropriate or them! What an
opportunity to reach hungry hearts with the message of Eternal Life.
But we need your help! Would you be willing to receive and
distribute at least 100 o these attractive cards to your riends,strangers, customers, neighbors, or people o any age?
We believe SLM could expect a return o up to 10,000 new stu-
dents rom such an eort. That is 10,000 people who will have a
Gospel presentation made to them, that may never hear in any oth-
er way. And, requests will continue to come in or years to come.
Please: let me know how many cards you will personally
distribute this year: One Hundred . . . Two Hundred . . . Five
Hundred . . . One Thousand . . . MORE? We will send you your
supply o cards as soon as we hear rom you.
Will You accept our challenge to distribute these beautifulcards in this crucial year of 2009?
I am ready to let the Lord use me to give these FREE lesson
request cards this year. I would like or you to send me:
o100 cards o200 cards o500 cards o1000 cards oMore _____
I will do all I can to distribute every card during this
calendar year o 2009.
Name ___________________________________________________
Street ___________________________________________________
City _____________________ State ________ Zip ______________
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