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Issue Number: 601 – October to December 2012and he thanked so much again for the Bibleas he had started reading it. Another youngseamen off the same vessel was offered aRussian Bible and he accepted gladly also. Itwas a very cold, wet day and night but heartwarmingresponses to the Word of God.A container ship moving between Japan/Korea/China and New Zealand was in Portabout the same time. This vessel used tobe manned with an all-Chinese crew, butrecently a change took place, and now thereis a Sri Lankan Captain and Chief Engineer;rest of the crew is Filipino with one or twoChinese. The Captain has since been advisedto see the man in the gospel van outside theport gates, so on the way to the supermarkethe requested to hear gospel music, finallygoing away with a Bible, magazines, textsand gospel message CDs. Captain has sinceemailed and asked to be met the next timehe is in port.A ship carrying woodchips came from theBluff, in Queensland, Australia, and on herway to Japan. She had a Korean Captainand Chief Engineer with a Vietnamesecrew. Over at the port we were able togive the Vietnamese John 3:16 texts intheir own mother tongue! What a joy!Two days later the Captain, on our way tothe supermarket, among other questionsasked, ‘What is the meaning of the word“gospel”?’ to which queries I explained Iwas a born again Christian. Captain replied,‘Me a Christian too!’ The Chief Engineercame out later and introduced himselfsaying he was a born again Christian. Anolder Korean gentleman with a bright,smiling face gave the Captain a KoreanJohn 3:16 text and found another in thevan for the Chief Engineer. They boththanked and thanked, and accepted Bibles.‘See you next time we are in!’ We do praythat both of these men are truly the Lord’s.A regular to our waters, one ship movingwood pulp and timber between here andJapan, was also in Port later that week.Two Filipino boys off the ship asked, ‘Haveyou got any more of your good readingmaterial please?’ They were given furthermagazines and a selection of gospelmessage CDs. Gospel tracts are readilyavailable for whoever will take them.Will close with renewed thanks for theScriptures you provide.[Ed.: this group, as with others, use ourScriptures along with those publishedby other organisations, some of whichmay not hold our stance on text andtranslation. This letter gives clear evidenceof the need for the continuing work ofproducing sound editions of the Scripturesfor people around the world.]AfricaFrom Nungua-Accra, GhanaI greet you in the name of ourLord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Howare you and the entire working staff ofTrinitarian Bible Society? We are prayingfor you and the good work that you aredoing. Every recipient of the Bibles andthe Golden Thoughts Calendars send theirsincere greeting to you all (Philippians4.23). I took delivery of my consignmentin December. I thank God: I received theconsignment at the nick of time. I receivedall my consignment except some fewBibles that were taken by the customofficers during inspection. No money wascollected from me this year to help with35