by Jorge

We start by sharing a verse from Jeremiah, Chapter 29, verse 13, that says: “And ye shall seek me, and find me , when ye shall search for me with all your heart.”
Today Search Engines are very important. I am sure we all heard the new verb: “to google…”

But, Search engines are also helping people to find God, Salvation and answer for their spiritual problems. Looking into our logs I am staggered by what I see… thousands of searches for spiritual food…in languages from Arabia, China, India and the rest of the world… leading to answers that come straight from the Word of God. It is a blessing to see how the Lord is using new technologies to spread His Truth to the World Wide World… Here are few samples from Wordproject web logs:

If someone in Kenya or Tanzania writes ‘Biblia Takatifu’ , which means Holy Bible in Swahili, on a Google search engine, they will get 118,000 results, where Wordproject ranks 1st and 2nd. See how it works by clicking HERE:

Also if someone ‘googles’ for ‘Audio Bible in Swahili’, Wordproject will  rank very high among 1.1 million results. Check it HERE. Actually we recorded and now we offer the first narration of the whole Bible ever made in Swahili… We thank God for that.

But this is only a few examples among the thousands of search words and phrases that are leading people to read [or hearing] the Bible in their own language every single day. Many would be surprised by how many people are looking for Biblical answers… see HERE  for example, what a search entry for “gravidez na Biblia” [Portuguese for pregnancy in the Bible] leads to…

Well, if you like this game and want something more outreaching… then try to paste the following characters into your Google search engine:

马太福音   [that means Matthew – Ma tai fu yin – in Chinese]. Again your results should show Wordproject ranking high in over 3 million results… Confirm it HERE.

Not least, one of the main issues in today’s world is the Creation vs. Evolution issue. We offer a very interesting article about that subject and many people have been reading it as they Search for the topic.  See how they get there HERE.

We hope these will encourage you and those who have invested time and finances into this ministry to know that, although unseen and not praised for, they are indeed contributing to a very positive change in the world… yielding fruit… the kind of fruit that lasts FOREVER. I Peter 1:25

by Jorge

It is common to hear that a picture is worth 1000 words… I suppose it would fair to say that in such a case a video is worth 100000 words… We are starting a new experience here as we make use of some services offered [freely ?]  for video upload. Most videos we place online are innocuous in content, that is, not too committing or revealing, mainly due to the open nature of the internet and the dangerous associated therewith. Some videos, if more profound or private in nature, will have a password [you can request for it if you are interested]. Mostly,these videos are about tidbits of life, for your enjoyment, and have no profound meaning, at least not too obvious.
Enjoy some of the clips of our live here in Nairobi selected for your enjoyment. Your comments are always appreciated.

We also have wonderful pictures this month from Cristiana, who is studying Portuguese Studies in Coimbra, and Philip and Julie, who also traveled to Portugal and visit relatives there.

MANDY’S REPORT FROM CHINA

Mandy spent some time in China, recently, and had contact with several Home Fellowships. Please read Mandy’s very inspiring and encouraging report:
[盛开的福音花]
[ENGLISH VERSION]

Raj, Emanuel, Richenda and Mandy yam cha…ing.

More pictures HERE.

by Jorge

It has become an exciting task to open wordproject mail box… the emails we receive vary in form and content, and in language too, and you never know what to expect. There are corrections, suggestions, petitions, proposals, protests, invitations, prayer requests and just simple ‘thank yous’. We feel we should share these with you, who also are involved in maintaining this service to the world – the broadcast of God’s Word.
Here are a few examples:

“Je me permets de vous signaler que l’chapitre de Jacques (en francais) chapitre 5 est incomplet : l’enregistrement audio s’arrive au verset 10, au lieu de finir au verset 20. Voulez-vous bien remediez  ce probleme? Merci pour votre attention !” Silvye

