MAGAZINE ISSUE 87:2
Ocean Bridge:
A Solution for Postal Correspondence
Tim Yaeger - Page 5
Bible Curriculum: Christianity Must Be Taught
Page 4
Join Our Match and Challenge
$1.5 Million Already Committed - Page 6
Building with Strong Bricks
Editorial - Brian Rex Davis - Page 2
…to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the
body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the
knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of
the stature of the fullness of Christ… Ephesians 4:12-13 ESV
Transforming Lives with Mathetis:
The Power of Group Bible Studies
Page 9
O
ne of the great challenges we face as a brotherhood
is whether or not our next generation will choose—of
their own free will—to be faithful to Jesus and the pursuit
of New Testament Christianity. This issue of ACTION!
Magazine highlights three World Bible School tools that
can make a dierence.
1. Bible Curriculum was developed to answer the most
often asked Bible questions from our WBS Students.
However, they have been formatted in 13-week lesson
booklets. These booklets are ideally suited for a
congregation’s quarterly Bible curriculum schedule.
As an elder, I can attest to the powerful impact these
courses have on the maturity of a congregation. They
are timely, biblical, and always focused on Jesus.
Learn more on page 4.
2. Printed Lessons – International postal systems are
having a dicult time in a number of countries where
traditionally we have had great Student recruitment.
Some countries are just not recovering well after
COVID disrupted postal services globally. WBS is not
only keenly aware of this, but we have been working
feverishly behind the scenes to develop dependable
and reproducible alternative correspondence systems
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for countries and churches who need a new way
forward for eective evangelistic experiences. Learn
more on page 5.
3. Mathetis – Each culture and every generation
chooses how it likes to communicate. For those
of us raised with letters, phones, and e-mail,
communication was usually one on one. With smart
phones and social media, our next generation
often communicates in small groups. Mathetis is a
powerful and safe Bible study tool that allows any
generation to share Jesus within a group discussion.
“Digging Deeper” tools are provided to help teach the
principles of mature discipleship to Jesus. Learn more
on page 9-10.
Modern and eective evangelism tools need serious
funding. So many of you have given sacrificially to
make these tools possible. In a more dicult economic
environment, these sacrifices are truly amazing. Thank
you for making WBS a priority in your giving. My wife
and I, in our recent travels, have been blessed to see the
thousands of faces whose lives have been changed by
your sacrifice. You are heroes of the faith! Learn more on
page 6.
CEDAR PARK, TEXAS
WBS ACTION! EDITOR AND PRESIDENT
Brian Rex Davis
Building with
Strong Bricks
IMPROVING THE EVANGELISM EXPERIENCE
ALONG THE ROAD...
4,000 WBS Study Bibles Arrive Safely in South Sudan.
Given by generous donations last year, our WBS Study
Edition Bibles made it over land and sea to arrive in
the country of South Sudan. Several borders had to be
crossed which makes their arrival—without the loss of a
single Bible—so amazing. Several elders of the churches
of Christ who have been working together to establish
the Lord’s church in South Sudan are planning to travel
there and establish how these Bibles will be distributed
and utilized for the expansion of the Kingdom of Christ.
In 2022, one of our Indian WBS representatives, Anil
Kumar, enrolled 500 English-speaking Indian Students.
Anil’s team in India has also translated the “Master Series”
into Telugu, which led to 1,800 Telugu WBS Students who
were taught by a group of Telegu Study Helpers.
Kampande church of Christ, Zambia
Brother Gift lives in a township in South Africa with no
electricity. In January, he enrolled 800 Printed Lesson
Students and organized a Gospel meeting in 90 degree
weather for 200 denominational church leaders to
consider the beauty of New Testament Christianity. Brother
Gift uses his gifts for the Lord! Will you do the same?
Traditional Zambian construction takes place with baked,
clay bricks. Pictured above is the cornerstone brick of a
church plant in Zambia where the Davis family served as
missionaries.
Often, these bricks would be soft and brittle. Modern
concrete bricks are far stronger. For the Christian
building a spiritual “house” how do we build with the
strongest bricks possible?
This issue of ACTION! Magazine attempts to provide
some answers to this question.
