DEREK PRINCE MINISTRIES Worldwide Prayer Focus NOVEMBER 2015

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1 DEREK PRINCE MINISTRIES Worldwide Prayer Focus NOVEMBER 2015 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who proclaims peace, who brings glad tidings of good things, who proclaims salvation, who says to Zion, Your God reigns! The LORD has made bare His holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. Isaiah 52:7, 10 November 1 AUSTRALIA Graeme and Veronica, DPM s Indigenous Outreach Coordinators, will be joined by members of an Aboriginal church to travel together to west/central New South Wales for an outreach November 5 9. Pray for their protection and a move of the Holy Spirit that will bless and impact all those they come in contact with. November 2 IRAQ A large shipment of Arabic and Farsi books has arrived in Erbil. Pray that these books can be distributed safely and successfully, both locally and to other neighboring countries. Another church in Erbil has introduced a weekly Bible study using the Self-Study Bible Course books that they recently received. This book has proven to be quiet popular. Pray that it will continue to encourage the believers here and help them mature in their faith. Pray for the Lord s blessing and protection over the event scheduled for early November in northern Iraq in coordination with local churches and other ministries. It is the first such event in the city and will introduce some of Derek s books to Kurdish and Arabic-speaking churches. November 3 SERBIA Pray for a strong team spirit and relationship between the leaders, Miro Fic and Miro Cobrda, as they continue to coordinate DPM s work in Serbia. Pray for God s guidance, wisdom and favor in contacting every denomination in Serbia to share Derek s teaching. Pray for a gifted website designer who can get a website up and running by the end of this year. November 4 CAUCASUS REGION Pray for successful distribution of Derek s Russian books to the northern Caucasus area of Russia. In November and December, Outreach Coordinator Vazgen and his family will travel and minister in a number of countries in this region. Pray for the Lord s protection and favor upon them. November 5 BELARUS The wife of Aleksandr, the DPM Coordinator, will be teaching a course for women about biblical forgiveness and freedom and will include Derek Prince s teaching. Pray for her to have the Lord s wisdom and guidance as she shares and ministers. November 6 ISRAEL The Destiny of Israel and the Church is now published in Hebrew. Pray that this message will spread across Israel and the Church around the world. Derek said, "This convergence will provide the most dramatic and significant developments of all history." November 7 FRANCE Pray for Catherine to walk in the Lord s wisdom and peace in her many responsibilities mentor for the Bible Correspondence Course students, bookkeeper, etc. She is valuable to the team. Pray for all the shipments of material going to French-speaking Africa to arrive safely and quickly and that Derek s teaching will continue to build up God s people in these nations. Page 1

2 November 8 EGYPT/MIDDLE EAST An agreement was made with a Christian Arabic channel to start broadcasting Derek s teaching in October. Negotiations are also underway with another Christian Arabic Radio station. Pray that Derek s broadcasts will bear much fruit for the Kingdom across the Middle East. Life-Changing Spiritual Power has been printed. Pray that this strategic compilation of books will reach many Arabs and that there would be an increase in distribution of other titles as well. November 9 NETHERLANDS Pray for more translators who would volunteer their skills to help with several pending projects. Another Internet course is underway on Who is the Holy Spirit? Pray that the students working through it will grow in understanding the gifts of the Spirit and find their own gifting and function. November 10 RWANDA There is a fresh momentum in the translation and publishing work in Rwanda. The Self-Study Bible Course is in the final stages of production. Pray especially that it will give new believers a great start in their journey of faith. November 11 CHINA The DPM China team is now distributing the final printing of the year 50,000 books in two different places. In one location, the team was asked to print Rediscovering God s Church. In another area, there was a demand for Declaring God s Word and the Foundation Series. Pray that these needs can be met. November 12 GULF REGION New contacts have been established in Saudi Arabia and Lebanon. Pray that strong relationships will emerge so that through them DPM can reach the believing community in these countries. A new church in Kuwait has indicated they are interested in getting Derek's books and becoming a regular supporter of DPM. Pray for favor