December 01, 1982 by

Five Facts booklet ready

About to come off the press is the new edition of FIVE GLOBAL FACTS. Based on the format of the Four Spiritual Laws of Campus Crusade, its purpose is to convert Christians to missions. One man has observed that this is harder to do than to win ten people to Christ.

The booklet is very small, very concise and very straightforward. It gives the latest statistics on the frontiers and tells what God expects us to do about them.

Len Bartlotti, the author, says he designed it in such a way that one Christian within a few minutes could lead another into a new awareness of God's passion for the lost peoples of our world.

It is useful for individuals, Sunday School classes, campus fellowships, etc. (20 each, 10 or more copies, 15 each. See back page for order form.)

Frontier challenge aimed at students

The students are at it again! For the eighth time 500 of them will meet for the Southern California SCOWE (Student Conference on World Evangelization), this time on the USCWMWCIU campus at 1605 Elizabeth in Pasadena, CA. The conference is student planned, student run, even student fed. It runs on two tracks "Catch the Vision" for those with little exposure to missions, and "Obey the Vision" for those ready to move on in their missions commitment. There are seminars, plenary sessions, missionary case studies, famous missionary speakers. Last year some were turned away because they didn't register on time.

Episcopal prayer guide debuts

The Episcopal Church Missionary Community is promoting an Episcopal church version of the Daily Prayer Guide, starting in January of 1983. This organization is a warmly evangelical, renewal ministry in the Episcopal church which is currently providing all training for outgoing missionaries of that denomination. According to Rev. Walter Hannum, ECMC General Secretary, "We want to help mobilize Episcopalians and Anglicans along with other Christians to penetrate with prayer the last frontiers of unreached peoples."

FF coins 'repay' gift

Almost a year ago now the RBMU, International generously gave $5,000 to help the USCWM make its end of the year payment. It was not until the following May that RBMU, Int., joined the Frontier Fellowship and produced its own version of the Daily Prayer Guide. In the few months since then, through loose coin offerings, that $5,000 gift has more than been returned. And that is just the beginning!

Staff abandons Today's Mission for World Christian

Today's Mission magazine is changing its name in January 1983 to World Christian magazine. Its staff of eight is branching out into holding conferences, leading tours (to Ghana next summer), an writing books on missions. In 1983 they plan to expand to eight issues.

Green's vision spreads

Although its founder and director died last summer in a plane crash, Last Days Ministries has continued on with Keith Green's scheduled concerts. Just before the accident, Keith had taken a new step of involvement in mobilizing students for frontier mission work. Melody, his wife, has continued with this emphasis at the thirteen or so concerts held since his death. Up to 10,000 young people jam the concerts, and at least half of these have expressed their willingness to be used of the Lord in the hard places  planting a church in unreached people groups. If only 1000 per concert were to respond, that is still 13,000, but the numbers are far greater. Before the birth of her fourth child in March or April (two died in the crash with their father), Melody will present the frontier challenge at a number of other concerts. We need to pray for her and for the hand of the Lord to rest mightily upon these young people.

Coins, stock gifts aid SEND's frontier outreach

SEND, International (formerly Far Eastern Gospel Crusade) reports having received more than 400 responses to their initial promotion of their own specialized edition of the Daily Prayer Guide. Beyond loose coins sent in to them, one couple donated a sizeable amount of stock to be applied to their frontier work. Present work among "Hidden People" groups is in the Philippines, Taiwan and a few other places.

PA college awakens

Millersville State College (Penn.) is awakening to missions. At a conference there in early November 70 students listened to J. Hudson Taylor Ill, visited mission agency booths, saw audio¬visuals on missions, etc. Several subsequently expressed interest in Muslim work overseas.