For those who can't make it to Hip Hop for Haiti tonight, we will be streaming the concert live online. Join the crowd in Minneapolis by watching online and by giving to Churches Helping Churches.

You can also join the crowd on Twitter using the #HH4H hashtag.

Chart-topping hip hop artist LeCrae recorded a new single to benefit relief efforts in Haiti. He'll be performing this song live for the first time at Hip Hop for Haiti in downtown Minneapolis tomorrow night.

Come join us! We will be filming the music video during this live performance. You will also be able to purchase an advance copy of the song with 100% of the proceeds going directly to Haiti relief efforts.

I love this photo we received from some great International Outreach partners who are heading to the Philippines shortly.

A doctor and his wife will be departing from Rochester, Minnesota to join with Filipino doctors in medical ministry for the unreached and physically-needy in rural regions of the country. They will also be ministering to indigenous pastors in the backcountry and bringing along resources from Desiring God to assist in theological training.

This is a great example of cross-cultural partnership for holistic ministry to those in need. It’s a great joy to be a part of this effort.

We are encouraged that many people coming to the Pastors Conference next week are already stuffing an extra bag with old books to bless a seminary in Kenya. This is a note to let you know of a special opportunity to refill that extra bag for the trip home.

Throughout the conference, DG’s International Outreach team will be in the Exhibition Hall/Bookstore, prepared to sit down and talk with you about any connections you have with missions and church-planting efforts outside the United States.

We will be ready, right then and there, to send cases of DG resources home with you, as long as you promise to get them overseas in the next 6 months. This is a great opportunity to stock up on resources for your church's short-term mission trips or for long-termers you know who will be coming home on furlough.

Please look for us where you see the “Packing Hope” display. We’d love to sit down and talk!

Not Attending the Pastors Conference? Not Even a Pastor?

You can still help. We're always on the lookout for world travelers to help us donate and deliver critical resources to our partners in faraway places.

DG International Outreach is involved in a growing network of cross-cultural ministries. We distribute books and media to missionary and church-planting friends all over the world. But international shipping is super expensive, and it often costs more than the resources themselves.

That’s where you come in! Whether you’re a business traveler or a short-term missions worker heading to the field, we can pack your bags with Christ-exalting, hope-filled resources.

Here’s how it works: As you prepare to go overseas, let us know if you are willing to serve as a courier. If we have a partner near your destination in need of resources, we will ship them to you here in the US before you leave. Your role is to pack them in your bags and deliver them upon your arrival.

Through this very practical means, you can join us in providing theological famine relief for the global church. Together we can pack hope in your bags and deliver God-centered teaching to believers in need all over the world.

I went with the Churches Helping Churches media team to Haiti last week to identify the needs of the churches and help raise money to meet their needs. The things I saw, the things I filmed, and the people I met are still with me. I am haunted by the horror I saw, and yet the palpable hope of homeless and hungry Christians amazed me.

If you live in or near Minnesota, I want to personally invite you to a concert Desiring God is sponsoring called Hip Hop for Haiti on Friday, February 5, 2010. Order your tickets online. 100% of all the money will go directly to churches in Haiti through Churches Helping Churches.

Don't Waste Your Life is partnering with Reach Records, Lamp Mode Records, and Club 3 Degrees to host a benefit concert to help the churches in Haiti rebuild and reach out again. Christian hip hop artists Lecrae, DJ Official, Flame, Json, and DJ Essence will be performing.

This concert will take place at Club 3 Degrees (Downtown Minneapolis, MN) on February 5 at 8pm. Ticket price is $10, and we recommend buying them in advance since it will likely be a sell-out show.

In addition to the ticket price, there will be several opportunities to give throughout the night.

One hundred percent of the money—from the tickets, merchandise, and all other gifts—will go directly to Churches Helping Churches, a ministry "created to address the immediate and long-term needs of churches when disaster befalls a country, region, city, or people."

Mark Driscoll and James MacDonald, the two pastors spearheading this new ministry, have already been on the ground in Haiti and have made several videos to help us see the condition and needs of our brothers and sisters there.

So come, have a great time, enjoy hip hop music to the glory of God, and give sacrificially for the furtherance of Kingdom work in Haiti.

Here’s a new resource channel for missionaries and internationals looking to spread gospel-saturated truths in their personal networks.

