International (MNN) – Today, many people are looking back at the year behind them to focus on what they are thankful for. Ministries are no different.
Helen Williams of World Missionary Press says when they recently took stock of the ways that God blessed their work in 2024, they were blown away.
2024 Blessings
“We are just so grateful for all the Lord has done. We are celebrating 63 years in ministry here. And we look back at some of those early years and those who were so faithful in the beginning. And we’ve built on that,” Williams says.
(Photo courtesy of World Missionary Press)
The ministry has always been about supporting the spread of the Gospel through their free Scripture booklets. But the demand for their booklets is constant and growing. This fiscal year, the ministry shipped out 70 containers. They increased their booklet production to 11 million per month.
As demand for these materials grows across the globe, God is providing for the ministry both logistically and spiritually.
“It isn’t that he just sends in money. He just covers this place in so many ways. And our staff feels it and knows it. And as long as we can know that and trust in that—God’s purpose here—then we believe that God can use the material that goes out and the effort that’s put into providing.”
God is also opening up new opportunities, like the shipment getting sent to Cuba. The government has approved the container, and believers on the ground are waiting for the materials to arrive. Williams says they’ve been praying for an opening in that country for seven years!
Even in difficult-to-reach countries, God continues to raise up people who want to do the work of spreading the Good News.
New Ministry President
For Williams, one of the biggest blessings of the year was the smooth transfer of leadership. When Harold Mack announced his intent to retire, the team asked God to provide a new president. In August, Darryl Ramey stepped up to the take the helm.
Darryl Ramey is the new president of World Missionary Press, taking over for Harold Mack. (Photo courtesy of World Missionary Press)
“He has some different ideas, and different ways of doing things.” Williams says, “And we believe that God kind of said ‘okay let’s just stir you up just a little bit and get you a little excited, etc.’ And I think he’s done that.”
Following God’s lead
Looking back at the year, the ministry doesn’t just have hopes for the new year. They have confidence in the One who has brought them this far.
A recent World Missionary Press newsletter said, “God has PROTECTED WMP for 63 years. Harold Mack has repeatedly said, ‘God honors His Word.’ Therefore we know He will not leave us nor forsake us. His PRESENCE watches over our shipping containers, production facilities, staff, and volunteers. We humbly say THANK YOU for God’s enabling – both in the past and for the future.”
Pray that God would continue to guide World Missionary Press, and that the team will continue to follow his lead. Ask God to begin working in the hearts of those who will receive booklets in 2025 so they will be prepared to hear the Good News.
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Header photo courtesy of World Missionary Press
