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And finally, Bibles for the World announces a new work targeting the Buddhist population in Cambodia. The group is partnering with Kampuchia (KAM-poo-CHEE-uh) for Christ in distributing thousands of Scripture portions. Setan (SEE-tahn) Lee, a killing field survivor, asked Bibles for the World to work with him to provide the Scriptures to Cambodians. On November 16th and 17th, Bibles for the World’s John Pudaite will be in Cambodia with Setan for a live Scripture distribution campaign. In preparation, BFTW has already printed the Gospel of John and Gospel tracts, with the book of Genesis in the works. Please pray for the details of the mission and for its outcome.

Next, beer and loud music couldn’t compete with the Gospel recently in one community in the United States. A team of evangelists visited a home in Birmingham, Alabama where a loud party was being held. People listened to the Gospel message politely, but the atmosphere changed when a man came to Christ. Another woman didn’t want to continue in the ‘party’ lifestyle and wanted a change in her life. E-E clinics train people in evangelism and then sends them out for on the job training.

And finally, missionaries with the Southern Baptist International Mission Board are hosting volunteers to help support the local church. Forrest and Becky Bohlen work with the Andean Agriculture Team. They’re working with 31 volunteers now through September 14th to help finish construction of the Palo Gordo Baptist Church. Not only are the volunteers helping with construction, their planning outreach opportunities as well.

Despite increasing persecution in India, Audio Scriptures International is moving ahead with the “Adopt-A- Village” program-in fact, the project is in its next phase. The “Talking Bible” is in production now, and aimed at 10-thousand non-reading villages who have never heard the Gospel. ASI’s Mark Hoekstra. “There are plans to move on with putting together small teams of American short term missionaries or volunteers. These teams could go out with a small recording device, 50 or 100 Talking Bibles; spend six weeks to produce Talking Bibles that they can actually leave behind for the pastors, missionaries and evangelists.” Hoekstra says that despite growing security concerns, the believers in India have a burning desire to share the hope of the Gospel with others. “Continue to pray for the evangelists and pastors. What is happening in India is we are finding pastors and evangelists have already targeted villages that they’re trying to reach, but they do not have the tools to do that.”

Next, Evangelist Sammy Tippit is in Ukraine with a team of 70 people from throughout the United States. The team is ministering in churches throughout the Zaporozhye (ZAH-po-ROZH-yeh) region. They are working in over 90 churches there. Ministry officials say in the early days of this effort, many have already come to Christ. Tippit is slated to begin combined evangelistic meetings in three of the cities from now through Sunday. Please pray for the Gospel to penetrate hearts.