Gospel Translations, one of our partners in translation ministry, just started “Biblical Resource of the Week” RSS/email campaigns in six languages, and they are hoping to start more soon. These posts will often feature resources from Desiring God, as well as other teachers we appreciate like R. C. Sproul, Mark Dever, and C. J. Mahaney.

If you know of people who could benefit, please help us spread the word through your blogs, social media channels, and personal networks. And of course, if you’re able, you can also consider lending your translation skills to ministries like these.

Here are the Gospel Translations language sites that currently feature “Biblical Resource of the Week” subscriptions:

• French: Livres et Prédications Bibliques
• German: Biblische Bücher und Predigten
• Italian: Libri e Sermoni Biblici
• Portuguese: Livros e Sermões Bíblicos
• Spanish: Libros y Sermones Bíblicos
• Russian: Библейские книги и проповеди

As we engage in Theological Famine Relief for the Global Church, one of the core burden’s on our hearts at DG International Outreach continues to be the incredible need for Global South church leaders to receive biblical equipping for their ministry. Some say that 85% of pastors worldwide have had little to no theological training whatsoever.

We are partnering with an increasing number of ministries using informal, short-term approaches for training pastors in developing nations. We are donating books and media in English and other languages to help in this effort. Also, we have written a curriculum for informal theological training, based on John Piper’s book, The Pleasures of God.
 
One new ministry that we are happy to partner with is Training Leaders International. This ministry was born out of a desire to provide careful theological education to places where training is hard to come by. This ministry has brought together an outstanding board of well-known godly men to help the mission.
 
Training Leaders International equips young evangelical scholars to train church leaders where theological training is lacking or not available. Seasoned missionaries and cross-cultural teachers mentor young competent evangelical scholars who have the desire to teach but do not understand how to do so in a different culture.

Every trip is done at the request of, in cooperation with, and in submission to local national leaders, theological institutions and churches.

It is our prayer that the long term effect of the mentoring will bear fruit through some teachers being called into full-time, cross-cultural missions, while others gain an ability to understand the important issues and be better equipped to partner with the global church while ministering in the United States.
 
Please take a moment to read more about how you can support Training Leaders International.  

With you, we at DG International Outreach are watching the news coming out of Haiti and praying for the victims and those who will be working to bring relief in the coming days. One of those groups bringing aid is Food for the Hungry, which has become a great partner of this ministry. We would like to encourage you to support their work.

Their vision is to answer the call to respond to physical and spiritual hungers worldwide through action and advocacy for those who Jesus spoke about when he quoted the prophet Isaiah in Luke 4:18,

He has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed.

Here is how they are describing the situation:

FH staff on the ground have indicated that food and water are not available for purchase within Port-au-Prince, and that looting is already beginning as desperate people try to obtain what they can.  Major medical facilities have collapsed, hindering first aid help for those injured in the quake.  Communications are almost impossible, and a fuel shortage is cutting off transportation.  FH has only been able to contact five of our 20 Haitian staff members.  Meanwhile, survivors and rescue workers are digging through rubble to reach people trapped in collapsed buildings.

 Here’s the latest on how FH is responding:

FH’s Relief Director is en route to Port-au-Prince to join the efforts of Haitian staff and to assess our next phase of response. Staff in the Dominican Republic are also standing by to join relief efforts as soon as it is possible to cross the border. 

FH’s wholistic development initiatives reach tens of thousands of Haitians with HIV/AIDS and child survival programs in several of the poorest slums near Port au Prince, including Petionville, Jalousie and Bois Moquette. These areas were hit severely —the homes and other buildings in these slums are built on steep, unstable hillsides and not built to code.  During this crisis, program staff will utilize existing relationship networks to bring emergency help to these communities.