Sunset church of Christ hosted a dinner for World Bible
School in Lubbock, Texas. Over 100 people attended as
the elders of this congregation challenged their members
to renew their evangelistic eorts using WBS tools. Matt
Glawe, their minister of evangelism and teacher at Sunset
International Bible Institute, organized in-depth training
after the dinner. Joe Brock, long-time WBS teacher,
encouraged those in attendance to never give up on the
work of the Great Commission.
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Christianity must be taught for someone to become a
Christian. One is not “born” into Christianity; one must be
“born again” into Christ. Jesus, himself, stated it this way in
His Great Commission:
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of
the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have
commanded you. (Matthew 28:19-20, ESV)
Teaching people to observe all that Jesus commands is a
lifetime challenge. WBS has had decades of experience with
teaching people the Gospel. In recent years, WBS has been
able to publish advanced courses that help Christians to
observe all that Jesus wants us to observe in New
Testament Christianity.
We call these courses our “Bible Curriculum” which provide
individuals and churches with aordable and trustworthy
Bible study curriculum written in convenient 13-week
(quarterly) courses.
WBS Bible Curriculum courses provide deep and insightful
studies into great Biblical truths. Whether exploring Old
or New Testament passages, each study is rooted in the
perspective Jesus brings to the Word.
IMPROVING THE EVANGELISM EXPERIENCE
Bible Curriculum:
Christianity Must Be Taught
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TEACHING PEOPLE TO OBSERVE
ALL THAT JESUS COMMANDS IS A
LIFETIME CHALLENGE.
IMPROVING THE EVANGELISM EXPERIENCE
T
he Prattville church of Christ in
Alabama began sending WBS
Introduction courses to five countries
in April 2022. One year after sending
5,000 Intros through international
mail, they have yet to receive back
one completed Introduction course.
As you may expect, this discouraged
the Elders, Study Helpers, and the
WBS Coordinators, Kent Dobbs
and Mike Manley. We have heard
this story from others. Perhaps you
have been experiencing long delays.
Maybe you have been feeling the
pinch of increasing shipping costs. In
some countries, postal systems are
struggling to recover in a post-COVID
world. These problems are outside
the control of WBS.
However, with enormous challenges,
God provides bigger opportunities.
WBS has been blessed to print
our courses in Ghana, Zimbabwe,
and Nigeria, with more coming.
Having local inventory, WBS can
now digitally scan and send Student
answer sheets to a congregation.
The congregation can print, grade,
and scan the graded sheets back
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to WBS. Then, the next course will
be delivered to the Student by
WBS with the graded sheet, thus
eliminating postal mail.
The Prattville church of Christ started
this new method in January 2023.
After setting up their scanning
equipment, they have graded 5,800
introductions and 2,000 subsequent
courses. Wow, from zero to 7,800
graded courses and 30 baptism
requests! Kent now calls excited
about how much grading the Study
Helpers are doing and he wants to
see more congregations involved.
Do you want to share in this exciting
new method? Your congregation
will instantly benefit from a 100%
BY TIM YAEGER
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
Ocean Bridge: A Solution for
Postal Correspondence
enrollment rate receiving completed
Intros immediately. You will
experience up to 80% retention in
some areas because WBS recruiters
work with schools, prisons, and local
congregations. Over the course of
your WBS program, a postal Student
would cost at least $21 to complete
the Master Series, but in this new
method, it will only cost $10.
So, what is Ocean Bridge? Ocean
Bridge is the culmination of new
processes and technology to increase
the volume, speed and retention
of international Printed Lesson
Students.
Together we will bridge
oceans, reduce the need for postal
systems and improve the evangelism
experience for you and your
Students.
If you want to energize your Study
Helpers and Coordinators by starting
your own Printed Lessons program
with Ocean Bridge, you can reach out
to Tim Yaeger or Sherri Hays. Email
us at help@worldbibleschool.net or
call (800) 311-2006. We are here to
help you ever step of the way.
Learn more at worldbibleschool.net/oceanbridge
RELATIONSHIPS & TECHNOLOGY COMBINE TO
PROVIDE OUR STUDY HELPERS WITH SOLUTIONS.
Tim Yaeger sets up Ocean Bridge at
the Prattville church of Christ.
INSPIRING INVESTMENT
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Join our $1.5 Million
Match and Challenge!
