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CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE - Dr Peter Hammond: Bibles Under Siege: The Urgent Battle for Gospel Literature in Africa
Youth on Fire, Bibles in Chains: Returning from a transformative 7,000-strong youth conference in KwaZulu-Natal—where young believers face unprecedented spiritual battles—Dr. Peter Hammond reveals a parallel crisis: Africa’s desperate Bible shortage. With 680 million African Christians but only 150 million Bibles, and pastors ministering without Scripture, Frontline Fellowship’s Literature for Africa ministry has delivered 200+ containers of free Bibles over 24 years.
Now, SARS penalties threaten to cripple this lifeline, slamming the ministry with R200,000+ unjust charges for donated gospel materials. As containers sit hostage in Cape Town’s harbor, Hammond sounds the alarm:
Why youth ministry is critical (85% of conversions happen before age 18)
The power of the printed Word (Bibles as "guided missiles" where preachers can’t go)
Spiritual warfare at customs (unprecedented targeting of free literature)
A call to action: Pray for divine intervention, advocate with government contacts, and support getting Bibles to 500 million African believers without Scripture. "A drop of ink can make a million think!"
Youth on Fire, Bibles in Chains: Returning from a transformative 7,000-strong youth conference in KwaZulu-Natal—where young believers face unprecedented spiritual battles—Dr. Peter Hammond reveals a parallel crisis: Africa’s desperate Bible shortage. With 680 million African Christians but only 150 million Bibles, and pastors ministering without Scripture, Frontline Fellowship’s Literature for Africa ministry has delivered 200+ containers of free Bibles over 24 years.
Now, SARS penalties threaten to cripple this lifeline, slamming the ministry with R200,000+ unjust charges for donated gospel materials. As containers sit hostage in Cape Town’s harbor, Hammond sounds the alarm:
Why youth ministry is critical (85% of conversions happen before age 18)
The power of the printed Word (Bibles as "guided missiles" where preachers can’t go)
Spiritual warfare at customs (unprecedented targeting of free literature)
A call to action: Pray for divine intervention, advocate with government contacts, and support getting Bibles to 500 million African believers without Scripture. "A drop of ink can make a million think!"
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