1. The Life-Giving Voice of the Son of God (Spanish)
   La Voz del Hijo de Dios Da Vida
2. The New Birth Produces Love (Spanish)
   El Nuevo Nacimiento Produce Amor
3. All Things for Good, Part 3 (Spanish)
   Todas Las Cosas Para Bien, Parte 3
4. Slaves to God, Sanctification, Eternal Life (Spanish)
   Siervos de Dios, Santificación, Vida Eterna
5. Jesus Christ and the Law of God (Spanish)
   Jesucristo Y La Ley De Dios
6. No Condemnation in Christ Jesus, Part 2 (Spanish)
   No Hay Condenación en Cristo Jesús, Parte 2
7. Subjected to Futility in Hope, Part 1 (Spanish)
   Sujetos a Vanidad en la Esperanza, Parte 1
8. Subjected to Futility in Hope, Part 2 (Spanish)
   Sujetos a Vanidad en la Esperanza, Parte 2
9. It Is God Who Justifies! (Spanish)
   ¡Dios Es el Que Justifica!
10. Dead to the Law, Serving in the Spirit, Part 4 (Spanish)
    Muertos a la Ley, Sirviendo en el Espíritu, Parte 4
11. United with Christ in Death and Life, Part 2 (Spanish)
    Unidos a Cristo en la Muerte y en la Vida, Parte 2
12. Ask Your Father in Heaven (Spanish)
    Pidan A Su Padre Celestial
13. "All Flesh Will Come and Worship" (Spanish)
    “Vendrán Todos A Adorar”

I'm extremely grateful to our volunteer Alice Rogan for getting these translations posted. I just review her work and summarize it in a blog post. Second to the translators themselves, she has done the real labor and made them available online.

Bulgarian (2)

• The Tornado, The Lutherans, and Homosexuality (Bulgarian)
  Торнадото, лутераните и хомосексуалността
• Clarifying the Tornado (Bulgarian)
  Обяснение на торнадот

Portuguese (1)

• The Family: Together in God's Presence (Portuguese)
  A Família: Juntos na Presença de Deus

Spanish (33)

• All Things for Good, Part 2 (Spanish)
  Todas Las Cosas Para Bien, Parte 2
• Do Not Let Sin Reign in Your Mortal Body, Part 1 (Spanish)
  No Reine el Pecado en Tu Cuerpo Mortal, Parte 1
• Do Not Let Sin Reign in Your Mortal Body, Part 2 (Spanish)
  No Reine el Pecado en Tu Cuerpo Mortal, Parte 2
• Faith: In Hope, Against Hope, For the Glory of God (Spanish)
  Fe: En Esperanza Contra Esperanza Para la Gloria de Dios
• The Father Has Given All Things into Jesus’ Hands (Spanish)
  El Padre Ha Entregado Todas las Cosas a Jesús
• The Food of Christ Is to Give Eternal Life (Spanish)
  La Comida de Cristo es Dar Vida Eterna
• For God's Sake, Let Grace Be Grace! (Spanish)
  ¡Por Amor de Dios, Dejen que la Gracia Sea Gracia!
• Free from Sin, Slaves of Righteousness, Part 1 (Spanish)
  Libres del Pecado, Esclavos de la Justicia, Parte 1
• Free from Sin, Slaves of Righteousness, Part 2 (Spanish)
  Libres del Pecado, Esclavos de la Justicia, Parte 2
• The Free Gift of God Is Eternal Life, Part 1 (Spanish)
  El Regalo de Dios es Vida Eterna, Parte 1
• The Free Gift of God Is Eternal Life, Part 2 (Spanish)
  El Regalo de Dios es Vida Eterna, Parte 2
• Gentiles Rejoice in the Root of Jesse (Spanish)
  Los Gentiles se Regocijan en la Raíz de Isaí
• Go, Your Son Will Live (Spanish)
  Vete, Tu Hijo Vive
• God Did Not Spare His Own Son (Spanish)
  ¿Por Qué Dios No Escatimó A Su Propio Hijo?
• Gospel to the Nations, Generosity to the Poor (Spanish)
  El Evangelio a las Naciones, Generosidad Hacia los Pobres
• The Greatest Thing in the World: An Overview of Romans 1-7 (Spanish)
  La Mayor Realidad del Mundo: Una Visión General de Romanos 1-7
• Greatness, Humility, Servanthood (Spanish)
  Grandeza, Humildad, Servicio
• Healed for the Sake of Holiness (Spanish)
  Sanado para Ser Santo
• How Is It Right to Justify the Ungodly? (Spanish)
  ¿Cómo Puede Ser Correcto Para Dios Justificar al Impío?
• How to Kill Sin, Part 1 (Spanish)
  Cómo Matar el Pecado, Parte 1
• How to Kill Sin, Part 2 (Spanish)
  Cómo Matar el Pecado, Parte 2
• How to Kill Sin, Part 3 (Spanish)
  Cómo Matar el Pecado, Parte 3
• The Importance of Knowing Our Sin (Spanish)
  La Importancia De Conocer Nuestro Pecado
• Jesus: Equal with God (Spanish)
  Jesús: Igual a Dios
• Justified to Break the Power of Sin (Spanish)
  Justificados Para Romper el Poder del Pecado
• The Kingdom of Heaven Is a Treasure (Spanish)
  El Reino De Los Cielos Es Semejante A Un Tesoro
• The Reformed Faith and Racial Harmony (Spanish)
  La Fe Reformada y la Armonía Racial
• The Suffering of Christ and the Sovereignty of God (Spanish)
  El Sufrimiento de Cristo y la Soberanía de Dios
• Ten Aspects of God's Sovereignty Over Suffering and Satan's Hand in It (Spanish)
  Diez Aspectos de la Soberanía de Dios Sobre el Sufrimiento y la Mano de Satanás en Ello
• Thank God for Famous Faith (Spanish)
  Gracias Dios por la Fe Famosa
• Treasuring Christ Together Above All Things (Spanish)
  Atesorando Juntos A Cristo Por Encima De Todas Las Cosas
• What God Has Joined Together, Let Not Man Separate, Part 1 (Spanish)
  Lo Que Dios Unió, Que No Lo Separe El Hombre, Parte 1
• What God Has Joined Together, Let Not Man Separate, Part 2 (Spanish)
  Lo Que Dios Unió, Que No Lo Separe El Hombre, Parte 2