Printed Lessons
Bible Curriculum
Study Bible
Mathetis
Online Lessons
Connect
We have already had several donors commit to give a total of $1.5 million dollars to our match and challenge.
Every dollar you give will double our eorts to accomplish these incredible goals for sharing Jesus.
Each of these challenges will help us accomplish our goal of
reaching 10,000,000 for Christ. Help us sow the seed of the
Gospel into the hearts of 10,000,000 souls by the end of 2023.
Small recurring investments into the Gospel today can yield incredible fruit over
time. By selecting to give a recurring gift, your consistent support will translate
into sharing the Gospel to a multitude of souls within a year.
Any size gift can help us share Jesus with the lost. Every dollar matters!
Have you considered joining our “Sowing the Seed” gift program?
Due to the collapse of
several international
postal systems after COVID, we are
developing solutions to continue
spreading the Gospel with Printed
Lessons using our new program,
Ocean Bridge (see page 5). We are
seeking 5 gifts of $100,000 each.
We are currently upgrading
Mathetis to provide a better
study experience for our users. We
have also started work on the fourth
Mathetis Original course and Bible
class curriculum to train Christians
how to reach out to those who have
fallen away. We are seeking 6 gifts
of $50,000 each.
We have partnered with
Sunset International Bible
Institute to provide WBS Online
Lesson Students with advanced
Bible studies. In addition, we are
adding our current set of WBS Bible
Curriculum online. We are seeking 5
gifts of $10,000 each.
We are working on several
new Bible class curriculum
courses to help strengthen churches
of Christ. Topics include: evangelism,
the church, unity and how to study
the Bible. We are seeking 500 gifts
of $100 each.
Our incentive Bible
program allows our Study
Helpers to oer a FREE Bible for
any Student who completes Born
of Water and Spirit. We are seeking
20 gifts of $10,000 to help us send
20,000 Students a WBS NKJV
Study Edition Bible.
It takes a significant amount
of funds to reach souls who
are searching for the Gospel online.
We spend over $1,000 every day in
online advertising to find Students.
We are seeking 400 gifts of $1,000
each to provide online advertising
for every day of 2023.
Learn more at worldbibleschool.net/sowingtheseed
Write “2023 Match and Challenge” in your check’s memo or give online to partner in these initiatives.
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6,444,376
Hearts touched as of March 31, 2023
This counts more than just Student registrations, but all the ways God has enabled us to share the Gospel through WBS
tools. Each number represents a soul who was presented the opportunity to study the Bible through one of our many
outreach eorts.
Hearts Oered A Gospel Study
88K
Study Bible
1.41M
Mathetis
1.58M
Printed Lessons
3.35M
Online Lessons
From the millions of souls we have been able to invite to study the Gospel, we have had over 1.7 million souls
respond by starting a Bible study.
Fruit from 10,000,000 for Christ
88K
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Distributed
464K
Mathetis Original
Video Views
987K
Printed Lessons
Student Enrollment
170K
Online Lessons
Student Registration
64% Completed
10,000,000
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Learn more at worldbibleschool.net/10m4c
HONORS & TRIBUTES
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IN HONOR OF
John Banks
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David Batten
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Maria Blair
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Susan Daniels
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Lynne Hooper
Billie Preston
Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Howard
Faye Bach
Mary Nell Kemper
Wanda Ryals
Roger & Mary Luallen
Sherrill & Suzanne Bennett
Roy Merritt
Georgia Estes
Ruth Plumb
Barbara Brundage
Patsie Trowbridge
Friends of WBS
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Williams
Doug Shepherd
Angela Wood
Dave & Vicki Roberts
IN MEMORY OF
Charles Allen
Philip & Carolyn Madeley
Virginia Anderson
Service One Credit Union
Dean Barrett
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Wilburn Bednar
Ron French
Winnie Bell
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Eugene & Susan Edens
Daryl & Amy Hardaway
Becky Bobo
Etta Smith
Durwood Bradshaw, Jr
Robin Leonard
Jerry Bradshaw
Je & Lana Clevenger
Sandra Brough
Sun Valley church of Christ
David Brown
Vircille Owens
Lonnie Browning
Don & Betsy Cannon
Mattie Teagle Buckelew
Bryan & Carolyn Teagle
Billy B. Burns
Barbara Dailey
Gavin Burris
Carl & Phyllis Williams
Raynell Calvert
Sue Campbell
Vera Jeanne Carrizal
Charles Petty
Tammy Cathey
Lynn & Paula Leverett
Jim Catlett
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Margaret Chancey
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Frazier Clark
Ron French
Dr. Fred Clark
Van & Melissa Massey
Liniel Click
Jo Anne Correll
Kirk & Jill Lewis
Wade & Judy McLeod
Herschel & Joan Singleton
Southern Hills church of
Christ
Tom Cloninger, Sr.
