The Silence Was Broken
For years, The Joshua Fund (TJF) has been serving with a ministry partner that operates a Bible teaching radio program, broadcasting into the Epicenter five days a week. Imagine the loneliness of an 80-year-old Arab man living in the West Bank. Perhaps he lives alone; perhaps his faithful attendance at the local Orthodox Church was also steeped in loneliness. What has he experienced in his life that has spanned eight decades? It is hard to even imagine all the changes that have occurred around him for these many tumultuous years in the region. Through all those years of faithful church attendance he had not come to know his Creator, his God and Savior Jesus Christ in a real and personal way. He had not known the One “who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame…” Hebrews 12:2b. He had not yet come to the understanding that he himself was that very “joy” set before Jesus, and perhaps had not realized his great worth to our Savior. This man was unaware that the long-awaited Savior, who lived and ministered and laid down His life a ransom for many over 2,000 years ago, was born a mere 25 miles from where he has been living his life. Then one day, the message of salvation, the Gospel, God’s good news, finally made its way to the man’s heart. God’s relentless grace, your faithful prayers and encouraging support, along with the faithful believers who minister on the ground in the West Bank, are at work for the Lord’s purposes.
The Joshua Fund has had the privilege over the last four years to be a partner in an Arabic language Bible teaching radio program which is broadcast into the West Bank. Each day, the Word of God and the Gospel of Jesus Christ are faithfully taught, line by line, verse by verse. This message of God’s great love for the people of the region, along with the truth of His Gospel, reached this man and prayerfully many others. The Holy Spirit continues planting the Word of God through the simple vehicle of radio to listening ears in search of a Savior. They may be searching across the radio dial, perhaps hearing a pleasant voice, and then stopping and listening and hearing the truth of God’s Word being taught. We may not know the truth of how many times this miracle occurs this side of heaven, and yet we have the privilege of sharing with you the story of a man in a quiet, private moment that came to faith in Jesus.
Would you join with heaven and with us in rejoicing over this man’s coming to faith in Jesus Christ? We are deeply touched that the Lord would use all of us to reach into this life to bring salvation and blessing. Please keep this special man in your prayers, as a local brother will be discipling and helping this man to grow and know his Savior more each day and prayerfully bring many with him into the Kingdom.