The following is a guest post by Ryan Black, coordinator of marketing and communication for ChinaSource .

On October 1st, the People’s Republic of China celebrated the 60th anniversary of its founding in 1949.

Brent Whitefield has written an article entitled “Chinese Protestants and the West Since 1949” that is very helpful in understanding what transpired with the church in China during these 60 years. There was little communication with the West during the years of Mao Zedong’s communist reign, so many began to wonder “whether there remained a Chinese church to speak of.”

Despite the oppression, the church “had not only survived but had grown” during this time into a prominent position in Chinese society and the worldwide church in general:

Poised to dispatch legions of missionaries to the world, some to take on the re-evangelization of the West, the Christians are asking: “What can China do for Christianity?”

How did this growth take place?

You can read Brent Whitefield’s article and a host of others at ChinaSource’s new site. Visit to learn about China and connect with others interested in China.

ChinaSource is a partnering organization dedicated to serving those who serve China. They provide analysis on current China-related issues through their publications while also informing, networking, and mobilizing individuals and organizations through their events.

A wonderful brother and partner of this ministry told me this story recently and I knew right away that we should share it with you. It illustrates the kind of God-ordained provisions that we joyfully witness almost every day. We’re withholding his name to protect his ability to get visas for travel to sensitive countries.

The call came from the office of the President of Burundi (Central Africa). Since the cessation of civil war a wonderful new Christian President had been elected and he has a new and vibrant Secret Service and National Police Force. He wanted them trained in leadership, but it needed to be leadership taught from the Bible! What a joyous request from the President.

Upon landing in Burundi we were met at the airport by Pastor Theopolis (name changed) and taken to our hotel to prepare for the week of training. We met with the Colonel of the Secret Service and I must admit that most of the Burundian officials wondered out loud what the Bible could really say about leadership in post-war Africa.

By mid-day of the first day of training the postures of the men and women changed from laid back to sitting on the edge of their seats. We had given each of them a Bible in French and it was beginning to come alive to them. They were seeing how the leadership issues and examples from their new Bibles  connect to a post-war nation.

Stories could go on about the week of training. I left the officers with tears in my eyes. They had a Bible and manuscript of the Bible teachings, but they asked for more. They wanted to study about this glorious and wonderful God. I had nothing more to give them, until…

A few months later I was meeting with Bill Walsh of Desiring God International Outreach and we discussed the needs in central and eastern Africa. After that conversation, Desiring God decided to send me cases of books that would benefit the pastors and the Secret Service men and women.

But how to get these heavy boxes there? The shipping cost was prohibitive. Three wonderful cases of books for Burundi, but who travels to Burundi?

I was at home when the phone rang. It was Pastor Theopolis. We chatted and I asked about the ministry and his continued work with the Secret Service and National Police. He said that many were now Christians and working in churches across the cities and nation, but they were thirsty for materials.

