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God is at work (and sometimes we get to hear of it)! Here are 2 reports from the first and last days of March:

• March 1: A believer in Central Asia called via WhatsApp to tell of a Muslim lady who, with her young son, had checked into their women’s center, a hideaway for hurting, abused women. On the second day of her stay, she watched the entire KING of GLORY movie in her heart language. She then returned to her room where she wept for hours. Later, when the staff asked her why she had been crying, she said, “This film gave me the answers I’ve been searching for for most of my life.” As the women spoke to her of God’s way of forgiveness, her child came saying, “Mommy, don’t listen to these people, they are telling you lies! Don’t listen to them, they lie!” But she sent her boy out of the room, fell to her knees and called on the name of the Lord Jesus to save her. After this, the believers said, “It was like an evil spirit had left the area.” Before coming to the refuge, in her hopelessness, this dear lady had tried to kill herself several times. But by the love shown to her through His people and by the power of the gospel, she is now a new creation in Christ.
• March 31: A Senegalese elder wrote to tell of a young Muslim lady who has been listening to The Way of Righteousness Wolof broadcasts over a long period of time. On Sunday, she attended the church meeting in northern Senegal to declare her faith in Christ. Pray for her spiritual growth and boldness in the gospel.

ROCKids

Thank you for your part in ROCK projects in Tanzania, Niger, and Senegal. Please pray the provision of all that is needed to complete the Girls’ School in Tanzania (See: https://vimeo.com/327816868), for God’s guidance and blessing on the youth work in Niger, and for the 100 girls attending the Girl’s Training Center in Senegal.

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Glory to God, the 16-language KING of GLORY DVD Edition 3 is finished with 20,000 copies en route to 14 locations. And since two of those languages are French and Wolof, one of those locations is Senegal, West Africa. Pray that minds and hearts would be opened to understand and believe the gospel as they watch and listen to God’s story and message in their heart language. Pray also for those watching it on YouTube (in 29 languages). In the month of January, nearly 33,000 people clicked on the movie to watch it for a combined total of 4233 hours. On a daily basis, we also hear from those watching it on TWR360, TransWorld Radio’s website. Here’s a bit of feedback from the last two weeks: India: “I want to know God more and teach my kids about the Lord.” Iran: “It’s very good. Thank you.” United Arab Emirates: “[Thank you for this] knowledge about how to teach children the words of God.” Liberia: “The program is rewarding.” Kenya: “I love the teachings in the animation.” Uganda: “It’s such a great program.” South Africa: “What a wonderful way to meet God and the plan He has for us. Amen” USA: “I enjoyed the program! Hi from Knoxville, TN!”

ROCKids

Thank you too for your part in ROCK projects in Niger, Senegal, and Tanzania. Please continue to pray for the completion of the Tanzania girls’ school on the Island on Lake Victoria. The goal is still to open in January 2020, but much construction must be completed before that can happen. As you pray for this school destined to offer at-risk girls a safe and Christ-centered learning environment, it may interest you to know that it was the local believers who gave the land and who are now providing the on-the-ground oversight. Once the school is built, they will also have the major role of hiring the teachers, selecting students, etc. Meanwhile in Niger, praise God, at last, the team has in hand the revised, legal paperwork which will open the way for various ministries. Pray for two of the couples as they will soon return to the work, each with a new baby in arms!

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Just one month into 2019, we have been blessed to see God work in so many ways. Here’s a sampling from January: A hospital team in Togo, West Africa, which uses ROCK’s resources, writes of their desire to translate them into some of the 8 local languages. A team of evangelists in Haiti has been showing a field-test version of the KING of GLORY movie in Creole to reach remote mountain villages. One of the team-members wrote: “I’ve never seen a response like this! We showed the Jesus film in some places before and it was good. But now they are seeing the gospel from Genesis to Revelation. All we’ve been trying to communicate is wrapped up in this film!” In Kyrgyzstan, the movie was shown twice on a major TV network. Also, KING of GLORY will be released in both Creole and Malayalam this month. And 20,000 copies of a new 16-language KoG DVD are scheduled to be replicated and sent around the world. Thank you for your prayers and part in what God is doing.

ROCKids

Thank you too for your share in ROCK projects in Niger, Senegal, and Tanzania. Please continue to pray for the completion of the construction of the Tanzania girls’ school. The goal is to open in January 2020. Many of the stories we receive have to do with the daily relational opportunities. A ROCK-connected couple in Niger recently wrote: “Tech classes continue…. We continue to use the King of Glory movie in many contexts…. Sometimes there are frustrations. A couple months ago R. visited a family whose little boy had a broken leg. They showed her an X-ray of his misaligned broken bones. Sadly, they had opted to use traditional medicine wrapping his leg with a small bamboo splint. R. asked them several times to please allow her to take him to the hospital for a proper cast which we would pay for. They refused possibly out of fear of the local witch doctor. So now the little boy walks with a limp and now they are willing for him to be taken to a real doctor. This month we will be trying to find out if he can be helped. We know that God can use even this frustrating situation for good.”

ROCK International is a channel; a conduit with a two-fold purpose:

• to reach into neglected nations with projects thatdemonstrate God’s love (ROCKids).
• to produce and propagate resources that declare God’s truth(ROCK Resources).

By God’s faithfulness, for a dozen years ROCK has been a conduit. But a conduit is nothing by itself. Webster defines conduit as “a natural or artificial channel through which something is conveyed; a means of transmitting or distributing.” It is by your sacrificial gifts that ROCK has been an effective channel through which God’s love and truth is being conveyed and transmitted to millions of people worldwide. We thank God for each of you who have partnered with us over the years. In all of its worldwide ministries, ROCK continues to operate on the principle of total commitment to God’s faithfulness to supply the financial needs connected with each project and all it involves. We thank Him for His faithfulness through you.

Speaking of conduits, we want to make you aware that, thanks to the diligent work of ROCK’s webteam, ROCK has a new online system (donorbox) for receiving contributions. ROCK’s contribute page now has 4 buttons:
1. ROCK Resources. 2. ROCKids. 3. Niger Ministries. 4. Tanzania Girls’ School.

It is important to understand that while the Niger and Tanzanian projects are a part of ROCKids, the ongoing projects in both Niger and Tanzania are financed primarily through funds designated specifically for them. Your designated gift can be given online on the contribute page or mailed to ROCK International’s P.O. Box.

NOTE: If you have set up your giving for automatic monthly contributions, at your convenience, please cancel that and sign up again on ROCK’s contribute page: https://www.rockintl.org/contribute-to-rock This will switch you over to the new system. Thank you! Also, if you do not receive ROCK International’s updates, you can sign up at: www.rockintl.org or write to: resources@rockintl.org