The Word of God among all Nations

The Quarterly Record ends with a section called 'The Word of God among all Nations'. It is a collection of letter received from grantees essentially as received. The Lord is using His Word to the glory of His Name and the furtherance of His Kingdom as the Scriptures are distributed among the nations of the world. The following letters are taken from Quarterly Record 645.

From Kenya I would love to show my gratitude to the TBS for their generosity towards me in my missionary work. As I write this short message, I feel like crying because I see God’s grace in my life through the approval of my grant requests and reception of Bibles. I once heard a preacher say that having a Bible that contains references is just like having a personal study Bible because the references aid in Bible study. This year when I received the Compact Westminster Reference Bibles, I’ve experienced this practical truth through my daily personal Bible study. All I can say is thank you, and may the Lord show the whole team at TBS grace and favour as you continue in your work of Bible translation and distribution. 

I’ve received a total of 33 bags containing the Bibles (200 Arabic and 200 English) that I requested from the post office. They were so many that we had to transport them via a mini truck. I had the pleasure of giving out forty copies of the compact Westminster Reference Bible to the pastor of my local church for the sole purpose of giving them to new believers who are in need of Bibles, as well as ten Arabic Bibles just in case God brings into our local congregation someone from a Muslim background. Pray with me that those who’ll receive the Bibles will be faithful in feeding upon God’s Word, for man shall not live by bread alone but by every Word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God ...

From Niger The French New Testaments and the booklets have arrived in Niger, let us give glory to God. 600 New Testaments were sent to Niger, they arrived safely two days before the military coup and closure of all borders! 

From Brazil My whole family sends you their greetings! It was beautiful to watch the Lord’s hand reach so many individuals with the light of His Word throughout the prisons here in Sao Paulo, Brazil! We were able to distribute the New Testaments and Gospels of John in over fi fteen diff erent facilities in the Sao Paulo region as well as some in Curitiba. We were overwhelmed with their gratitude. We received numerous accounts of individuals who were actually praying that God would answer them and our visit with the Scriptures came as His direct response to them. One inmate told us that he had specifi cally asked the Lord to provide him with a Bible, knowing how impossible it would be, when we came the very next day and gave him the New Testament, it was like a miracle to him! It was evidence to him from the Father, not only of His existence, but also that he must seek salvation in Jesus! So many others told us how they greatly appreciated the pocket size Scripture booklet and said that they would both treasure and study it! We have also received messages weeks after visiting from inmates thanking us for the Bible.