SIM Literature & Media Blog

Africa Bible Commentary News

Written by Joel Purcell

Great News!  The Portuguese ABC is ready to go to print.  The first print run needs to be at least 10,000 for the lowest possible price.  Pray for wisdom in setting the appropriate number for printing.

Also, we praise the Lord that some support has been received towards some of the smaller translations such as Malagassy.  This is the language spoken in Madagascar.

Francophone Pastors' Book Set Update

Written by Joel Purcell

An exciting development in this project is the addition of the country of Congo onto the list of countries that are participating.   The total number of pastors to receive the book sets will now increase to 18,000.  We give thanks for this development.

Highlighting the Francophone PBS

Written by Joel Purcell

Praise the Lord!  SIM has decided to promote the Francophone PBS in its July ministry update mailing.  Please pray that God will touch people's hearts and they will be generous and sense the urgency for this project.  Historically, this has been the bedrock of support for the book set projects.

A Good Day for the Francophone PBS

Written by Joel Purcell

Got word today from an associate in France that another author would like to see his book as part of the Francophone Pastors' Book Set, and is willing to seek the resources to make this happen.  What a great way to speed this project on to completion.  This is a huge help, and a lightening of the load for raising funds.

Meeting of Africa Bible Commentary Editorial Board

Written by Joel Purcell

I felt honored to be a part of the meeting of the editorial board of the Africa Bible Commentary.  We heard news of the advancement of the different translations of this book, as well as the progress of the Hippo Press, an exclusively African Press for which the ABC paved the way.  In 2008, the Swahili and Portuguese translations will be printed.