International (MNN) — According to Pew Research, only two-thirds of American adults identified as Christians in 2022, compared to 90 percent in the 1990s.
Though faith may decline in the U.S., Keys for Kids’ Greg Yoder says, “There’s a craving for the Gospel in other parts of the world.”
For example, a Keys for Kids partner recently spoke with a former Taliban terrorist who came to Christ. Yoder says, “He happened upon our Urdu Storyteller and said, ‘Hey, do you have this in the Pashto language?’ They said, ‘Well, no, not yet.’ [He said,] ‘Oh, well, if you did, I could get them into Afghanistan.’”
Ameen, the son of a tribal leader in Pakistan, had a reputation as a rude and rebellious boy. However, his actions and attitude began to change after receiving a Storyteller.
(Photo, caption courtesy of Keys for Kids)
A Pashto translation is complete and available today, and distribution is slowly underway.
“You can’t even have a church in Afghanistan, and yet, people are coming to faith in Jesus Christ hand over fist. We’re excited to be a part of that,” Yoder says.
Christian resources for children are generally unavailable in non-English languages. That’s why Keys for Kids devotionals fly off the shelf nearly as soon as the translation work is finished.
“They’re spoken for or in the process of getting there. The need to invest in something like this is huge,” Yoder says.
“If they’re searching for truth, we, as followers of Jesus Christ, need to declare the liberating power of the Gospel and let the Holy Spirit do His work because He will do the work.”
Children aren’t the only ones who benefit from Keys for Kids resources. “Whole families are using these,” Yoder says.
“One example was a Storyteller [that] had gone about 500 miles. We handed it out in the middle of Pakistan. It ended up in northern Pakistan and had probably been listened to by three- or 400 people by the time it got to a distant family member.”
You can help Keys for Kids mobilize more resources here.
Header and story images courtesy of Keys for Kids.