from this congregation, especially from the leadership. November 13 BOTSWANA Pray for Martin Erasmus to be able to get a year s permit to be in Botswana so he can continue his work among the San Bushmen tribe. Pray that the Lord will protect him and provide for all his needs as well as for the people he is ministering to. November 14 SOLOMON ISLANDS Pray for good sales of Derek s books through the Christian bookstore in Honiara, the capital. During September, DPM Coordinator Hudson taught 200 young people on the teachings from The Divine Exchange and Blessing or Curse: You Can Choose. Pray that these truths will bring transformation to their lives. November 15 GERMANY Another office facility for DPM will be needed by the end of the year. Pray for the Lord to provide the right place to meet every need for the Germany team. Pray for Dan and his staff to have the Lord s wisdom to make the right decision regarding a new location and to help them with this move and transition. November 16 INDONESIA Pray for God s wisdom and protection for Marcel, the new Indonesia Director. Two staff members left to attend university and now a major project is at hand translating 30 of Derek s most significant audio/video messages into Indonesian. Pray for new staff with the needed skills to be quickly found and that the office will continue to run smoothly. November 17 BULGARIA Pray for successful production of the book, Rediscovering God s Church translation, editing, layout, and printing and that it will have a big impact upon the church in Bulgaria. Page 2

3 November 18 LATIN AMERICA Pray for new inroads into Latin America and the right connections to be solidified. Pray for the Lord s continued blessing and favor upon the two publishers and distributors of Derek s Spanish books in Colombia. November 19 MADAGASCAR Pray for favor for Dries and Valerie as they reach out to Bible Schools with Derek s teaching. Pray for wisdom and guidance for Valerie and a new worker who will help with editing. Pray for successful voicing of Derek s teaching into Malagasy for the MP3 players and CDs for radio broadcasting. November 20 IRAN Pray for God s blessing upon the Farsi recording work for new DVD titles. Pray for protection upon the new DPM office and team in Iran that will seek to disciple and train believers and distribute Derek's materials. November 21 UNITED KINGDOM There is great interest in foreign language material for prisons in the UK. Pray that these requests can be filled soon. Pray that the inmates receiving this teaching will be impacted and forever changed by the Lord. November 22 INDIA The annual DPM Orphans Christmas Party will be held in early December. Pray that the 600 orphans and needy children expected to attend will be greatly blessed and, especially, that those who do not know Jesus will respond positively to the Gospel message and accept Him as their Lord and Savior. November 23 POLAND Pray for wisdom for Marek and Agnieszka as they continue to coordinate DPM s work across Poland and that they walk in good health and strength for the tasks. Pray for the successful completion of the printing projects planned for this year. Pray for favor and cooperation with Polish churches and Christian organizations in reaching the people of Poland with the Gospel and solid teaching. November 24 SOUTH AFRICA Pray for the Lord s blessing and anointing upon Mzi Mahola who is doing the Xhosa translation of Life-Changing Spiritual Power. Pray that millions of Xhosa people will read the book and that their lives would be changed. Pray for the translation and voicing of the Xhosa language Laying the Foundation DVDs. November 25 PAKISTAN Pray for favor and provision of finances for Directors James and Elizabeth as they seek to purchase their apartment (containing the DPM office) from their landlord. Pray for God s strength and protection over them and their translators. November 26 SWEDEN Pray for the new work in Sweden where four of Derek s classic books will be translated and printed. Pray for a good working relationship between Sverre, Director of the Norway office, and the team in Sweden working with him. November 27 UNITED STATES Pray for increased contact with the Spanish-speaking community in the United States through the Spanish website, contact with Derek s Spanish books, and other means. Pray for guidance for ongoing outreach to college students and the right people to be involved to help move it forward. Page 3

