God-centered resources from the ministry of John Piper

Read the responses to Let the Nations Be Glad by several students at Westminster Theological College in Uganda. Dr. Dave Eby chose this as the textbook for the course he taught last semester, “Introduction to Missions.” He described its impact by quoting from some of the response papers he received.

Africa is now a center for sending missionaries to other parts of the world, including the western world. But we lack teachers and missionary training. By the use of this book, it will bring more change to my life and my (contacts). I believe some people around the world shall be reached because of the ideas of missions and missionary work in this book. By God’s grace, the African church will change and the glory of God will be seen in Africa. (A.R. has a passion for evangelism and hopes to become a missionary to a Muslim nation, possibly Somalia.)

What you have given to this student community is a gift to the great continent and beyond. For Africa will be a great sender of the 21st Century. (D.K. intends to be a church planter.)

Missions took a new place in my heart. My focus for ministry is not how much I achieve in any mission enterprise; my focus is how much of God is seen and glorified in my missionary work. (H.B. is women’s ministry leader in a Kampala church.)

I now see that my goal is to preach the Gospel to the nations as Matthew 28:18-20 says. (F.R. is a refugee from Congo who hopes to return to plant churches there.)

I really thank God for what I have learned from this book. This book has brought me to a stage where now I understand that worship is God’s goal, but also that our daily life is war. (E.N.N. is F.R.’s brother and intends to join with him in church planting in Congo.)

It has given me the desire to be a missionary, especially preaching the Gospel to the Muslims. (J.G. is a convert from drugs, thievery and immorality.)

“It has inspired me to have a desire for prayer in missions as the fuel of missions. It has taught me about the supremacy of God in missions, through going or sending. (W.B. desires to return to Western Uganda to minister and plant churches.)

This book has changed my mind about missions. It has helped me know that the life of a believer is war against the world. It has helped me know how to reach the unreached people in the world through the ideas I have got from this book. (A.K. wants to return to Jinja to minister.)

It was very helpful and encouraged me more to be a pastor with a heart for missions. (J.M. age 50, pastored 9 churches before the civil wars in Congo. He plans to return to these churches.)

Please pray that God will mightily use these missionaries, Dr. Eby, and Let the Nations Be Glad to spread His name.