Zimbabwe—Ministry presses on with 27,962 Scriptures placed amidst extreme crisis

“We must remain hopeful in the midst of this crisis and keep providing God’s Word—the true hope—in what seems like a hopeless situation!” affirms Bible League’s Associate Director for Africa.

According to news reports, Zimbabwe’s inflation rate soars to nearly 8,000%, making the basic foodstuffs “as scare as gold.” Even worse, three of the five dams in the country’s most populous city dried out last month. People are forced to drink unclean water and they suffer from diarrhoea and dysentery.

Zimbabweans are desperate for clean water and basic foodstuffs. But they are even more desperate for God’s living water. The difficulty seems unimaginable and the task seems enormous. Yet God’s grace is sufficient. His precious Word is providing hope and comfort to many desperate Zimbabweans.

Early this year one of our ministry centres in Zimbabwe calls for 10,000 Bibles and New Testaments to respond to the requests for God’s Word from seekers. Thanks to gracious gifts from faithful supporters, Bible League has been able to place a total of 27,962 Scriptures (12,326 whole Bibles and 15,636 New Testaments) in Zimbabwe.

Through the Bible League’s Project Philip Bible study and the Church Planters’ training, many seekers are meeting Jesus in the pages of God’s Word. Even those Christians who once neglected the reading of the Bible, or those who had once regarded the training not worth attending; have now come to ask for Bibles and joining Bible studies.

This is clear evidence that God is working in the land of Zimbabwe.

“No weapon formed against us shall prosper because we are called by the name of the Lord,” says the National Director confidently. As rain comes down from heaven watering the earth and making it flourish, God’s Word will not return to Him empty.

Go to 31 Oct 2007 E-news | Go to current issue | Go to past issues