Rescued From Darkness and Addiction
Dear Friend,
In tumultuous days like these, I am comforted that God is our “refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble” (Psalm 26:1)—and I pray you are too.
But for the more than two billion people who have never heard the gospel, there is often no source of such comfort or hope.
This was true for Edoh*—until God rewrote his story.
A 20-year-old Muslim from an unreached, semi-nomadic people group in northern Togo, Edoh attempted to medicate his struggles with drugs and alcohol. When the addictions became unmanageable, he and his mother visited the at ABWE’s Hospital of Hope and openly discussed his issues with a missionary healthcare worker. Sensing Edoh’s deeper needs, the missionary invited a team of hospital chaplains to share the gospel with him in his native language.
The chaplains were astonished to discover that Edoh had already heard the biblical account of Jesus. Edoh explained that two years prior, one of his friends in the village had received medical care at Hospital of Hope and was given as audio Bible—to which the two men had been listening together. Now, Edoh was ready to receive the hope of the gospel and surrender his life to Christ.
Meanwhile, the young man’s mother, sitting outside the clinic room rejoiced when she heard her son’s commitment to a new life. She thanked the hospital staff profusely for the care they had shown Edoh: “I already lost my husband, and I was afraid I was losing my son too.” Although not yet a believer herself, she invited the workers to visit them in the village, opening the door for further gospel witness.
Thanks to your generosity, nearly 1,000 ABWE missionaries are daily bringing the saving, transforming message of Christ to the unreached and hurting. Not only is the gospel proclaimed through missionaries of healthcare, mercy ministry, business as mission, community development, and more—but ABWE teammates also disciple new believers, establish them in healthy local churches, and equip them as leaders who can continue the work of the harvest.
As you know, they cannot do this alone. The ongoing work of evangelism needs the support of the whole body of Christ. Through your partnership with the Global Gospel Fund, you have made it possible for these missionaries to effectively preach Christ to the lost and dying through providing the vital support they need—training, member care, and help mobilizing new teammates—and we are truly thankful to serve with you in this mission.
We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for already supporting the Global Gospel Fund. Would you consider increasing your monthly support or making an additional one-time gift to help us equip and sustain the work of evangelism worldwide and send new workers into the harvest?
It is a joy to partner with you in ministry. May the Lord richly bless you.
In Christ,
Paul L. Davis
President
ABWE
*Name changed for security.
