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 Last month, Tez celebrated his 63 birthday by planting a

sapling in our yard. He also served our church's VBS by playing Brutus, a Roman soldier who gets saved after guarding Paul living under house arrest. 

Our small group Bible study (below) launched a new group with 4 of our members leaving to start their own small group. That has been sad to lose them but encouraging to see spiritual multiplication. 










A new one-year Guidepost devotional for animal lovers (left) contains several devotions by Tez. You can order your copy here.  We were also pleasantly surprised to see two of his books featured in our church library (right). 










July was a mix of busy times and leisure. Below, Tez coaching small group leaders and Christine relaxing with our dog Winston as we spent time camping with our dear friends.


 








Finally, for dinner one night, we hosted 9 young adults who are ministry interns at local mission organization. We thought we were blessing them but it was us who ended be blessed when they offered to pray for Christine's healing. She has seen some gradual improvement since then. Praise God. 

Please pray for our youngest, Anicah, who is leaving tomorrow for Africa and then the Middle East on a mission trip with these same interns. They are believing God for 70 souls to receive Jesus. Upon her return, she will spending several weeks seeking the Lord's guidance for a full-time ministry career.   

Thief Finds Jesus

 

EAST AFRICA- Wanting to watch the JESUS film in the local language, Jemal (name changed) borrowed his friend’s tablet that contained downloads of Jesus Film Project® resources. He couldn’t wait to watch the film later that night, and he promised to return the tablet the following day.

But Abera, a young man from the same village, stole the tablet from Jemal’s bag without his knowledge and intended to sell it immediately.

Before doing so, Abera checked the contents on the device and saw the JESUS film downloaded in his language. He decided to view the film—and afterward he accepted Christ and repented of his sins!

Meanwhile Jemal discovered that the tablet was missing. Shocked and troubled by the loss, he experienced a sleepless night.

Early the next morning Abera decided to return the tablet. When it came time to meet with Jemal, Abera was eager to tell him how God had changed his life. Instead of stealing to make a profit, Abera started attending an underground church in the area, where he learned how to grow in his new faith. Praise God for stories like this, which your generosity and prayer help make happen. 


MEANWHILE:

· JFP recently completed 20 new translations of the Walking with Jesus film series for Africa.

· A new equipment distribution center in South Asia shipped 1,700 video tablets and 500 projector backpack sets.

· Our Internet Evangelism Team reported that videos from Jesus Film Project were played in 197 countries and 895 languages

Thanks for helping make this happen by equipping us to tell the nations about Christ through digital outreaches.

Chains Couldn't Stop Her

Nadia and Neesha* are two women in Central Asia who are passionate about sharing their faith. In the face of great danger, they would secretly hand out Bibles and tell others about Jesus, even though their country was hostile toward Christianity.

One day they spoke to a man who was an undercover policeman. He arrested them and discovered eight Bibles in their purses. Sitting in a basement jail and fearing for their lives, they began to pray.

Then Nadia said, “I read that when Paul was in prison, he sang. So let’s sing!”

One of the prisoners down the hall yelled, “You’re crazy! They are going to rape you both and then kill you. How can you sing?”

But the women kept singing praises to God. Suddenly, the undercover officer came down the stairs. He unchained them and took them to a private room for interrogation.

“You risked everything to give these Bibles away. You have betrayed your country and your family. No one would risk all this unless being paid a lot of money. Who is paying you to do this?”

Nadia replied, “You are right, someone did pay for us to do this. I will tell you everything.”

“Who is it?” the man pressed.

“His name is Jesus, and He gave His life to save mine.” Nadia continued sharing all she knew about Christ and how He came to save the world.

Finally, the policeman interrupted, “Stop! If you keep talking, I’ll end up believing this story too.”

With that, he returned the eight Bibles to Nadia and Neesha and, incredibly, released them to go. Astonished and suddenly standing free outside the prison, the two women quickly separated, each going a different way in case they were being followed.

As soon as Neesha turned the corner and was out of view from the prison, she ran face to face into the undercover officer. She stopped and gasped. He had been waiting for her at the prison’s back entrance.

“Give me one of those Bibles!” he whispered.

“Excuse me?”

“May I please have one of your Bibles? I must know more about this Jesus.”

Neesha smiled, dug down into her purse, and handed him a copy, along with a card giving instructions on how to download the Jesus Film® app.

“Thank you,” he said and then he disappeared inside.

Nadia and Neesha need your prayers as they continue to risk everything to spread the gospel. You can download the Jesus Film app here.

*For security reasons, Nadia and Neesha’s names are changed and for the sake of space, the story is a composite of two different incidents that happened to these women.

Thank you for making it possible for us to reach the lost. We couldn't do it without your support.  

Another Changed Life

 

Listen to this short video praise report from Jesus Film Project in Kenya.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXp6y_BL7kc

Survey Says...

Earlier this year we sent out a survey. 

First of all, thank you to all those who took the time to complete the supporter survey we sent last month. We gathered some vital information. There are two topics I want to address from our findings. Some of our readers didn't fully understand the difference between us being self-funded and fully-funded by our supporters. So let me clarify the difference: 

We are not self-funded, which means we are not independently wealthy and funding our ministry or living expenses ourselves. We are fully-funded by you supporters and your generous offerings that cover our ministry and living expenses. 

There are months when I am able to bring in a few hundred dollars through some freelance writing to supplement our income rather than burden you with an "ask." But freelancing is never consistent. We are thankful for the faithful gifts that come from you (financial supporters) each month so we can continue doing the Lord's work. 

The second communication gap we have seen recently was that many of you don't realize that our mission organization does not make up for any lost support we experience. When a monthly gift is stopped, we immediately see that deficit in our next paycheck. It's an immediate pay cut, causing us to abandon some of the ministry efforts we planned for. It is very helpful when supporters advise us at least 90 days prior to stopping a gift. This gives us time to find a new giver. That being said, the Lord always seems to make a way and we are thankful for his provision.

The rest of the survey results revealed most of you understand our work and the roles we fill in order to keep the wheel turning in bringing people to Jesus. Because you are well-informed, this means you actually read these monthly letters and keep up on our news. Thank you for that!

We couldn't do any of this without our prayer partners and financial supporters. From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you!

July Newsletter from the Brooks'

Our latest prayer letter, in case you missed it. 

 https://mailchi.mp/cd0bfb8b9ac4/5vercyutcm-17479116?e=d427d06950

Bible Distribution in 19 Schools

 

In Egypt, 2,813 students across 4 Egyptian Cities Recieved God's Word. Girls in a public middle school received Bibles Over the past few months, International School Project (where Christine serves) worked together with Egyptian teachers to place Bibles into the hands of students from many different backgrounds. Public schools, Catholic schools, Coptic schools, and majority-religion schools welcomed our staff. Follow-up is an important task. Teachers and staff involved with ISP are continuing to meet with students, start Bible study groups, and build relationships. Educators are sharing the gospel with students from Catholic backgrounds, Coptic backgrounds, majority-religion, or no religious background.