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DigOct08:DigJul05 10/8/2008 2:08 PM Page 4 “Praise The Lord For Your From the foreign office managers and round-theworld translators who help carry ACTS and Shepherd’s Staff teachings to the developing nations, to the World MAP staff and the faithful supporters who make the ministry possible, all hearts share the same mission: to fulfill the Great Commission by making disciples of all nations. Working together they equip indigenous church leaders to be more effective, and in turn raise up and equip even more leaders for Christ. This united effort is much appreciated by hundreds of thousands of church leaders in Asia, Africa and Latin America whose ministries are often built on the foundation provided by World MAP supporters and teams. “It is our greatest privilege to do our part in fulfilling the Great Commission by serving our brothers and sisters around the world,” said Frank Parrish, director of World MAP, following one of the daily World MAP prayer meetings where staff members 4 • WORLD MAP DIGEST World MAP Director Frank Parrish, right, leads staff in prayer African church leaders rely on The Shepherd’s Staff pray for church leaders, World MAP supporters and nations around the world. The church leaders in developing nations “are truly heroes of the faith,” added co-director Wendy Parrish. “We’re honored to assist them with equipping resources.” As we approach the holiday season, we would like to share with you some words of encouragement and thanks for those of you who fund ACTS Magazine and The Shepherd’s Staff. CHINA: Co-Working In God’s Kingdom While the world’s eyes were on Beijing and the Olympics this past summer, China has had the attention of World MAP supporters for nearly two decades. In conjunction with Revival Christian Ministries International, World MAP has provided 356,313 Chinese copies of The Shepherd’s Staff to underground house church leaders, many of whom are persecuted for their Christian faith. Filipino cell leaders (left) and the Indian church leader above count on World MAP to provide training material U
he ff DigOct08:DigJul05 10/8/2008 2:10 PM Page 5 ur Work And Your Effort” By Gayla Dease, World MAP Publications Coordinator Used in remote villages! In places where identities must be hidden “World MAP has been a great blessing to our work in China and to the Chinese churches,” an RCMI spokeswoman recently said. “The Shepherd’s Staff has been a great tool book for all Chinese church leaders.” “This book,” she said, “is also considered as the other ‘must-have’ book – other than the Bible – to all Chinese house church leaders, and even now the Three-Self Government official church leaders find it useful, too. The Shepherd’s Staff has a lot of practical and useful teaching material, which helps Chinese church leaders understand more about God’s Word, thus helps a lot in shepherding their flocks.” The book is “a great blessing,” she explained, since “many church leaders do not have chances to receive systematic Bible training.” “We are very grateful for World MAP’s generosity,” she added, “and we look forward to more chances of co-working in God’s kingdom in the future.” Sig & Joy Feser oversee WMAP’s East African operations INDONESIA: Reaching The Remotest Meanwhile in Indonesia, where roughly 88 percent of the population is Muslim, Robert and Eliana Mambu have worked with World MAP since 1987 to print and distribute ACTS and The Shepherd’s Staff to a small but growing group of Christian leaders. “Publishing ACTS Magazine has been a great blessing to many pastors in Indonesia,” said Robert, who was happy to share this recent unedited testimony from long-time ACTS reader Pastor Y. Halim from North Sulawesi: “I really thank the Lord because until now ACTS is still visiting me in Tagulandang, a small and desolated village in North Sulawesi. Through this magazine I receive many lessons, my faith is strengthened, especially when I face the work of darkness such as witchcraft and black magic. There was ever happened an epidemic disease in my village; in four or five days the patient died. My children were often attacked, but Robert & Eliana Mambu, managers of Indonesian office Vander Santos, right, shown with his family, manages ATOS WORLD MAP DIGEST • 5
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