DEAR FRIENDS,

IT’S AMAZING THE TIMES WE ARE

LIVING IN! IN SPITE OF THE ALL THE
OPPOSITION AND DIFFICULTIES, WE ARE
SEEING GOD AT WORK.
Our last team of nine men flew into Burma with 29
duffel bags full of supplies.Thankfully the overweight
charges were minimal, and all the materials passed safely
through customs.
One day, four of us were able to go
with our contact down to the delta.
The trip was a grueling six and a half
hours in the back of a truck one way
and then an hour and a half on a
beautiful boat ride.

WE WERE ABLE TO
VISIT TWO
CHRISTIAN SQAW
KAREN VILLAGES.
IN THE SECOND
VILLAGE,
we were able to hand out clothes for
the 250 families living there, and God
did a miracle. We had just two duffel
bags of clothes, but as we kept reaching
into the bags, more and more clothes
were there to pull out. We were giving
out handfuls – enough for everyone.
God multiplied the clothes right in
front of our eyes. It reminded me of the
feeding of the 5,000. God is awesome! had just met with Hmong pastors throughout the country who
I’m trusting that He will do this more often, especially in the were requesting more Bibles. He had told them they would
multiplication of Bibles. need to pray since he didn’t know when the next shipment
would come in. He had just returned late the night before, and
Our next stop was Vietnam where we have been ministering
then we showed up with a large load of Bibles! It was amazing
for over 17 years, carrying Bibles and other materials to help
how God orchestrated this whole trip in order to help meet the
the persecuted church. I called our contact in the morning and
needs of the Hmong Christians in Vietnam. Before we left, he
told him that we would be arriving that night. We were blessed
requested another 5,000 to 10,000 more immediately.
to walk right through customs, and the contact met us at the
airport and took us to his house to unload the Bibles. Our next stop was Laos where three of us delivered another
large load of Bibles and, again, were blessed to walk right
He was very excited to see the large load of 1,000 Hmong
through customs. We were able to help meet the needs of
Bibles and 60 Chinese Pastor Study Bibles, telling us how he
Christians there. People in these countries are hungry for the
truth of God’s Word and are continually requesting Bibles.

I APPLIED FOR A VISA TO GO

TO CHINA BUT WAS REFUSED
BY THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT.
After talking to a friend, he explained that when we were
stopped in customs during the Olympics, we caused China to
lose face before the whole world. He explained that the
Chinese government had worked hard to show the world that
everything is great in China and that there is religious
freedom. So when we stood our ground at the airport, not
backing down, it caused a national embarrassment to the
Chinese government. He reported that government officials
from Beijing, Kunming and Yunnan province were discussing
how to address this problem.
The experience of being delayed in customs because of Bibles
that are unwanted in China was an inconvenience to us as
foreigners, but is miniscule suffering compared to what local
believers often pay for the Word of God there. We thank
God, however, that He used the situation to share the truth
with the world about religious persecution in China. The
other two team members made several trips into China and,
for the most part, were successful. Our contact reports that
there is great need for more Bibles to help the Chinese
Church. We need people to help us carry them in.
OVER THE PAST YEAR WE’VE
HAD MANY PEOPLE ASK US
WHY WE ARE CARRYING
BIBLES INTO CHINA
since there are reports that China prints more Bibles than any
other country in the world. While it is true that China prints
more Bibles than any other country, the majority of these
Bibles are not in Chinese and they are not for the Chinese
people in mainland China. The majority of these Bibles are
simply printed in China for other countries and then
exported. Please do not believe reports that Chinese
Christians don’t need Bibles. Voice of the Martyrs reports
that there is currently a 20-year wait for a Bible in China.
When I was refused a visa for China, I began asking the Lord
what is next. My heart has become increasing concerned on
reaching the Islamic world with the Gospel. So I will be
focusing on working to get God’s Word into Islamic nations.
Our work with the communist world will continue as board
members and other team leaders will take teams with more
Bibles to those in need.
Please pray for us as we reach out to the Islamic world. We
know the opposition is even greater in these areas, but God is
not willing that any perish but that all come to repentance.
My life is not my own – I was bought by the blood of Jesus
on the cross.
The following quotes are some praise reports that we are
receiving from the field to encourage you that God is hearing
your prayers and that your support is being used to touch
lives all over the world.
“HALLELUJAH. I AM REALLY
EXCITED THAT I AM ABLE TO
MAKE GOALS TO REACH HIS
GRACE AND TRUTH to more than 50
unreached villages within 2008 and to share with more than
300 people who never had [the] privilege to hear the Good
News. I begin my journey to far flung places, sometimes
walking hours, but my ultimate desire is to win more souls
into His Kingdom. John 15:16. I am so much in tension
because His coming is imminent and many are yet to hear the
Gospel. In this part there are I think the highest number of
people groups who are yet to hear the Gospel even once.
Your fervent prayers will enable us to do these works, not my
will but His be done and this work is for His glory alone. In
[December] I will travel to [a] central area only for His work
so please uphold me on this also.”
“Join us in giving thanks for the 40-foot container that is
now on its way to Cuba with its precious cargo of 23,000
Spanish Bibles. These Bibles were printed in China and
shipped by boat and rail to Toronto, Canada, where we
loaded them into the container at the Canadian Bible Society
on Monday, Nov. 10, 2008. There [are also] 1,000 English
Bibles, New Testaments, Scripture booklets and about 50
flannel graphs in the container.”
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“Last night I received a lot of Hand wind Tape players,

Hmong Bibles and Cassette Tape copy Machines. Thank you
very much. My house is almost empty by now, but thank the
Lord that now it fill up with a few stuff again.”
“The Burmese Bibles were gone very fast, I remember I
received couple of Thousand of Burmese Bible on end of
March. And it was gone, I mean distributed out, within 2
weeks. Chinese Bibles also all gone now. I just keep a few
Shan Bibles in my house.”

THANK YOU FOR YOUR

FAITHFUL PRAYERS AND
SUPPORT. Your partnership with this ministry is
making an eternal impact for Jesus Christ. That’s good to
know as we see all around us the importance of putting our
treasures in heaven and not on this earth.

God Bless You! Have a wonderful Christ Centered

Christmas and a Blessed New Year! Patrick and Staff