Barbara Cloninger
Tom & Susan Cloninger
Frances Coleman
Sherrill & Suzanne Bennett
Joyce Coleman
Martha Corbin
Robert Compton
Marie Langley
Marcia Mullins
LaRue Cooper
Don Cannon
Stan Cope
Yvonne Cope
Dana Davis
Jerry & Kathy Semore
Glen Dawson
Robin B. Leonard
Betty Dean
Robbins Family: Douglas,
Aaron, Rebekah, Joanna
Carolyn Deatherage
Thomas “Jack” & Dolores
Bradley
Bill Diles
Sherrill & Suzanne Bennett
Johnice Hearn
James Eckerberg
Bonnie Strickland
Steve Eldridge
Jena Madeley
Ivy Ford
Lyle & Jennifer Brown
Jim & Mickie Crawford
Tamara Monroe
Joyce Flynn
Jean Bowling
John & Cheryl Bowling
Ron & Becky Cox
Keisha Fry
Ronney & Sue Henderson
Stony Point church of
Christ
David & Bettie Townsley
Barbara Wynne
Archie Freeman
Joe & Jane George
Carolyn Fuller
Gary & Virginia Wagner
Josh Goen
Lavone Lewis
Nell Gray
Gail Prater
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Byron Groves
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Kent Hatcher
Robert & Patricia Qualls
John E. Hawk
Lorene Hawk
Mr. Jan Hendrix
Joe & Jane George
Laura Hendrix
Joe & Jane George
Dorothy Henry
Lyle & Jennifer Brown
Jim & Mickie Crawford
Dane W. Higgins
Bruce & Mary Angell
Tom Hill Holly
Dakins & Cheryl Go
Patsy L. Holt
Dakins & Cheryl Go
Doug Hoots
Rick Lochridge
Jeanette Ingram
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Jim Ingram
Joe & Jane George
Joann Jaynes
Greg Bullock
Fred Jewell
Sherrill & Suzanne Bennett
Joe Segraves
Jimmy Jividen
Allen & Patsy Lindsay
Ben Johnson
LaVega & Nancy Parker
James King
Cleddy & Pat Varner
Aletha Lambert
Carl & Phyllis Williams
Mary Lambert
Joe & Jane George
Dennah Lee
Sandra Lee
Andy Leonard
Jerry & Sarah Sparks
Jesse & Annette Lorren
Kenneth & Charlotte Lorren
Fran Lowrance
Carmon & Judee Lannom
Max Macon
Jim & Karen Crain
Chris & Paula Macon
Wendell Mathis
Cleddy & Pat Varner
Samuel J. Mays
Judy Mays
Charles “Buddy” McAnally
Dakins & Cheryl Go
Gerald McCoy
Phil & Carolyn Madeley
Cleddy & Pat Varner
Wanda McGary
Andrew & Pam Clausen
Delton McGuire
Phil & Carolyn Madeley
Blake McKaskle
Glenn & Lorie Addison
Sheila Bradicich
Gordon & Fiona Garwood
Bill & Myra Gordon
Randall & Nancy Jackson
Gary & Kristi Mann
Mary Mann
Roger Mann
Paul & Margaret
McCormack
Connie McKaskle
Memorial church of Christ
Kelley & Lisa Peace
Dr. & Mrs. William R.