I told him of the cases and then the news came! Theopolis was calling me from a two-day visit to Virginia and was leaving the next day on the evening flight to Amsterdam. It did not take me but a few minutes to get his address and depart for the FedEx office. The three cases would be in pastor’s hands by 10:00 the next morning and in Burundi two days later! Theological training was on its way. God’s providence is magnificent.

The ministry of Desiring God International Outreach is a blessing from God. And couriers are that special link—people who can stuff a duffle bag with resources to help relieve the theological famine in this world. Now there is a marvelous library in central Africa and Christians who can access a deeper understanding of God.

But, in my travels to 40 nations I also know that we need these materials in other languages—Russian, Turkish, simple Chinese, and many more. I was blessed that God flew one pastor to the USA to become his own courier, but I would guess that every church in the USA has at least one “courier” that will be headed overseas in the next few months. The goal is to take that extra duffel bag and Pack Hope!  

Will you be traveling from the U.S. overseas soon? Learn more about how you can join us in getting free resources around the world.

The following post is by Bernie Anderson, missionary to Mongolia and brother of Scott Anderson, Director for Networking & Partnerships here at DG.

Every culture on earth has fatal flaws. If any particular culture is followed to its logical and practical end, there is nothing but a grave. In American culture, one of these flaws is the assumption that materialism is right. Where I work in Mongolia one of those fatal flaws is the expectation of excessive alcohol consumption.

NPR recently did an interesting expose on alcoholism in Mongolia. I found the piece to be accurate in exposing the heartbreaking reality of what we see every day here. Watching a young child burdened with the responsibility of leading their drunk father or mother home is something we see frequently.

The man in the NPR article references the hopelessness of shamanism and folk superstition. There is a general sense of acquiescence among the people here regarding this issue. “It’s our culture.” “It’s the way it has always been. It’s the way it will always be.”

There is opportunity for the young church in Mongolia to step up and meet this problem with the power of the Gospel. People are ready for hope to be introduced. However, alcoholism is found in the church here, too. Again, where there there should be hope, there is hopelessness and apathy.

We who are working in Mongolia see this passivity as opportunity for the Gospel. Jesus will redeem the soul from the pit (Psalm 103:4). The challenge is in focused disciple-making within the Mongolian church.

Our dream to is to see men and women who love Jesus more than alcoholic euphoria. We want to see the church in Mongolia grow strong in the Word and deep in the Gospel so that this culture will ultimately transformed for the Glory of Jesus, and the glory of the Lord will fill the earth as the water fills the seas (Habakkuk 2:14).

We have the privilege of working with such disciples here in the capital city Ulaanbaatar. Our work is primarily with students and young people, and we have a small handful who love Jesus more than anything else. We pray that God will deepen their love and their faith, root them in his Word and increase their number—for his name and renown in Mongolia.

Desiring God recently partnered with Yeni Yaşam Yayinlari (New Life Publishers) in Turkey to translate Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ into Turkish.

It's very exciting to have this book translated, because ministering to Turkish-speaking people involves many nations, not just Turkey. Bulgaria, Germany, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Moldova and other countries all have large populations of Turkish-speaking people.

We chose to translate Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ because it's accessible to both unbelievers and new believers.

It was written so that people would see Jesus for who he really is and come to enjoy him above all else. Pray with us that God would use this new translation to give more people eyes to see him as solid truth and hearts to savor him with great joy.

Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me. (John 17:24).

Although Turkey and surrounding countries have roots in Christianity historically, there's a great need today for theologically sound resources. It is our prayer to partner with and encourage more ministries involved in equipping the Global Church with Christ-centered resources.

You’ve put together a checklist for your upcoming overseas trip. Gone over it numerous times to make sure you haven’t missed anything. (After all, where you’re going, you can’t just make a quick stop at Target for something you forgot.)

Now that all your clothes and toiletries are packed, what more do you need to bring?

How about packing some extra hope?

We’re looking for international travelers to help us donate and deliver critical resources to our partners in faraway places.

The global Christian church has experienced tremendous growth in recent decades. But with the increase in numbers there remains a widespread famine of biblical teaching, leaving many weak. DG International Outreach is partnering with a growing network involved in cross-cultural ministry. We distribute books and media to friends involved in missions and church-planting all over the world. But, international shipping is exorbitant, often costing more than the resources themselves.

That’s where you come in!

