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EPM
E-News Update
October
2007
Welcome
to the October issue
of the EPM E-News Update!
You may have noticed that
there was no September issue, but we hope you'll enjoy looking
through the articles in this month's edition.
We're excited to announce our support for the translation
of the Gospel into two languages that have never before had
the Word of God. Prayerfully
read about the project and consider
how you can be involved.
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EPM
to Fund the Elque Bible Translation Project
 There
is no language that cannot learn to praise God. He is the
God of many cultures, a Lover of diversity, and the Creator
of every tribe and every tongue. In the book of Revelation,
John recorded the heavenly song of
the 24 elders around God's throne who praise Him by singing,
"for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people
for God from every tribe and language and people and nation"
(Rev. 5:9). The diversity of languages provides a wider range
of opportunity to glorify God: "We hear them declaring the
wonders of God in our own tongues!" (Acts 2:11)
 But
there is work yet to do so that every tribe can hear the good
news of Christ in their own language. There are almost 2,300
languages around the world that do not have the Bible, comprising
an estimated 270 million people who have yet to hear
the good news of Christ in their mother tongues. These 270
million people do not
yet know about the powerful love of the one true God, who
through His blood freely offers to ransom and redeem them.
They have yet to hear that this God really does speak their language!
The Project
 Eternal
Perspective Ministries, through the work of one of our ministry
partners, is privileged to
have the opportunity to help translate the Gospel into two
languages, the El and Que languages.
Translation has never before been attempted in these languages,
which represent about 700,000
people living on a Southeast Asian
island near China.
It is a place where believers make up less than 1% of the population,
and where there are only six churches, which use the national
language, not the Elque languages.
The Word in their mother tongue
will offer a catalyst for revival among these struggling groups.
One church has already expressed an interest in the Elque
cluster translation project. The small group of
believers wants to explain their faith to their relatives
and neighbors, but they have no Scripture tools. The only
Scripture available to them is in a foreign language and is
irrelevant to their friends.
Scripture in their mother tongue will provide the authority
these Christians need to share their faith.
Click
here to learn more about the translation project and to learn
how you can get involved.
Three
New Audio Books Now Available
 Randy's fiction
books Lord Foulgrin's Letters and The
Ishbane Conspiracy, as well as his book The
Grace and Truth Paradox, are now available on audio CD.
Visit the
EPM order page to purchase your copies at a 25% discount.
Coming in November 2007: the Safely Home audio
book on CD!
Prayer
Requests
 September
was a busy month for EPM. Besides moving into our new office,
we were preparing for two large conferences Randy spoke at,
the PeaceMaker Conference and the Desiring God Conference
(visit
Randy's blog to read more about the conferences).
Please pray for our continued transitions with the office move
(including adjusting to our new phone system!) and the needed
finances for our increased expenses. God has been graciously
providing, and we have no doubt that He will continue to do
so.
Randy's
Writings Around the World
 Cuba: ACTION
International reports that in spite of both a scarcity
of paper and a recent government scrutiny of the printing
operation, Christian books continue to be printed and distributed
in Cuba. The
Purity Principle is in great demand,
and was given out at ACTION's retreat for college-age
Christians in June, along with other books, magazines,
and New Testaments!
Have
a story about Randy's books overseas or at home? Please
email
us and
share your stories and pictures.
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