Reagan
Beth Wade
Fran McLain
Laquita Searles
Arvil Milligan
Kenneth & Judy Rowland
Jack S. Mimms
Chris & Paula Macon
Joy Mimms
Chris & Paula Macon
George Mitchell
David & Cindy Savage
Sarah Monosky
Karen Monosky
George V. Mortensen
Lois Robinson
Norman Murphy
Sue Campbell
Karen Nabors
Jerry & Sarah Sparks
Linda Newhouse
Charles & Margie Anderson
Phil & Carolyn Madeley
Margaret Nixon
Sun Valley church of Christ
Ruth J. O’Brien
Kathy O. Brock
Cheryl Omer
Barry & Aimee Williams
Mark & Peggy Partlow
George Uhlig
Charles Pearson
Robert & Amanda Shaw
Jerry Wayne Perkins
Walt & Judy Burnham
Amelia Pettes
Joe & Jane George
Michelle “Sunshine” Pipes
Cleddy & Pat Varner
Thomas Pond
ACTS Class at Chase Park
church of Christ
Doug Poyet
Eddie & Mary Sue Kincaid
Larry Raburn
Shirley Raburn
Dee Rhodes
Patrick & Carollyn Jones
Serena Richardson
Oma E. Richardson
James S. Rickard
Anne Hayes
Floyd Rine
Sherrill & Suzanne Bennett
Sue Rolin
Joe & Jane George
James Rose
Peggy Sullivan
Clyde & Audry Ross
Don & Betsy Cannon
Lynette Rowland
Benecia Campbell
Snub & Eileen Liles
Betty Sanders
Walt & Judy Burnham
Margie Seibert
Shawn Oberlies
Bob Smee
James & Carol Snyder
Kevin Smith
Virginia Phillips
Margie Stephenson
Gary & Pam Stephenson
Bill Steverson
Mr. & Mrs. Rick Lochridge
Derrick Story
Laquita Searles
Robert Allen Tedin
Lynn & Paula Leverett
Lee Trumbo
Cleddy & Pat Varner
Barry & Aimee Williams
Pam Vanscoder
Peggy Sullivan
Howard & Pauline Vincent
Dianne Vincent Mitchell
Theresa Wallace
Lynn & Paula Leverett
Phillip Webb
James & Carol Snyder
Wes Wesselhoeft
Sue Hammans
Juanita West
Jerry & Debbie Summers
Johnny Willess
Frances Willess
Kirk Williams
Rachel Gibbs
Janet Willmann
Pleasant & Helen Mitchell
Joyce Woodru
Deborah Wallace
Barbara Wright
Carl & Phyllis Williams
Betty Yates
Carmon & Judee Lannom
Ran Zuber
Peggy Sullivan
participants each week, with visitors and members from
22 dierent states as well as multiple countries. This
growth has resulted in 11 souls choosing to be baptized
into Christ. These new Christians are now being
inspired to share their
faith and fulfill the Great
Commission as well.
Brother Redd writes,
“The Mathetis courses
have proven to be a very
eective resource for
teaching and learning. I
thank God for the Holy
Spirit and the use of
Mathetis in the success of
the Berean Outreach Bible
Class.”
At WBS, we are thrilled
to hear about the success
of the Berean Outreach
Bible Study group and how Mathetis has played a
significant role in the spiritual growth of its members.
Their testimony shows Mathetis has the power to spark
transformation in the hearts and lives of people through
the study of God’s Word together.
We pray Mathetis can inspire even more Christians like
Brother Redd to take part in evangelism. Mathetis can
aid in developing Christian maturity and meaningful
relationships with God’s family through participation
within our group studies. We encourage individuals,
small groups, Bible classes, youth groups, college
ministry, and even adult ministries to start using Mathetis
and experience the growth which comes from studying
the Bible together.
Meet Brother Redd at the WBS Benefit Dinner in Searcy,
Arkansas, September 11, 2023. Call 512-345-8190 or visit
worldbibleschool.net/searcy2023 to RSVP.
IMPROVING THE EVANGELISM EXPERIENCE
Transforming Lives with Mathetis:
The Power of Group Bible Studies
W
orld Bible School’s success as a ministry does not
come solely from its own accord. But rather, its
success comes from God working through motivated
Christians who choose to use WBS tools to share Jesus.
Mathetis, a WBS tool for studying interactive Bible
courses together in groups online, has continued this
legacy of success using new
technologies and multimedia
to reach lost souls with the
Gospel of Christ.
Thanks to generous donors,
Mathetis has empowered
Christians like Brother Tucson
Redd from Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma to share the Gospel
in places he otherwise could
not have reached. With very
little technical knowhow,
Brother Redd was able to create a group on Mathetis he
called the “Berean Outreach Bible Study” in March 2020.
