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The Gospel is going into the schools of the Czech Republic.
Meanwhile, Christian radio is changing the lives of people in the United Kingdom. A listener to the only radio stations that airing Insight for Living in the U-K says she had purchased a message from Chuck Swindoll and it was instrumental in leading someone to Christ. “I lent him the tape, which was the trials and crucifixion of the Lord. And, two days after I had lent him the tape he phoned me and told he had been to church that day, during his lunch hour. He had gone into a place on his own and prayed and asked God’s forgiveness.” She says the international ministry of Insight for Living is having an impact on personal evangelism. She says the ministry encouraged her to do something with her faith. “It caused me to be a witness apart from not.” Pray that many others in the U-K will be moved to share their faith.
And finally, AMG International is getting into the Olympic fever. As the Opening Ceremonies are slated to get underway in Sydney, Australia on Friday, AMG’s Muriel Lovestrand explains how they’re involved. “We’re sending a team from Greece to minister especially to Greeks who come and also Greeks in Australia. One of the other things we’re doing to take advantage of the Olympics is, on Sunday the 17th, we’re going to place a sports-related ad in newspapers in major cities around the world. In response to that ad, the people will get a booklet. The Gospel is very clear in this booklet.” Lovestrand adds that this effort needs prayer: “…that the Holy Spirit will prepare hearts of those who should receive the Gospel message at that time, realizing that many of these people come from countries where the Gospel hasn’t penetrated.”
Christian education in southern Africa is getting a much-needed shot in the arm. Doctor Phillip Renicks is with the Association of Christian Schools International and was there recently hosting an All Africa Conference. “The thing that it did was, really united the Christian school movement across sub Sahara Africa. There was just a sense of God’s presence there. There was a sense of feeling that we have a goal, a task that needs to be completed and we want to work toward that.” Renicks says as governments in Africa struggle to fund and staff schools, they’re providing need educational opportunities with one thing in mind. “The Christian school is the greatest tool for evangelism and discipleship that the church has today. Evangelism is a very key part of what we would consider to be important in Christian education in southern Africa.”
Elsewhere, children around the world are becoming missionaries to their families with the help of the Book of Hope. The group’s mission is to affect destiny around the world by providing God’s eternal Word to all the children and youth of the world. More than 30 million young people in 90 countries will receive a copy of the four Gospels this year, and most bring it home to show their families. The group is on the verge of a milestone in their ministry this week when the 100 millionth child receives a copy of The Book of Hope.