4 November 28 NORWAY Pray for school students in Bergen to be increasingly reached and impacted by the Word of God and Derek s teaching. Pray for the Lord to move at Fjell Secondary School where pupils are doing a complete reading through the New Testament (three times weekly during lunch breaks). This is an open door for the gospel to go forth! Pray for more missions-minded partners to come forth and begin investing not only in the work in Norway, but in DPM outreaches in China and India, especially. November 29 KENYA Upon completion, the first printing of Swahili books in Kenya will be distributed to other parts of the country, South Sudan, Somalia, Uganda and Tanzania and used in training pastors and leaders from many fledgling churches. Pray for protection over everyone who will be distributing and using these books from militants coming down from North Africa who are seeking to destroy the church. November 30 MYANMAR Pray for good health, God s protection and wisdom for Director Jacob, his wife Sandar and the 50 children in their care in their home. There are currently 30,000 Burmese books by Derek ready to distribute. Pray for safe distribution of this material across the nation and continued printing and distribution to take place. Page 4

5 DEREK PRINCE MINISTRIES Worldwide Prayer Focus DECEMBER 2015 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before You. For the kingdom is the LORD S, and He rules over the nations. Psalm 22:27 28 December 1 CROATIA Pray for God s protection and encouragement for all who are involved with DPM in Croatia. Pray for the Lord s favor with church leaders in Croatia concerning new books and that through the churches even more people can be reached with Derek s teachings. December 2 ZIMBABWE Pray for Director Tich to have a greater understanding of God s purposes for DPM s work in Zimbabwe and to move forward in His wisdom and favor to share Derek s teaching in Pray for the successful completion of current translation work. Pray for abundant finances to meet all outreach expenses travel, translation, printing, distribution, etc. December 3 IRAQ Pray for a good and fruitful relationship with the new Sorani translator and that much more of Derek s material will be translated into the main language of the Kurdish people. Plans are underway to translate Life-Changing Spiritual Power (a compilation of several titles) into Sorani. Pray for the Lord s grace and anointing upon those involved in this project. Pray for a suitable printing facility to be found so these books can be printed locally. December 4 SOUTH AFRICA Radio is still the most effective means of getting the gospel message and Bible teaching to the people of Africa. Pray for more stations in the whole southern Africa region. Pray that many radio listeners will be encouraged and changed as they hear Derek s teaching. Pray for those who attend the DVD evenings to grow in their walk with the Lord and that more people in the inner city will come to this time of teaching. December 5 ESTONIA Pray for wisdom and favor for the DPM team here as they continue to share Derek s material in the Baltic and Russian languages. Pray for connections with the right people for translation work in Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian and for connection with those who could help distribute material. December 6 CANADA Pray for guidance and favor for the pastors who are using Derek s material in two very remote Aboriginal communities one in Ontario and one in Manitoba. Derek s booklet, Will You Intercede? (500 copies) was provided for a prayer conference in October. Pray that this event brings more contacts and opportunities to share Derek s teaching. Pray for clear direction from the Lord for the Canada Board as they prepare for December 7 SLOVAKIA Pray for the book, You Matter to God, to be successfully printed and distributed. Pray for the Lord to move in this nation by His Spirit, drawing many believers back to their first love, and that Derek s teaching will be used to mature these believers. Page 5

6 December 8 MONGOLIA With the Mongolian team producing Apps, books and a website, pray that Derek s teaching will be widely received among Mongolia's comparatively new churches. December 9 TANZANIA The new Joy Radio station is reaching an area with a high Muslim population. Pray that many who listen will receive the truth that they hear, turn to the Lord and become strong believers. December 10 FRANCE Pray for the Dutch friend who is working on the new YouTube channel which has over 40 HD videos of Derek s teaching in French. Pray for the teaching available on YouTube to bring more contacts and requests for material. Pray for wisdom for Director René to find new ways of reaching the Church in France with Derek s teachings. December 11 CZECH REPUBLIC Pray for Derek s teaching to build up and encourage believers here, causing the church to grow and more to be planted. Pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the Body of Christ and for believers to become bold in sharing their faith and discipling others. December 12 EGYPT Pray for the final stages of development of the new Arabic website. It will be another very important tool in addition to television and radio that