The readers of “The Young Christian” who are interested in the little Spanish “Messages of Love,” will be glad to learn of the progress it is making in circulation, and that the Lord is graciously continuing to bless this small work and is opening new doors in all directions for it. During the last six months nearly one hundred new requests for it have been received—both from this country and foreign lands, each one of whom represents a whole field. Twelve thousand copies have been sent out each month, but we are now needing many more, and we ask your prayers for His blessing to follow them.
If we cannot be missionaries ourselves, what a privilege and responsibility it is for us who are possessed of so much “good seed,” sound gospel literature, what a privilege for us to hand it to these dear, earnest Christian workers who are already in the field. Their eagerness to receive it, and their appreciation and gratitude for it, give ample proof that it is carefully and prayerfully distributed.
If these dear workers are giving their lives, devoting themselves unreservedly to the spreading of the gospel in these lands, how small a thing it is for us to furnish them with this “precious seed.” A small thing and yet vitally important it is that the seed should be pure, sound truth, unadulterated with error.
Let us be as hands stretched forth to refresh these weary, dusty feet, and let us help them to be “shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace.” We have not been privileged to send them out, that is the Lord’s work, but the Lord has put in our way one little service we can render them, and let us not be slow to respond to their appeals.
The following communications from the receivers of the paper, will be of interest to many, and give occasion for prayer.
(Translated from Spanish)
Cali-Valli, Colombia, South America.
Much-esteemed sister in the faith that is in Christ our Lord and Savior: This letter is for the pleasant purpose of saluting you all, and to desire for you a shower of rich blessing from my beloved Heavenly Father, the Giver of all good. And also to manifest this desire: Having seen one of your beautiful papers, “Messages of Love,” and being much pleased with the life-giving words which it contains, from the sacred teaching of the Word of God, I am writing to beg of you, if such be your desire, to send to me some numbers to read and distribute to all my friends and brethren in the faith, for it is my greatest joy to scatter this blessed seed of the Lord. If you could send to me twenty-five or thirty copies each time, I shall be very thankful.
May the Lord bless you all in your important work in this region, sowing the good seed of the Word of God, so that through you, and all the other workers in the vineyard of the Lord, His Kingdom may be more and more extended, and you be found more zealous in your work for the Lord.
Your friend and brother in the Faith of my personal Savior Jesus Christ,
M. C. M.
Carapana, Venezuela, South America.
Dear Miss U.:
I have recently received two packages of “Mensajes de Amor” (“Messages of Love”), and this is to express our thanks to you all for sending them to us for the work here. We have been feeling the need for some paper for children, and this just meets this need. I do not know who told you of the work here, or of our need, but I do know that the Lord has met our need through this little paper.
Our work here is quite new, as we have been having preaching services only seven months, yet the Lord has so wonderfully blessed His Word, that some twenty souls have been really born again, though we have had no baptisms, the Lord is gathering together a people for Himself, members of His Body.
Accept our many thanks and much appreciation of the paper.
Sincerely yours in the service of Christ,
V. V. E.