“I like this bible to much it good for me and my family” – Ashley 

“Paz! PARABENS pelo site de voces ficou um espetaculo! Gosto muito de acompanhar a minha leitura pela Santa Biblia … Obrigada. Deus os abencoe.” – L.Dantas

“Thanks for your website and for teaching the world about the scripture. Could you please send me a free Kiswahili Bible (Biblia ya Takatifu) both in audio and text formats.” – Hosea

“Thank you so much for building this site and making it so nice. It is a very useful tool. I was wondering if you had more information regarding the versions of the Bible that the different languages are in. Are the majority KJV? It seems that some languages just have the language as the version. I was hoping to get more details.” – Wes

“Can I make a request to you. Please send me the software/cd of Hindi-English bible.So that I can have it in my computer.” – Carol 

See many more communications  received in the month of May.

Also: We have ordered 200 Audio Bible Machines from China. [see sample in this old Ad we made years ago…] 100 in Portuguese, destined for Mozambique and 100 in Swahili for Kenya and Tanzania. These are gifts from Wordproject and its supporters to the Bible starved regions… especially Mozambique, where book shops and Bibles are rare. Thank you to those who have help with extra financial gifts [Steven] towards this. [over 2400 US$, with shipping).

Furthermore, we uploaded the new Polish and Romanian Audio Bibles. We also implemented a new Study multilanguage parallel Bible with Greek, Latin and English, which you can use HERE. the Stats for the month of May are HERE.

By Joana

Now that I am a proud holder of a Kenyan driver’s license, I can finally relax and look back on that crazy day of my driving test.

I got to Rocky s Driving School headquarters in the center of town by 8:30. The small back room was already packed, and the seats were all claimed so I leaned against the wall. At precisely 9:30 the big red Rocky’s pickup truck rumbled to a stop outside.  The instructions were for us to get in the back.  Then started the mad scramble for space, which reminded me of something that my friend once told me ; ’Kenyan’s have space mania.’ I would say it was justifiable, though, as the truck only had skinny benches lining both sides, and we were at least 50 people. No time to waste, the truck started and we were thrown back and forth, grabbing onto everything from railing to each others’ shirts to keep footing. But it was an enjoyable ride. I liked the open air feeling and watching Nairobi wiz by in a flash of color and dust.

Continue to read…

By Donna

Upon reading “How the West Really Lost God”,  an article you may see HERE, I was truly taken aback with this amazing realization: ” family decline… helps to power religious [faith?] decline”. In her book, Mary Eberstadt wrote: “The ‘decline of the natural family’ in the West is not only the effect of the loss of faith, but the cause as well: the ongoing deterioration of the natural family has both accompanied and accelerated the deterioration in the West of Christian belief.” I had often seen  it the other way around: that increasing secularization leads to reduced marriages and birth rates, but now I see how it works reciprocally.  Satan must clearly understand the relationship between these two factors as he continues to deceive the Christian community with increased options of contraceptives, abortion, same-sex marriage, divorce, etc. leaving  the international community abused by one-child policies, morning after pills, condom distribution  and abortion subsidies.  All of these tactics are designed to attack the monogamous family unit created by God to be fruitful and multiply and have dominion over the earth. Ultimately this attack is also an attack on faith.

After Eve sinned in the garden, choosing to obey the serpent instead of God, one of her punishments was that she would have increased sorrow and sorrow in conception. There would also be conflict between her and her husband, in her attempt to desire (rule) over her husband… However, the grace and love of God overcome the curse, making it  possible for two people to live together for many years in a fruitful relationship. I thank God that He has extended His loving mercies upon us and enabled my husband and I to live together for 35 years, and blessed us with 8 wonderful children… I can testify that at the appearance of every new child, with our unity as a couple has increased, our love for each other and for God, as well as our Faith in Him. After all it was through the birth of a child, and a Family, that Salvation and Grace came into the world. Isaiah 9:6.

Donna with her husband Jorge and 8 children: Emanuel, Gabriel, Gloria, Cristiana, Jason, Joana, Philip and Benjamim