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Partnership in the Gospel
Dear Reader, The Apostle Paul is known far and wide for his effective ministry to the Gentiles – sharing the gospel where Christ was not yet named (Romans 15:20-21). In the Bible, we read of his thanking God for those who were supporting him in “partnership in the gospel” (Philippians 1:3-5). In the spring of 1948, Bob Finley, now a busy college evangelist, was invited to pastor a church in Kansas. For months, the church sought him out, while Finley sought the Lord. That summer was the…
Europe 1948 – “Der Fuhrer ist dead. Jesus Christus ist alive.”
Dear Reader, You may be wondering – how did Bob Finley come to write the soon-to-be-published story of Prem Pradhan of Nepal? Part of the answer lies in the period Bob spent in Europe in 1948 and 1949. He went by passenger ship to Europe for the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship European Conference in Lausanne, Switzerland, and Youth for Christ’s International World Congress in Beatenberg. Below he writes to his supporters back home of his time with his cabin mates. … A total of 70 German…
🌎“We are going to evangelize the world in our generation.”🌎
Dear Reader, Following the InterVarsity conference in Lausanne, Bob headed to the Youth for Christ World Congress on Evangelism in Beatenberg. He wrote home to praying friends and supporters about the powerful work of God. …Leaving the German fellows I came to the YOUTH FOR CHRIST WORLD CONGRESS at Beatenberg. God the Holy Spirit has moved in here and taken over. By God’s grace we are going to evangelize the world in our generation. Pastors, evangelists, and missionaries from all over the…
I discovered his nose and chin were gone
Dear Reader, After leaving Europe, praying friends back in the US made it possible for Bob to fulfill Hubert Mitchell’s request and go to India in early October of 1948. In addition to preaching on Hubert’s behalf in Calcutta, he traveled more than 5,000 miles across India for the next two months to preach in schools, colleges, universities, churches, missionary conventions, and Youth for Christ rallies. India had recently been partitioned to create separate Muslim and Hindu countries now…
Does Jesus Christ Have Any Role in Your Dreams and Hopes for Your Future?
Dear Reader, Our last email shared a gripping letter by 27-year-old Bob Finley describing his experience of first arriving in India not long after the partition. From the end of September through mid-December 1948, he preached and evangelized in youth gatherings in Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria, and India. A few weeks later, in a January 14,1949, letter to his supporters, he wrote: By God’s grace I hope to leave behind me at least one convert in every country who will dedicate his life to…
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