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February 2012

• Pray for God to remove restrictions on Christian broadcasts inside Russia.
• Ask God to provide resources for our new releases of TTB Russian on FEBC’s local AM stations in Moscow and St. Petersburg, along with a satellite broadcast covering the entire former Soviet Union. 
• Praise for the Dutch program going on air in the former Dutch colony of Suriname. The target audience is the mostly Muslim Suriname-Javanese people group. Pray that it will be effective in communicating the love of God that’s revealed in His Word.
• Ask God to strengthen believers through our ministry and to reach many who do not know Christ as their Savior.
• Praise God that funding has been provided to continue the Uzbek program through the end of 2012. Pray that God continues to provide for all of our productions so that we may keep taking the whole Word to the whole world!
  

January 2012

• Pray for the church leaders in Mongolia, as they are reaping a great harvest.
• Praise God for providing the means to initiate our new Mongolian production! Pray for Batjargal and his team as they begin translation and program production and also that everything will stay on track so that we can begin airing this year.
• Pray that God will prepare the listeners of FEBC-Mongolia to be ready to hear His Word taught and that they will grow in their faith.
• Many new Christians in Mongolia face temptations to return to old ways of life. Pray that our broadcasts will help them resist temptation and lead holy lives.
• Pray for the difficult economic situation of potential listeners in Mongolia. Many are poor and nomadic, and devastating natural disasters in recent years have further impoverished the population – especially animal herders.

December 2011

• Praise God for granting Thru the Bible another year to minister to the hearts and souls of His people and share His awesome and life-changing Word with the world! Pray that doors will remain open to reach those in countries that might be hostile to the gospel, that new doors would be opened in areas that have been closed, and for opportunities and resources to increase our reach in 2012. It’s an honor to be God’s servants, and we pray that He’ll allow us to keep teaching the whole Word of God to the whole world until Christ returns!
• Please pray for the new Uzbek programs that are now reaching a part of the world where it is virtually impossible for a missionary to work. While we praise the Lord for the support that is being provided by a foundation in Europe for this new ministry, we pray for God’s provision that will allow us to continue beyond the first year of sponsorship.
• Pray for the new Fongbe broadcasts that are now being heard throughout the birthplace of Voodoo in West Africa. Pray for the producer, Stanislas Gonse, that he would have divine wisdom as he translates and adapts these programs. Pray also for his protection as he leads this important ministry into the heart of one of Satan’s strongholds.
• This summer the TTB Spanish department launched an A Través de la Biblia page on Facebook. Pray that God will use this site to cross-promote the broadcasts and expand the outreach even more.
• Pray for God’s protection of the leaders of small church groups in countries where there is unrest and bloodshed. Pray that the Bible teaching that reaches them by radio will increase their faith and knowledge of our all-powerful and mighty God.

November 2011

• The UN is reporting that “up to 2,000 Somali refugees cross into Ethiopia each day. Thousands also seek refuge in neighboring Kenya.” Aid agencies are appealing for tens of millions of dollars in emergency funding to fight a drought that has created a triangle of hunger where the borders of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia meet. Please remember this situation in your prayers – that the TTB programs in Swahili, Amharic, Oromo, and Somali will bring a message of hope to those who are suffering so much during this terrible drought and famine.
• In July Southern Sudan celebrated the birth of a new country. In the midst of the euphoria, there is still a lot of unrest across the border to the North with Sudan. Please pray for TWR-Africa as they use this new open window to come alongside the churches in Southern Sudan to bring a message of hope to a nation that has suffered so much.
• John Banman, a missionary with the Evangelical Free Church of Canada, works very closely with TWR-Bolivia in their outreach to the Mennonite colonies in Bolivia. In a recent newsletter he reported: “Solar powered mega voice players [are] one more tool we used, which has the whole New Testament, Psalms, Proverbs and 89 programs of Thru the Bible broadcast [in Low German] loaded on it. This is an ideal tool for young Christians to use to listen to as families, or in small groups, using the player as a Bible study leader. Thanks to the church, and some individual donors, that have paid for this project.” Please pray for these listeners and thank God for His provision. It is very common for Bolivian believers to report that they came to a saving knowledge of Christ through listening on a solar radio.
  

October 2011

• Give thanks to God for answered prayers in that the government has lifted the threatened ban on all Christians throughout Algeria meeting together in the name of Christ. Pray this may continue.
• Last month we asked for prayer for our Telugu producer, whose health had been failing for some time. After that newsletter issue went to print, this dear brother passed into the presence of his Savior. We thank God for his testimony, his life, and his many years of service for the Lord. His ministry has had a huge impact on the church in Andhra Pradesh. Please pray for his family.
• Pray also for Joe Fort (our TWR ministry coordinator) and his wife Sue who this summer experienced the tragic loss of their son. While we take comfort that Tommy is now in the presence of his loving heavenly Father, Joe and his family need our prayers for peace and healing as they mourn the loss of their son and brother.
• Praise for the overwhelming number of downloads of the TTB Spanish program from TWR’s Linguablast site. Pray that the Internet will continue to be an effective and far-reaching tool for ministering to people around the world.
• A recent note from B Japan (the cable network in Japan that airs the TTB Japanese programs) reads: “Thank you for praying for Japan during this time. Recovery from the disaster is going slowly, and while the nuclear reactors seem more stable, the more we learn the worse it all sounds. There may still be major releases of radiation. Thank you for your ministry to the Japanese.” Please keep praying!