will begin broadcasting soon. Pray for the right person to carry the responsibility for digital and social media distribution. December 13 JAPAN Pray for God s protection and anointing over Yoshie as she translates into Japanese Derek s teaching series on Basics of Deliverance, along with the two series, The Enemies We Face and Release from the Curse. December 14 SLOVAKIA Pray that God will send new laborers into the harvest in Slovakia, including new and skilled volunteers to help DPM spread Derek s teaching across the nation. Pray for Branislav and Claudia and the whole team to be guided by the Lord s wisdom and the power of the Holy Spirit. December 15 NIGERIA DPM has some small ongoing initiatives in Nigeria, but the Lord seems to be indicating that He wants to establish a new work here. Pray that His will would be made clear and the DPM workers would begin to step out into all that He has purposed for DPM in this nation. December 16 SYRIA Pray for the Lord s protection and provision for the people of Syria including DPM co-workers there. Syria has endured nearly five years of war with millions leaving the country and even more being displaced internally. Pray that the Church would be able to minister to many people who are traumatized and bring healing and that the DPM materials they have would be used and shared. December 17 SOLOMON ISLANDS Continue to pray for the growth of the prison ministry and that Derek s teaching will give the inmates a strong foundation of the Word in their lives. Pray for the inmates at Auki Prison. One volunteer is teaching them using Derek s material on the baptism of the Holy Spirit, and a good number of them have given their lives to the Lord. Page 6

7 December 18 INTERNATIONAL Pray for God s protection and rest over all the staff members of DPM worldwide as they take time off over the Christmas/New Year s holidays. Pray that they would all return to their respective offices refreshed and ready to move forward in all that the Lord has shown them to do in December 19 NEPAL Pray for God s protection and guidance for Director Gopaljee, his wife Ganga and daughter Ruchi, along with his distributors, especially as they continue to travel and visit earthquake damaged towns and villages. Pray for many open doors to minister and share Derek s material with those still hurting from this disaster. December 20 GERMANY Pray for wisdom for Dan and his team in how best to promote Derek s teaching and where missions organizations, churches, etc. Pray for increased funding for book reprints and printing new books. Pray for connection with new contacts who would desire to support the work of the ministry not only financially, but to help it expand. December 21 ETHIOPIA Many leaders are now using Derek s Amharic materials in their churches and Bible schools. Pray for believers to grow from his teaching and to become effective in the Lord s service. Pray for Derek s material to be printed in the Oromo language, which is spoken by 31 percent of the population in Ethiopia. December 22 NETHERLANDS Pray for the Internet courses to reveal to the participants God s plan for their lives and help them grow in their faith. Pray for Director Ivar s safety, inspiration and anointing as he ministers increasingly in several churches, presenting Derek's teaching from his passion to help the Body of Christ mature. Pray for God s mighty grace and healing upon the staff as health issues are being battled while work challenges continue and the ongoing demand for Derek's teaching is steady. December 23 INDIA The main cities in North Karnataka State lack Christian teaching and there is much persecution. However, there are many churches and leaders in need of encouragement and strengthening in the Word of God. Pray that the DPM team in India can reach these leaders with Derek s teaching, along with those in Mumbai and Pune in Gujarat State. December 24 CHINA President Xi Jinping, leader of the newly powerful China, visited the United States not long ago. Microsoft, Apple and other huge companies willingly met with him to the displeasure of the American administration. Pray that God will turn the hearts of these powerful Chinese leaders to His ways and restrain some of their policies that put pressure on the Church. December 25 UKRAINE Pray for the Ukrainian church to be open to receiving Derek s materials and that his teaching will help them have the right attitude toward government and right response to the challenges they have in the nation. Pray for God s help and guidance for those printing and distributing the new translation, Secrets of a Prayer Warrior. Pray for the translation of the next title, Called to Conquer, into Russian to go smoothly. Page 7