Whether you’re a business traveler or a missions worker heading to the field, we want to pack your bags full of Christ-exalting, hope-filled resources.

Here’s how it works:

As you prepare to go overseas, let us know if you are willing to serve as a courier. If we have a partner near your destination in need of resources, we will ship them to you stateside before you leave. Your role is to pack them in your bags and deliver them upon your arrival.

Through this very practical means, you can join us in providing theological famine relief for the global church. Together we can pack hope in your bags and deliver God-centered teaching to believers in need all over the world.

Special Offer for National Conference Attendees

We will have a special opportunity for those who will be attending the Desiring God National Conference this coming weekend.

The International Outreach team will be set up in the Exhibition Hall/Bookstore, prepared to sit down and talk with you about connections you may have with missions and church-planting efforts outside the United States. We will be ready to send cases of DG resources with you on the spot if you will make a commitment to getting them overseas in the next 6 months.

Please look for us where you see the graphic below. We’d love to sit down and talk! Lord willing, you may end up with a little extra luggage as you depart from Minneapolis.

Friday was spent hiking through the various communities built along the side of the Andes with Food for the Hungry partners. We were able to spend time with three remarkable pastors—Pastor Ramos, Pastor Navarro, and Pastor Antonio—and one of the community presidents. It was instructive to see the holism that accompanies the ministry of these pastors and their churches. Both words and deeds have to be present in these poverty-stricken communities.

“Holistic ministry,” of course, is fast on its way to becoming another evangelical cliché. But these pastors are a testimony to the power of a truly gospel-centered ministry. It is a worthwhile study to work through the complementary nature of Jesus’ demonstrations of new creation (miracles and confrontations with powers) and his discourses that follow. The preaching is an explanation of the miracles. And the miracles are testimony to a new reality; the new reality of God setting the world aright through the life, death and resurrection of his Son. This pattern is also repeated through the testimony of the church in the book of Acts.

We are whole persons, with intellectual, psychological, physical, and spiritual needs. Gospel-faithful ministry must tend to all of these. The vision of International Outreach is to strengthen the global church to carry out holistic ministry. And part of holistic ministry is the faithful preaching and teaching of the gospel.

It has been a thrill to listen to the pastors here and hear of their triumphs. It has also been a joy to provide resources and help them along in their service to communities in dire need.

Read the post from Day 1.

This week Mike Thate and I are in Lima, Peru as part of a vision trip with Food for the Hungry. DG International Outreach has partnered with FH over the past couple of years in several ways. We have given them resources for their candidate school and staff in the field. Also, you may have seen a past blog post about an FH famine relief project in Myanmar that Desiring God supported.

On this trip we are continuing to strengthen our partnership with our friends at Food for the Hungry. We are spending time meeting with Peruvian church leaders in some of the poorer communities of Lima in an effort to gain understanding of the nature of holistic ministry and the part that DGIO can play in bringing some relief to the theological famine.

Here’s an update from Mike on our first day:

Today was a full day of cultural orientation, spent mainly between the Peruvian Museo de la Nacion and the Franciscan Monastery and Museum in Lima, Peru. The entire seventh floor of the Museo is dedicated to the terrorist activities from 1980 - 2000. According to the video shown at the head of the tour, the seeds of violence began in the lecture halls of Maoist communist philosophers, notably Abimael Gúzman who lectured at San Cristóbal of Huamanga University. The twenty years of bloodshed stole the lives of some 70,000 people.

While walking through the Museo, one couldn’t help but feel the massive implications of failed utopias. The promise of a “better tomorrow” has repeatedly proven to be a noose around the necks of the recipients of these “promises.” When the future is the all-consuming goal the present becomes malleable to whatever whims are currently in power. The power of the gospel is the now-and-to-come nature of the kingdom and the continuity between this earth and the earth that will be reborn at the Lord’s return (Revelation 21). The groans of this earth are heard and will be redeemed (Romans 8) instead of simply scrapped or “cleansed.”

Bulgarian

• Go, Your Son Will Live
  Върви, синът ти ще живее
• What Does It Mean to Seek the Lord
  Какво означава да търсиш (да се стремиш към) Господа?

