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Vol. XXXI                              November 2008                                          No. 11

How Much do you Value God's Word?

A South Dakota rancher and his bride received an expensive Bible as a wedding gift from his grandfather. They wrote a thank-you note and stowed the Bible in a closet.     As time passed, the grandfather repeatedly asked the couple how they liked the Bible. The rancher was confused about how he should respond. Hadn’t he already expressed his appreciation? But the grandfather persisted. Eventually, the young man dug out the gift. As he leafed through it, $20 bills fluttered out, 66 in all - one at the beginning of Genesis and in each succeeding book.     While the rancher had left a monetary treasure waiting to be discovered, he had also left something even more valuable untouched between those pages: spiritual riches. All because he had not opened the book.     In most American homes the Bible has taken on the status of an icon with little practical value. When asked, “What book has most influenced your life?” in a recent Library of Congress survey, respondents awarded the Bible the top position. But only 34 percent of American Christians read God’s Word on their own during the week, and of that group, only 13 percent claim to read it daily. “Americans revere the Bible,” says pollster George Gallup, Jr., “but, by and large they don’t read it.”        WHICH GROUP REPRESENTS YOU?                                                                       Source: “Amazing Grace” by Kathleen Norris                        HOPE       IS  HERE        Nov. 8   @ 7:30 PM Heritage Mennonite, Millbank, ON  Nov. 9   @ 10:00 AM Faith Mennonite, Wellesley, ON  Nov. 9   @ 7:45 PM Moorefield Mennonite, Moorefield, ON Dec   7   @ 9:00AM lamb of God Mennonite, butler, IN Dec   7   @ 7:00PM Hartville cons. Mennonite, Hartville, OH                                                                                                  A Blessed Thanksgiving to ALL our HOPE partners!    To all who participated in the “30 Days of Prayer for the Muslim World” we extend a sincere thank you! Only eternity will reveal the spiritual strongholds broken down, the blinded eyes opened, and the  hearts and minds unshackled to perceive the love of God.    We were sorry that we were not able to fill all the requests for copies of the prayer guide. The “30 Days” ministry printed 700,000 prayer guides, and PRAISE GOD, they ran out! That’s why we weren’t able to fill all your requests.      We urge you to continue praying for the Muslim peoples of the world, and especially the Hausa of Nigeria. Ask God to  break down demonic opposition so our new Hausa language programs can lead listeners to the Great God and our Savior, Jesus Christ!