8 December 26 UNITED STATES Pray for the right contacts to help introduce Derek s teaching to denominational churches and for the Lord s favor with church leaders. Pray for the Lord s direction for involvement in ministry events in 2016 so that materials and time would be wisely invested. December 27 ISRAEL Directors of DPM in Israel, George and Betty, report: The people of Israel are under severe pressure. In speaking to a Russian woman on the street in Jerusalem, she said: Christians are the only true friends Israel has, the world has turned against us. Pray that the team in Israel will be able to reach more and more true believers with Derek s materials. December 28 PERU Pray for the Lord to increasingly impact the people of Peru through Derek s Spanish radio programs (on three stations) and Spanish DVD teachings on television. December 29 SWITZERLAND Pray for wisdom and favor for the Director, Ruedi, and supporters of the ministry to expand the ministry s outreach and impact. Pray for contact with more individuals, churches and ministries who would be interested in Derek s teaching material. December 30 PHILIPPINES The Self-Study Bible Course has now been printed in the Tagalog language. Pray that this book will help lay a firm foundation of the Word in the lives of many believers. The Christian TV station, New Hope TV, is planning to air Derek s teaching from General Santos City in the south. Pray for many to listen to these programs and be strengthened in their faith. December 31 LATIN AMERICA Pray that many people will be impacted by Derek s teaching which is being broadcast through television stations in Argentina and Peru. Pray that more and more people will access the Spanish website, App and Facebook page and be encouraged by the Word from the Word audio devotionals that are now available (168 total). Page 8

9 DEREK PRINCE MINISTRIES Praise and Thanksgiving NOVEMBER/DECEMBER be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Ephesians 5:18b 20 Botswana/Namibia/South Africa Isabel Surgeon It is exciting to see new doors opening for Derek s teaching in places that have never even heard the gospel! The Kalahari San Bushmen live in an area of northwest Botswana, part of east Namibia and the Northern Cape of South Africa. There is a population of 100,000 who are nomadic. Co-worker Martin Erasmus, a South African, has been working among them for the past five years. We have supplied him with transcripts to do translation into the Kalahari San language, and then voicing will be done onto CDs for radio broadcasting. The messages will also be loaded onto Megavoice players. The Tswana DVD series Laying the Foundations has already been taken by Martin to show the San Bushmen. Bulgaria Iskra Nacheva We thank the Lord and all those who were involved in the printing projects for this year, as well as prayer and financial support and encouragement. All are vital to us here. Canada Bob Yeo We were able to send 500 copies of the booklet, Will You Intercede? to a conference in October held by Intercede international. We are grateful for this opportunity and hope it will open more doors for us to share Derek s material. China Ross Paterson Nine new titles are being translated and published in Taiwan. There is a new interest in Derek s teaching, and the China team gets free translations of high quality to distribute in China. We are thankful that our team inside China is able to continue distributing Derek s material to hungry believers, although in some areas, there is a clampdown on Christians and the Church. Croatia Damir & Irene Blazic New books by Derek have been a great encouragement to Croatian believers. We now have 27 Croatian books available that the Lord is using to pour out His grace and blessings to the Body of Christ here. East Africa Neil Cornick, Isabel Surgeon, Warren Smith Tens of thousands of people are coming to faith across East Africa, as we are hearing from ministries that work with us. We have the privilege of supplying Derek's teaching to help establish them in the Lord. Pray for this move of the Lord to continue and reach other parts of Africa. We continue to get good reports about the impact of the book, Life-Changing Spiritual Power. Egypt Neil Cornick God answered our prayers about broadcasting Derek s teaching to the Middle East through medium wave Radio and the Internet. We now have an agreement with a Christian Arabic channel that began broadcasting in October and are negotiating with another radio station. We recently printed Life-Changing Spiritual Power in Arabic. Page 9