Chinese (Simplified)

• The Pleasure of God in Obedience
  耶和华喜悦顺从
• What God Has Joined Together, Let Not Man Separate, Part 1
  神所配合的，人不可分开，第一部分
• What God Has Joined Together, Let Not Man Separate, Part 2
  神所配合的，人不可分开，第二部分

Japanese

• Not in This or That Mount, but in Spirit and Truth
  この山でもエルサレムでもなく、霊とまことによって

Portuguese

• Christ and Cancer
  Cristo e o Câncer
• The Pleasure of God in His Son
  O Prazer De Deus em Seu Filho
• The Absolute Sovereignty of God: What Is Romans Nine About?
  A Soberania Absoluta de Deus: De Que se Trata Romanos 9?

Spanish

• Let Marriage Be Held in Honor Among All
  Honroso Sea En Todos El Matrimonio
• How to Welcome a Weak Brother
  Como Acoger Al Hermano Débil
• Each One Should Be Fully Convinced in His Own Mind
  Cada Cual Esté Plenamente Convencido Según Su Propio Sentir
• By Signs and Wonders: Where Christ Has Not Been Named
  Con Potencia De Señales Y Prodigios: No Donde Cristo Ya Hubiese Sido Nombrado
• Holy Ambition: To Preach Where Christ Has Not Been Named
  Ambición Santa: Predicar No Donde Cristo Ya Hubiese Sido Nombrado
• Joy+Debt = A Two-Thousand-Mile Detour to Jerusalem
  Gozo + Deuda = Desvío de 2000 Millas Hasta Jerusalén
• Resting and Wrestling for the Cause of Christ—Together
  Luchar y Descansar por Amor a Cristo—Juntos
• The Beautiful Faith of Fearless Submission
  La Hermosa Fe de la Sumisión Sin Temor
• The Tragic Cost of Her Cavernous Thirst
  El Trágico Costo de la Su Profunda Sed
• Racial Harmony and Interracial Marriage
  La Armonía Racial y el Matrimonio Interracial
• Abortion, Race, Gender, and Christ
  El Aborto, La Raza, el Género, y Cristo
• What Makes the Good News Good? Seeing the Glory of Christ?
  ¿Qué Hace Buenas a las Buenas Noticias? Ver la Gloria de Cristo
• Honoring the Biblical Call of Motherhood
  Honrando El Llamado Bíblico A La Maternidad
• Fathers, Bring Them Up in the Discipline & Instruction of the Lord
  Padres, Criadlos En Disciplina Y Amonestación Del Señor
• Marriage, Singleness, and the Christian Virtue of Hospitality
  El Matrimonio, Soltería, y la Virtud Cristiana de la Hospitalidad
• Marriage Is Meant for Making Children...Disciples of Jesus, Part 1
  El Matrimonio Es Para Tener Hijos..Discípulos De Jesús, Parte 1
• Marriage Is Meant for Making Children...Disciples of Jesus, Part 2
  El Matrimonio Es Para Tener Hijos..Discípulos De Jesús, Parte 2
  

With 300 million internet users in China and millions more worldwide, the Chinese language has now become the number one language on the internet. In order to provide more Christ-exalting resources for Chinese speakers, Desiring God’s International Outreach is ramping up our translating efforts and getting more and more sermons and articles into Chinese.

We're looking for volunteer translators who have the passion and ability to translate from English to Mandarin Chinese (simplified characters).

In order to ensure consistent quality, we've established an application procedure for serving as a volunteer translator for this project. This includes filling out an application and translating a sample sermon and article.

If you're interested in helping us translate Desiring God resources into Chinese, please email us at Chinese@desiringGod.org.

Bulgarian

• Be Careful Lest the Light in You Be Darkness
  Внимавай да не би светлината в тебе да е тъмнина

Russian

• If You Can Be Godly and Wrong, Does Truth Matter?
  Если можно быть благочестивым, но заблуждаться, то важна ли истина?

