The official number of languages needing Bible translation just went up—not down! The new statistics were released just over two months ago. I noticed because I was watching, and because it was so opposite of what we had seen in the past.
This unexpected turn in the numbers points to...
“There is an offense in the foreignness of the culture we bring along with the gospel, which must be eliminated. But there is the offense of the gospel itself, which we dare not weaken.” —P. G. Hiebert
The church’s place in going is to send. When someone has a vision to go, it is the church’s privilege to confirm the vision, bless them in it, send them, and support them as they go.
But what if a church has the vision to go? A church can go by...
An *ABT field member fell to the concrete yesterday when the structure from which he was picking rambutan fruit gave way. A fractured wrist and bad gash in his forehead have been treated. Although there are no fractures in his back, the pain in his back is still very bad and debilitating. Please...
"God's finest tool in our lives is the tool of suffering" —Corrie ten Boom
"God's wisdom is on display! And spiritual beings and authorities marvel at Him, as they see members of every sector of the human race coming together in one body in Christ." Last Friday evening, God inspired us with this message from Ephesians 3:10. The occasion was ABT's annual Board and...
"No one can truly know Christ unless he follow Him in his life." —Hans Denck
I am working my way through the book of Luke and the parable of the Good Samaritan really impacted me. I have been reflecting on it everyday since then. Why? I have read it many, many times in my life. I have heard it told many, many times. But that impact should not surprise me because it's the...
“To go back is nothing but death; to go forward is fear of death, and life everlasting beyond it. I will yet go forward.” —John Bunyan
As the year draws to a close, we’re asking the Lord to lay a burden on people’s hearts for those that remain unreached. ABT’s vision is to partner with churches to send laborers into this field. In order to do this well, another building at the base is needed.
