Jesus, Missions, and Books

The 11th annual Atlantic Canada Missions Conference "Jesus to the Nations" began tonight. I love this event because it incorporates three of my favourite things 1) Jesus, 2) cross-cultural ministry and 3) books. The weekend looks like it is going to be amazing. There are three keynote speakers this year.

1. Paul Estabrooks who works with Open Doors he's written four books including The Night of a Million Miracles. In 1981 he was apart of a team that smuggled 1 million Bibles into China.
2. Nizar Shaheen, the founder and president of Light For All Nations Ministries which produces Arabic language Christian television programming.
   
3. Gracia Burnham who served with New Tribes Mission for 17 years with her husband Martin in the Philippines. On May 27, 2001 they were kidnapped and taken hostage along with others by a militant Muslim group. They were held for 376 days that ended in a firefight with the Philippine military and the Abu Sayyaf (the group holding them). During the shooting Martin was killed and Gracia was injured but rescued. She's written In the Presence of My Enemies and To Fly Again.
   

There are large group times with these speakers, displays from a number (40+) missions groups and schools, seminars with a variety of speakers, and three bookstore tables + a number of the missions groups are selling books (which is wonderful and very tempting. I hope to keep the book buying to under ten...this year).

If you are in the area of Bedford/Mount Saint Vincent I invite you to join us. It is free admission and Open Doors are giving away FREE copies of Brother Andrew's book God's Smuggler!

Question of the Day: If you could live/visit in any country what would it be and why?