10 France René de Groot A well-known Christian in Chad who has held some important positions (including Secretary of State for Finances and Economy) has ordered a large number of French books and intends to distribute them among fellow Christians (some of them also in places of authority). We praise God for this opportunity to provide Derek s teaching for leaders and others in this nation, We had a good response to our request for funds for special reprints and were able to cover the cost of 10,000 Euros without any problem! Another shipment of 2,500 books was sent to various Bible Schools in Kinshasha, Democratic Republic of Congo. Each book is often shared and read by several people. On November 2, we celebrate 20 years of Derek Prince Ministries in France. We are so grateful for everything God has done and for His infinite faithfulness! India Elsie & Danny On August 14, a centenary celebration of Derek s birth was held at St John s Anglican Church, Bangalore (where Derek was christened as a baby). It was a great success. Glowing tributes were paid to Derek by senior Indian pastors who also told how God had influenced many lives through his teaching. A pastor who has the largest Malayalam congregation in Asia was very clear in explaining how the Blessing or Curse message had revolutionized his deliverance ministry. Almost 200 leaders from all over India attended the two-day conference organized to coincide with the Centenary. Ross Paterson, DPM China Director, was the speaker and challenged leaders and lay people alike to rise up for the Kingdom. Indonesia Marcel During August, we gave out 300 copies of Derek s book, Life-Changing Spiritual Power, to pastors and Bible school students in East Indonesia. They were very excited to receive this material. Iraq/Gulf Region Neil Cornick We now have the first translation of Blessings and Curses (the abridged version) in Sorani. Our new translator has also dubbed two of Derek s video messages into Sorani. A large shipment of Arabic and Farsi books has arrived in Erbil for distribution both locally and to other countries in this region. Madagascar Isabel Surgeon Co-workers Dries and Valerie Du Plessis live in west Madagascar and have been missionaries there for 20 years. They are thankful the Lord sent them a lady who speaks English and French and will be a great help to them with ongoing Malagasy translation and editing. The Will You Intercede? booklet and Rediscovering God s Church book have been translated and printed. Written material will also be voiced onto CDs in Dries home studio. We thank the kind donor in Norway for making this possible. Malaysia Liman and Sai Peng We recently gave away 120 copies of FONDASI (Foundations for Life) in Indonesian to pastors and lay leaders who came to Kuala Lumpur to attend an International Prayer Summit. The 250 leaders who attended, along with members of their congregations, are from the interiors of Sabah and Sarawak. It was a privilege to meet and be with them and discuss their needs for Christian books and materials. Mongolia Ross Paterson The Mongolian team excitedly reported: God has blessed DPM s significant work among the Mongols. The Derek Prince Mongolian Website is now online. The Android and IOS Apps of Derek s teaching in Mongolian are also now available for Smart phone users. We praise the Lord for the dedicated Mongolian team and the availability of Derek s materials to Mongolian believers. Myanmar Jacob We were recently able to give out 1,100 books to 350 pastors and other believers at a conference in Mandalay, the second largest city in Myanmar. Page 10

11 Nepal Gopaljee Adhikari On August 14, we commemorated the 100-year anniversary of the birth of Derek Prince by holding a one-day seminar where we shared about Derek s life history and his teaching. During August/September a training seminar was held in central Nepal. Speakers came from Canada, Dubai, India and the United States. We freely distributed copies of Self-Study Bible Course and Shaping History Through Prayer and Fasting to 200 attendees and are told that 70 percent of them received the baptism in the Holy Spirit while there! Testimony received from a pastor: I thank Derek Prince Ministries for providing Derek s books for our church. I have been greatly blessed by his teaching. Now our believers and others also can read this great teaching. The pastors around this area crave his books, and Brother Gopaljee very kindly provided many books, including Declaring God s Word, Life-Changing Spiritual Power, Self-Study Bible Course and Foundations for Life. Derek s teaching penetrates the heart and mind. We are so fortunate to have his teaching in the Nepali language. Thank you, Derek Prince Ministries. Netherlands Ivar van der Sterre We have a growing number of subscribers and many good responses to our Daily Devotional ( s). Nearly 3,000 people are receiving bite-size teachings (currently from Living as Salt and Light.) In recent weeks, we shipped out nearly 200 copies of Prophetic Guide to the End Times and Surviving the Last Days in connection with our latest I-course: Living in the End Times. We thank God for how timely it is and the large number who have enrolled (well over 100 at last count). Europe is under great spiritual pressure, and