This year, LATM helped publish Denver Sizemore’s 13 Lessons in Christian Doctrine in Malayalam, and Don Tingle’s 28 Days in Matthew in Somali. Those are new languages for us, which is satisfying, but I mention these because they represent an important shift in our world.
Half of the Malayalam books will remain in southwest India, and a New York church will use the other half among the Malayalam-speaking population in their area. Many of the Somali books will be used in East Africa, as you would expect, but a big portion of them will be used in US cities with Somalian populations.
It is possible that you in a community with a large number of immigrants. Although it is not always easy to find ways to minister to them and to tell them the Good News, we need to redouble our efforts. Why? Because we used to think that discipling the nations involved passports and plane fares, but today, going to serve a people group might just be a drive through town.
LATM can be part of the solution, but it will take each of us – Philippians 2:13 – doing our part to let the world at our doorstep know about Christ.
Doug Reed | Literature And Teaching Ministries | www.latm.info