He initially invited two people to join his group. Each
week, Brother Redd assigned a lesson from one of our
courses and required his group to watch the video and
respond to each discussion question and exercise within
the lesson. Then, the group would meet together on
Zoom every Tuesday evening to dive into deeper study.
Today, the Berean Outreach Bible Study group has
grown from two members to an average of 20-25
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“THE MATHETIS COURSES HAVE PROVEN
TO BE A VERY EFFECTIVE RESOURCE
FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING.”
-TUCSON REDD
MATHETIS CAN AID IN DEVELOPING
CHRISTIAN MATURITY AND
MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS.
Tucson Redd, Evangelist
Berean Outreach Bible
Study group member being
baptized in Harlem, NY
CALL TO
Scan the QR code to
download Mathetis on your
mobile device and start a
group study.
Learn more at worldbibleschool.net/mathetis
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Challenge Youth Conference (CYC) teamed up with WBS and Mathetis in Pigeon Forge. The 12,000 attendees gave
$30,000 to be split between WBS/Mathetis and World Christian Broadcast’s work in North Korea. Mathetis also
announced three new courses published by CYC over the weekend. Over 500 people registered on Mathetis during CYC.
Evangelism University board of directors use the “The Reaching Series” as part of their elective class curriculum to help
train over 1,000 young people how to share the Gospel to their friends, local communities and the mission field.
WBS joins Lori Boyd’s book signing
with Kaio Publications during the
Freed-Hardeman Lectureships. Kaio has
partnered with WBS by oering 10% o
Walking to the Promised Land which goes
with Lori’s new course on Mathetis.
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REACTION TO ACTION!
EDITOR: BRIAN REX DAVIS
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A WBS Campaign in Uganda leads to the birth of a new church with many souls choosing to put on Christ in baptism.
Pray for our new brothers and sisters and the growth of the Lord’s church in Uganda.
Brian Davis and Machona Monyamane meet with the
leaders of WBS & Gospel Chariot Missions in South Africa.
Reason Zikahli,
of Johannesburg,
finished his WBS
courses and went
on to complete
a Bible degree at
Southern Africa
Bible College. He
is now planting a
church in South
Africa!
Timóteo Tivane, a former Pentecostal preacher, reports the growing number of Students studying WBS Portuguese
courses in Beria, Mozambique. Some of these Students are also former Pentecostal preachers. Please pray for Timóteo, for
the church, and for the school in Beira and the Students growing in God’s Word.
You. Sharing Jesus.
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Mathetis Inspires
our Youth to Invest
in Evangelism
Paul summed up Elijah’s anxiety best in Romans 11:2-5.
“Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how
he appeals to God against Israel? ‘Lord, they have killed
your prophets, they have demolished your altars, and I
alone am left, and they seek my life.’ But what is God’s
reply to him? ‘I have kept for myself seven thousand
men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.’ So too at
the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace.”
There may be some today who share in Elijah’s anxieties
over the people of God, and rightfully so. Our young
people seem to be leaving in droves as congregations
across the country are closing their doors. Yet, in a
world which seems to grow darker every day, let me tell
you about the “remnant” of young people I’ve had the
chance to meet this year.
In mid-January, over 1,000 young people arrived in
Savannah, Tennessee to attend Evangelism University. EU
is an annual weekend event designed to train youth group
leaders on evangelism. This year, the attendees studied
from Mathetis’ “The Reaching Series,” during their elective
classes to learn how to respond to dicult questions that
come up during a Bible study.
Let me also tell you about the 12,000 souls who attended
the Challenge Youth Conference in Dallas, Texas and
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and gave $15,000 to further
the work of Mathetis. Over 500 attendees registered on
Mathetis during the weekend event.
Our young people see the importance of evangelism.
Whether they are studying to share their faith with
others, using their financial blessings spread the Gospel
or actively using tools like Mathetis to grow the Kingdom
of God, they see the importance of telling the world
about Jesus.
This issue of ACTION! highlights multiple ways you
can invest in evangelism and join the “remnant” who is
committed to sharing the Gospel of Christ with the world.
See page 10 for more on these stories.
Jerry Elder delivers a $15,000 donation from CYC to William Bush