Church Plants

God’s Story: From Creation to Eternity a Church Planting Tool?

Jesus said, “I will build my church,” (Matthew 16:18). It has been wonderful to hear how fast His Church is growing in Cameroon and other places throughout Africa. As our leaders continue to bring the Word of God to the people, churches are being planted. This growth is based on new believers, not transplanted Christians. Some pastors are finding it hard to keep up with the new growth because they are not used to seeing this level of growth! We see this growth also among the underground church in challenging locations.

God’s Story: From Creation to Eternity has been an amazing church planting tool.  Our leader in Togo recently premiered several newly completed languages.

Bariba Language Premier

We are thrilled that our tools are helping to bring God’s love and His life-changing Word to people throughout the world. People are coming to faith in Jesus day by day. Many of them live in difficult and dangerous situations. Those in Muslim villages face intense persecution and physical abuse. Some Imams are even being hunted for turning to Jesus in faith. In these locations, new believers are not only rejected by their family and community, the existing church doesn't even accept them.

Please pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ living in such dire and challenging situations.

The Big Story That Shattered the Lie.

One of our instructors has been faithfully leading a Bible study for a group of adults learning English. The students come from a difficult country in Asia where the Gospel is not welcome. Using God's Story: From Creation to Eternity as the study outline, the group journeyed through the Bible overview to learn English.

The 12-year-old son of one of the students listened quietly on the sidelines each week. The stories of God’s creation and other Bible stories planted a seed in his heart.

After one of the recent sessions, the boy came forward with a stunning declaration. He shared that growing up in his home country, he always knew that the official narrative from the government wasn't right. He said, "Now I know why. Now I know there’s a God.”

That seed of truth has already begun to bear fruit. This boy, who grew up under an atheistic state ideology, has now joyfully joined the church choir. Praise God for revealing Himself to this young boy and shattering the lies his government teaches!

Pray for this young man and for his family as they seek the Lord in a difficult nation.

Wrong House? Maybe not!

One evening in Israel, an instructor shared a story with a married couple because the wife had never experienced an STS-style story. The instructor told the story of Paul interacting with Felix from the book of Acts. After the spiritual applications of the story, God sent two unexpected guests.

At about 11 p.m., a knock came at the door. Two young men stood outside, slightly confused; they had mistaken the apartment for their Airbnb. The men were curious about all the talking inside. Instead of turning them away, the husband explained they had just been discussing a story from the Bible. Intrigued, the young men wanted to know more.

Right at the “wrong” apartment, these two men heard God’s Word told with the simplicity and depth of Simply The Story.

Praise God for divine appointments. Pray that these young men take the story to heart and carry it forward into their own lives.

Freedom in Prison? Yes!

One of our leaders sent us these testimonies from prisoners who participated in an STS training he led in East Africa. We praise the Lord and rejoice at the work done in the lives of those attendees. 

“Martha & Mary story touch me. I learnt I should listen to Jesus. You have given us confidence to share God’s love with others. Thanks!”

“I have learnt a lot. I’ve liked the tribe discussion. Now I know how to spend my time here in prison. I will be discussing Bible stories with my friends. Please come and equip us more.”

“Thanks so much. We have seen your love. You didn’t reject us but shown us love. That’s what kept me coming back to the training. You also have shown us how to dig deep in God’s word. We want to do the 296 STS Oral Bible School stories.”

“Thank you for coming. We see how our relatives are treated at the gate when they come to visit us. But you were willing to go through all that. I was touched by Moses rock 1 (Exodus 17:1-7) story. Our situation here is like a desert. I feel sometime like I’ve been forgotten even by God. But I’ve seen God‘s love when he provides water for a bit ungrateful people. I will see things different now. We need the 296 stories immediately please.”

“You have awaken us. Many here have a calling but didn’t know how to share God’s word with our friends. STS can be easily used in sign language. Moses rock 1 story touched me. Moses was bold in presence of danger and opposition to obey God. We know God’s word, we will grow. Another story that touched me is the widow and the 2 mites. She gave all and I was challenged to give all my life to God. I will apply the lesson in my life. Until you come again to give us more, I will be studying God’s word the way you have shown us.  Please we also want to be trainers like you so we can train others”.

We have been blessed with a wide-open door to train in several prisons. Please pray for these prisoners and that we can raise them to be trainers as well.

A Beloved Leader Goes Home.

Working to share the Truth of God's Love with those in North Africa comes with challenges.  When Dr. Luke accepted Christ, he dedicated his life to disciple others. One of our leaders helped Dr. Luke to learn the Bible and to share it with others. Sadly Dr. Luke passed away recently. The work of his life was demonstrated by the hundreds of people who came to pay their respects at his life celebration.

Pray for Dr. Luke’s family and the many disciples looking to navigate these new waters without their beloved leader.

NEW God’s Story Visuals

After receiving 2 price quotes for redoing the visuals of God's Story: From Creation to Eternity, we are now waiting for 3 or 4 samples to send out for a survey. Our hope is to bring the visuals up to date and build in longevity. If you would like to be part of the team that helps find the new look, please let us know. If you would like to donate toward this vital project, please use this link: https://oralbibleresources.com/shopcart/donate.htm.

NEW God’s Story Puzzle and Game

We are excited to share that we have produced the God’s Story: From Creation to Eternity Puzzle with a bonus game included. For a limited time we are offering a Christmas special that includes the puzzle, a God’s Story Illustrated Book with all the stories, and your choice of a CD, DVD, MP3, or MP4 download of God’s Story in a language of your choice. During our testing, this puzzle and game really helped the younger children learn the Bible. Adults can play too! https://oralbibleresources.com/shopcart/index.asp#portfolio

Heart Pocket Podcast

Listen to podcasts at www.HeartPocket.org. New podcasts come out every week!

We continue to add more God’s Story languages to our website for people to watch.

Thank you all for your prayers and love for the nations.

Andrea & the whole staff of The God's Story Project (TGSP)
Executive Director