A historic moment in the mission work of Salvation To All Nations: The picture presents half of the local 65 pastors convened by our local coordinator of Bangladesh Pastor Probhudan Baroi. We will organize a major outreach event from the 24th to 25th of October in Bangladesh. These pastors represent all the key evangelical churches in the vicinity of our major event. These pastors joyfully invited us to Bangladesh to preach the gospel and at the same time committed to taking care of the people who will decide to follow Jesus through our major event. In total, it reaches up to 20,000 people. Please pray for them!
Dear Partner in Missions,
The Great Commission given by Jesus can only succeed when all Christians join together and co-operate for the goal. God gathers together intercessors, supporters, missionaries and local cooperating churches from different nations so that the harvest of missions can be gathered in the “barns of heaven”. God wants this crop to grow spiritually and quantitatively by multiplying even further.
The mission trip to Bangladesh is a great demonstration of such a cooperation. Bangladesh, which is almost unreachable by the gospel, and where only 0.3% of the population of 200 million knows Jesus, will have this great opportunity. Out of them around 20,000 people, many will hear about God’s love in Jesus Christ for them for the very first time. He came to die for their sins and to provide them with eternal life in heaven.
The challenge, however, is that more than 91% of them are Muslims and most of the rest are Hindus. However, God does not ask about the religious background of these people, but He invites all Bangladeshis He loves to join Him, because He has created them in His own image.
Through your intercession, God will act and break all opposition to spiritual powers in the mighty name of Jesus. He opens their hearts to receive the good news of the gospel. However, God has decided to use each of us for this goal, because there is great power in cooperation. That’s why it is extremely important that you take your place in the Great Commision led by Him.
Please find in the picture a small congregation near the capital Dhaka, which was born in a Hindu-dominated area. It’s only a few years old. We plan to go there and encourage them to proclaim the Gospel to other Hindus in their region. Now it’s definitely time for them to abandon all their numerous idols and start to serve the one and only true God who sent His only begotten Son to die for their sins.
We would like to take an opportunity to thank all our dear partners in missions for your valuable financial contribution after our latest newsletter! Of the 13 000 € mission budget, more than 6000 €s has already come in for Bangladesh mission trip to be successful. There is only a deficit of less than 7000 € in the way of the realization of our dream to reach 20 000 Bangladeshis with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We have still 3 weeks to collect it beginning from this day the 30th of September.
The gospel is free, and Pastor Martti Falck and I do not take anything from this mission budget for proclaiming it. However, we cannot proclaim the good news of Jesus to a crowd of up to 20,000 people without a stage, sound system, lights, tent shelter and transportation to these people willing to get access to the venue. Could you take your part in this one to fill in the gap? Every euro is a valuable booster that makes it possible for us to reach the people of Bangladesh with the gospel of salvation.
It is important so to be obedient to God, and so I ask you to pray before your Lord what He’s speaking to your heart right now, ”for God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Corinthians 9:7). Above all, your constant intercession is the most valuable support to the success of this mission trip between the 21st to 31st of October! During those days, we will also tour smaller Muslim villages to preach the gospel of Jesus especially to those who have not yet heard it before!
In the photo above, please find the invitation video to our Gospel Crusade held in Buyala, Eastern Uganda on 6-10 October. Our main coordinator Stuart Davids, the senior pastor of the Seguku Worship Center Pentecostal Church, and his youth pastor are inviting all people in the Eastern Uganda region to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ. They also invite them to bring the sick to the venue, because our Healer Jesus Christ will be there. Please click on the image and you can watch this invitation by yourself.
At the time of writing this newsletter, there are only two days left until the start of the mission trip to Uganda. If the Lord wills and we live, I will go on a long-awaited mission trip to Eastern Uganda together with my beloved wife Eira Talja and the pastor of my home church, Roberto Brandao, between the 2nd to 13th of October.
In addition to the fact that we expect to reach up to 40,000 people in 5 days with the Gospel, we have great anticipation of God’s miraculous power to be released in unprecedented ways during those days.
We have the privilege of preaching the gospel to dozens of elderly people and their families in the Kampala region on Friday the 3rd of October. On Saturday the 4th of October, we will be able to take aid and God’s love to up to 120 orphans to the Wipe A Tear orphanage, where our beloved home church, Harvest Church Vantaa will take e.g. food and daily necessities.
In addition, during the Crusade from the 6th to 10th of October, we will take the gospel to a prison of more than 1000 people, 2 hospitals and 2 schools for both primary and secondary school students. In addition, we teach the Bible and effective discipleship of Jesus as well as follow-up work to up to 400 pastors and leaders who will gather for a pastoral conference.
We have managed to put together a budget of 17 000 € for the entire mission, for which we want to thank God first and foremost, but at the same time every donor! However, we want to donate 50 complete Bibles to those pastors at the conference who do not yet have their own Bible.
If this in your heart, you can participate to donate for this cause, which has a total need of 487 €. The price of one full Bible in Luganda language is 9,74 €. You can give your gift directly to Ugandan Bibles by clicking this button by selecting the reference 7773: Ugandan mission.
Join us with intercession and your valuable support so that the gospel reaches all these precious people for the first time with the love of Jesus!
Ari Talja
Founding Evangelist and
Chairman of the Board
Salvation To All Nations
P.S. Thank you very much for your intercession and vital support! Give your gift to the missions in Eastern Uganda (ref. 7773) and Bangladesh (ref. 1119) or our greatest need (1009) by clicking this button and filling out the form.
You can give your gift via direct account transfer or through various cards and MobilePay. If God encourages you, you can also create a monthly recurring payment in your online bank and become a monthly donor of our mission here.
In the future, it will enable Evangelist Ari Talja to be hired as a full-time missionary. The board of Salvation To All Nations will announce this goal reached, as the required number of monthly donations has been collected in.
A warm thank you for your gift to the Great Commission and missions!