with nearly a million Syrian refugees so far (about 5,000 in Holland), this course exhorts God s people to walk prayerfully in His plans. We are grateful for several volunteers who promote Derek s teaching and for opportunities to supply churches with Derek s materials. We have a steady request for teaching and preaching in churches on topics such as: Gifts of the Spirit, God s Father Heart, and The Marriage Covenant. Norway Sverre Kristoffersen We praise the Lord for new workers in Sweden who are helping us with Swedish translations. We also have a printing company in Poland that will help us start producing digital books in the coming months. This will give us the opportunity to print as we go along and not produce more than we need. Pakistan James and Elizabeth James recently visited Multan in central Pakistan, a spiritually difficult city, to speak at two church services in St. Mary s Cathedral and a leaders gathering. The messages were on the Holy Spirit and the teaching from How to Pass from Curse to Blessing. Upon the altar call, 18 people gave their lives to the Lord, and almost everyone raised their hand when asked who would like prayer for release from the curse. The congregation testified this was the most unique teaching they had ever heard! Copies of each of Derek s Urdu books were donated to the Diocese library. While in Multan, James spoke at the Solid Rock Bible School. This was a great opportunity to provide the 11 new graduates and faculty members with Derek s books and CDs. Three outreaches were also held in Central Punjab. The teams gave out Praying for the Government; Divine Exchange; Expelling Demons, Life-Changing Spiritual Power and other books to Christians and non-christians. Philippines John Cochrane Self-Study Bible Course has now been published in the national Tagalog language! We praise God that the Christian TV station, New Hope TV, will be broadcasting Derek s programs from General Santos City in the south. Page 11

12 Solomon Islands Tele Bartlett In September, Coordinator Hudson had a second opportunity through Youth@Work to teach 200 young people from Divine Exchange and Blessing or Curse: You Can Choose. We are grateful for this, given that young people are the largest and most influential group at this time in this nation. God is doing great things through our prison ministry. The inmates at Auki Prison are very blessed by the Self Study Bible Course book. Ten inmates are graduating, and a good number of them gave their lives to the Lord. South Africa Isabel Surgeon The Xhosa language Life-Changing Spiritual Power book is nearing completion. The translator, Mzi, has been deeply moved by Derek s teaching and is so grateful the Lord connected him with us. He wrote, The Holy Spirit filled me with inexplicable joy early this morning as I was revising the text I m translating. A flood of tears poured out without ceasing. It was a wonderful experience. (Mzi was a professional boxer and has written four plays, two novels and a book of poetry that are unpublished! He has been invited to Europe to present his work, and his second book of poetry, When Rains Come won a literary award.) The Afrikaans books, Atonement and In Search of Truth (Self-Study Bible Course) are now printed. At Mission Fest in early September, we gained many new contacts and met others who have been listening to Derek s radio programs. Those attending the conference were happy to download DVD foundational teaching to their mobile phones. We also met with some missionary organizations working in Africa. On September 1, we celebrated 20 years of broadcasting on Impact Radio in Pretoria. We praise the Lord for the lives that have been changed as shared with us through many powerful testimonies from listeners. Tanzania Isabel Surgeon Another exciting opportunity we have is to broadcast over 130 CDs that have been translated into Swahili on the new Joy Radio station at Kigoma on Lake Tanganyika. The programs will be heard as far away as Burundi, Rwanda and across a large part of Tanzania. A missionary couple who have been working in Congo and Tanzania for the past 35 years, Lowell Wertz and his wife, saw the need to set up the station as most Tanzanians are avid radio listeners. They are only allowed to broadcast in English and Swahili and are delighted that we have Swahili CDs. We were also able to send 20 copies of Life-Changing Spiritual Power to add to their lending library and to give to pastors and other leaders. United States Dick Leggatt The recording of the 168 Word from the Word audio devotionals in Spanish is finished and available on the Spanish website and App. Zimbabwe Tich Ruzane I received this testimony: I have been thinking about going to Bible school. I have been inspired by Derek. Now I need to know which school to go to. Where I can get to know about this awesome God? Page 12