News Updates
November 30, 2009 - New language edition of the Enrichment Journal now available online!
The first Portuguese edition of the Enrichment Journal is now available online at the Enrichment Journal website! It is exciting to add another new language in digital format. We pray this will be a helpful resource to thousands and thousands of Portuguese-speaking (and preaching) pastors and church workers around the world. Check it out at www.enrichmentjournal.ag.org!
November 11, 2009 - LIFE Publishers says, "Goodbye" to retiring missionaries, Bill & Jo Anne Williams
After 42 years of dedicated service, Bill & Jo Anne Williams are retiring from missions. View highlights of their service with LIFE Publishers in the photobook linked below.
September 11, 2009 - Celebrating the Launch of the Portuguese Fire Bible for Africa
Missionary Delton Watts recently traveled to Angola and Mozambique to participate in the Portuguese Fire Bible launch. To the right, he is pictured with a pastor in Angola whose Bible is falling apart from use. We were able to bless him with a brand new Fire Bible in his heart language!
"Missionaries representing LIFE Publishers were part of a huge distribution of the Fire Bible for the Southern African countries of Angola and Mozambique. Angola received 5,500 Bibles, of which some will go other Portuguese speaking countries. The celebration and dedication of the Portuguese Bibles took place during
the General Council of the Assemblies of God of Angola. The Bibles were received with an enormous sense of gratitude, and will go to meet a great need of training pastors for the many churches who have lacked resources because of war and internal strife. Also, in Mozambique Superintendent Fernando Bata said the gift of the 4,500 Fire Bibles 'surpassed his expectations' and plans have been set in place for distribution. In both countries, many people do not have a personal Bible and are greatly honored to be recipients of such a great gift."
- Delton Watts
Thank you for partnering with us to make this extraordinary event possible!
LIFE Publishers is now on Facebook! - June 2009
Visit our Facebook page and become a fan to receive updates and news about LIFE Publishers and all of our special projects. If you are already a fan, recommend our page to your friends and help us "spread the Word."
Ministry Partner Seeks Additional Staff - May 21, 2009
One of our ministry partners, Bible League, is seeking motivated individuals to join them in ministry. If you would like more information on these opportunities, click on the links below:
Regional Field Director for Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois
Regional Field Director for Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky
Reflections from the Arabic Fire Bible Launch in Lebanon - December 2, 2008.
To view a powerpoint presentation containing photos from the launch, click here.
Beirut is a city of mixed cultures that haphazardly blends Christian and Muslim influences. We found the Lebanese people to be extremely kind, friendly, and helpful. The city is still recovering from the war two years ago so construction is underway on almost every street corner. It is a bustling business city built on the Mediterranean Sea that exudes determination and a true potential for prosperity.
We had been prepared by the Arabic Bible Society to expect a small number of people to attend the launch. However, we were pleasantly surprised when over 140 people arrived to fill the ballroom we had rented at the Metropolitan Palace Hotel for the occasion. Some of the most startling guests were the bishops and archbishops of the Greek Orthodox and Marionite Catholic churches. Dressed in their full black regalia, they were an impressive sight and certainly stood out from the crowd. It was a moving experience to see them eagerly accept their gift of an Arabic FLSB.
After the ceremony, many of the evangelical Christians who attended the event commented about how thrilled they were to have this Bible in Arabic. Everyone who attended the event seemed impressed with the presentation and were excited about the potential for this Bible not only in Lebanon but in the entire Arabic speaking world.
After the dedication ceremony we enjoyed sharing a typical Lebanese dinner with our hosts from the Arabic Bible Society. It was a great time of sharing delicious food (about 20-25 different dishes) and rejoicing together over the success of the dedication.
The day after the launch we were privileged to visit the ancient town of Byblos, about 20 miles outside of Beirut. This city dates back over 5,000 years. While we were looking in the souvenir shops we happened to talk with the owner of one shop about our reason for being in Lebanon. He was amazed and started laughing and told us excitedly that his sons were Pentecostal pastors. He ran to the shop next door and brought them to meet us. We had a wonderful visit with them as they told us they read the FLSB in English every day and use it to prepare for sermons. They were amazed and elated to learn that our purpose in being in Lebanon was to dedicate the FLSB in Arabic. One of the brothers has been trying to establish a church in the little town of Byblos for over 8 months. He has met great resistance and asked us to go with him to the place they are using to start the church. We walked with him about 5 blocks and there we all gathered around him and his youth minister and laid hands on them and prayed that God would give them open doors in the city and that their desire to start a church would become a reality. It was truly a special blessing for us to be able to encourage a Lebanese pastor in this way.
Terri Gibbs, Director of Product Development, LIFE Publishers International
December 18, 2008
Principles4LIFE reaching children in Fiji
Rev. Phil Young with Pacific Kidz Connect is reaching out to children in Fiji. One of the many resources being used to teach and train is LIFE Publisher's Principles4LIFE Sunday School curriculum. Click here to view a blog from a missions trip in August 2008 with daily stories and photos of this missionary putting valuable resources into action.
November 12, 2008
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Today, 2,000 German-speaking pastors and workers are receiving INSPIRATION in Austria, Germany and Switzerland! |
We recently received these notes from pastors in Switzerland who want to express their thanks to you for providing them with INSPIRATION:
“In the German-speaking world, INSPIRATION (name of German-edition Enrichment journal) is the first periodical of its kind available for senior pastors, elders and church workers! It provides relevant, up-to-date and helpful articles for evangelism, church work and missions from a Pentecostal perspective. The articles help shape and challenge the biblical and theological awareness of our pastors. Having this publication available will also help our Pentecostal movements in Europe strengthen their influence.”
“INSPIRATION is not a journal you read and then put away. Its articles are timeless and when I read it, I am deeply encouraged. The issue on evangelism came exactly at the right time when we pastors were asking ourselves in Switzerland how we could better help the church in reaching out for Christ.”
“My wife, Chris, and I lead Pentecostal churches in various towns in the Lake Constance area of Switzerland. Three of our children and their families serve with us. Our vision is to encourage and build up three generations in the church. INSPIRATION has encouraged us and confirmed that we are on the right track.”
“My wife, Brigitte, and I serve a growing church in Olten, Switzerland, of 150 people. We have a deep longing for a special spread of the Holy Spirit in our nation and city. INSPIRATION is helping us keep this hunger alive and is strengthening our faith. We were especially touched by the revival theme issue!”
November 12, 2008
Hands That Heal and Project Rescue
One of the organizations that LIFE Publishers partners with is Project Rescue. Project Rescue works with girls coming out of the sex slave trade. They have developed a series of three books called Hands That Heal, which we have helped produce for them. One of these books is designed for academic training, while the other two are written to be used by "hands-on" community workers. These materials help the workers in dealing with the unique struggles that they will face when reaching out to these girls.
As an exciting follow-up to the English productions of Hands That Heal, we are now working on Russian, Hindi and Portuguese translations.
To learn more about Project Rescue, visit their website: www.projectrescue.com