You can help bring Life-Giving Water to the peoples of the Sahara Desert!
"Like the cold of
snow in harvest time,
so is a faithful messenger to those sending him;
for he refreshes his master's soul."
- Proverbs 25:13
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We have seen them with our own eyes:
- United Nations refugee tents as far as the eye can see...
- Women who fled the stability of their village home as it was being attacked by armed men on camels...
- The family of a rich merchant being devastated by AIDS, one family member at a time...
- Children running wild through a desert town, their fathers dead in one of the many wars and battles...
- Death ceremonies for mothers who died giving birth in empty clinics without medicine...
After seeing such devastation,
we have wondered to ourselves what we would need to face the same
challenges our brave friends have faced. What if we had to face such
challenges without the Word of God to bring us courage and hope?
There are many courageous agencies offering food, water, shelter,
medicine, education and other assistance to the people caught in the
middle of this crisis. We are thankful for their tireless efforts
despite amazing challenges.
God has placed a call in our hearts to bring encouragement and blessing
to a desert people of
Chad and Sudan. What we have to offer them is on a
much deeper level, one which reaches into the very heart of the
problem.
Over our past term in Chad, we were able to complete a series of
programs which shares some of the stories of the Word of God, and applies
the principles of these stories to the troubles which our friends are facing.
These programs were broadcast on shortwave radio, FM radio, and
distributed as a cassette series, on CD and on the internet. As a
result:
- Influential leaders and their families have had the opportunity to hear encouragement from the Word of God on CD
- Soldiers have debated the Word of God together as they listened to it on cassette
- God's message has gone out by shortwave to isolated desert villages that were beyond our reach
- Families in the capital of Chad have listened to
these FM broadcasts in their homes
Before we left for furlough, a group of community elders told us,
"We love these radio programs. They are the very first broadcasts in our language, and their message is very important to our community at this time in our history. You need to broadcast these programs on an FM station in our eastern town!"
The troubled situation in
eastern Chad also compelled us to complete a rough draft of the Gospel of Luke
into one of the desert languages before the end of our term in Chad. As we prepare to return to Chad, we have the opportunity to
revise and publish it. This will give us the opportunity to produce more
encouraging radio programs and a new series of programs on cassette and
CD. 
It will also lay the foundation for us to translate additional books
of God's Word into this and other languages of the desert. We are
convinced that the Word of God is for everyone, and brings light that will
continue to encourage our friends in so many ways.
God is working in each of our
lives, desiring that we would enjoy a personal relationship with
Him. To know more about how God may be working your own life,
there are several places on the internet which clearly explain God's
Good News. We invite you to enjoy the blessings we have
enjoyed from the eternal truths they contain.
If you have come to know the power of the Word of God in your own life,
we invite you to join the team of sponsors who are sending us out to
bring blessing to the people of the Sahara desert. By supporting us in
prayer and with monthly support of five dollars or more, you will have
the satisfaction of knowing that you are making an eternal impact among the desert peoples:
- You will be part of the team which makes this effort possible
- You will see answers to prayer as we seek God together about how to move forward in this work
- You will have an insider's view of what is going on among our people
- We will bring the deserts of the Sahara right to your doorstep, with up to date insights of what is going on
- You will be challenged to pray
Christ has chosen to use His Church to fulfill the Great Commission. And as part of God's Church, we invite you to join us in this exciting task. The Scriptures teach us that those who send us out to the desert peoples of Chad and Sudan are partners together with us.
"So he who is planting and he who is watering are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor. For we are fellow-workers of God, a field of God, and you are a building of God." - I Corinthians 3:5-11, LITV
You may think that
the budget necessary to send out a family like ours is beyond
your means to make an impact. 
However,
the task of achieving full support does not seem as overwhelming when we
realize that it would take about
800 new sponsors like you to
stand by us in prayer and with five dollars or more of support per
month.
To show our appreciation for your commitment to stand by us in this way,
we will send you a special "Pray for Chad" coffee mug as a
reminder to pray for our troubled nation in this time of crisis. You
will also be given special access to our "Live Adventure" web
log with insider prayer requests, travel logs and photos.
However, once we have achieved full financial support, we will
no longer be permitted to raise additional funds. So, unfortunately, our
offer is limited to only a certain number of sponsors who will have the
privilege to personally be involved in this blessing to the peoples of
the Sahara.
If you would like to become part of the team which sends us out, please
click on the link below, and fill out the secure form indicating your
desire to join us in this exciting task!
I
would like to sponsor the Faris Family
in their outreach to the Sahara desert!
As soon as your
Faith Promise form and first month's sponsorship have been received at
the Assemblies of God World Missions Headquarters, we will send you your
free gift and send you your access code to the "Live
Adventure" web log.
We are looking forward to counting you among those who send us out to
bring this Living Water to the peoples of the Sahara desert.
Your fellow laborers,