Spanish

• Not in This or That Mount, but in Spirit and Truth
  Ni en Este Monte ni En Aquel, Sino en Espíritu y en Verdad
• Is There a "Lord's Day"?
  ¿Existe un “Día del Señor”?
• We Will All Stand Before the Judgment of God
  Todos Compareceremos Ante El Tribunal De Dios
• Do Not Destroy the Work of God
  No Destruyas la Obra de Dios
• The Kingdom of God is Righteousness and Peace and Joy in the Holy Spirit
  El Reino de Dios es Justicia, Paz y Gozo en el Espíritu Santo
• Welcome One Another to the Glory of God
  Recibíos Los Unos A Los Otros Para La Gloria De Dios
• All Things Subject to the Risen Christ
  Todas las Cosas Sujetas al Cristo Resucitado
• How to Be Spiritually Minded
  Como Tener Una Mentalidad Espiritual
• The Goal of God's Love May Not Be What You Think It Is
  La Meta del Amor de Dios Puede No Ser La Que Tú Crees Que Es
• Let All the Peoples Praise Him
  Que Todos los Pueblos le Alaben

Japanese

• You Will Never Be Thirsty Again
  二度と乾くことはない
• The Tragic Cost of Her Cavernous Thirst
  途方もない深い渇きの悲惨な代価
• The Prodigal's Sister, Part 1
  放蕩息子の妹, パート1
• The Prodigal's Sister, Part 2
  放蕩息子の妹, パート2
• The Prodigal's Sister, Part 3
  放蕩息子の妹, パート3

Spanish

• God So Loved the World, Part 2
  De tal Manera Amó Dios al Mundo, Parte 2
• You Will Never Be Thirsty Again
  No Tendrás Sed Jamás
• Subjection to God and Subjection to the State, Part 1
  Sometimiento a Dios y Sometimiento al Estado, Parte 1
• Subjection to God and Subjection to the State, Part 2
  Sometimiento a Dios y Sometimiento al Estado, Parte 2
• Subjection to God and Subjection to the State, Part 3
  Sometimiento a Dios y Sometimiento al Estado, Parte 3
• Subjection to God and Subjection to the State, Part 4
  Sometimiento a Dios y Sometimiento al Estado, Parte 4
• Love Is a Fulfilling of the Law, Part 1
  El Amor es el Cumplimiento de la Ley, Parte 1
• Love Is a Fulfilling of the Law, Part 2
  El Amor es el Cumplimiento de la Ley, Parte 2
• Love Is a Fulfilling of the Law, Part 3
  El Amor es el Cumplimiento de la Ley, Parte 3

Muslim-Christian relations are troubled, important, and necessary. The necessary navigation of these important, troubled waters requires a trusted, Gospel-saturated, experienced, courageous follower of Jesus. I only know a few such trusted navigators.

One of them has been blogging for about six weeks now. The blog is called His Peace Upon Us. I have read enough and I know him well enough to recommend him to you. Here is what he says about himself at the blog:

I am a Christian follower of Jesus who loves the people of the Middle East. The basic premise of this blog is that we cannot love those we do not know. So I am hopeful that this blog is one way Muslims and Christians get to know each other.

I thank God for my wonderful wife and three beautiful children. I enjoy people of other cultures, telling Arabic jokes, eating shawarma and falafel, and studying US presidential history.

Walk with him as he walks with Jesus among Muslims in the Middle East.

If you're interested in missions and how God is moving around the world, consider following DG International Outreach on Twitter.

I asked Bill Walsh, the director of International Outreach, what their goal is with their Twitter account. He told me they want to point to the positive things that are happening around the world because of the Gospel. There are a lot of great ministries that track the struggles of Christians and the church, and IO wants to supplement that with what wonderful things are also happening.

So about a dozen times a day they post links to content that will help you learn and pray about the advance of Christ's kingdom worldwide.

In June, a few of us at DG visited China in order to increase our understanding of the history and culture of this great nation and how we might more effectively meet some of the needs of the rapidly growing church there.

One of the places we visited was Shepherd’s Field Children’s Village in Tianjin. It is an amazing place, providing an openly Christian home, school, and even vocational training for well over 100 orphans, many of whom are living with disabilities. We had the privilege of spending time with some of the orphans and touring the campus.

While there we became aware of a financial need. Tim Baker, the founder and head of the ministry, showed us a construction site for a new building that will prepare orphans who have aged out of the adoption process for independence with vocational and life skills training.

But due to some construction timelines imposed on them by the authorities, construction on the building had to begin without having the funds in hand. So the Foundation is seeking to raise a significant amount by June 1, 2010, in order to complete the building.

We do not make it a practice to highlight the financial needs of other ministries, or our own, on this blog. But since few know about this project, and because of the Bible’s clear instruction about caring for orphans (James 1:27), we felt that we should make this need known.

If you would like more information or if you feel moved to help complete this vocational and therapy center, you may contact the staff at Shepherd’s Field (link fixed).