Container for Christ 1

The Want of a Shipment 2

Reports from Across Africa 3

Prayers and Praise 4

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A WORD FROM

THE WORD

VOLUME 2020, ISSUE 5 September/October 2020

The CLA Newsletter

Reaching Africa Through the Written Word www.ChristianLitforAfrica.org

CHRISTIAN LITERATURE FOR AFRICA ASSOCIATION

Container for Christ

I recently, read that malnutrition is said to be

the single greatest threat to the world’s public

health. There are many people around the

world in ill health due to lack of food. There

are many groups working to alleviate that hun-

ger for which we are thankful.

There is also a great spiritual malnutrition

which is being expressed through African leaders. Elder Chabby writes,

“I am praying that God's people will soon support you, so that you

can get Local Language Bibles for the Souls who are hungrying (sic)

for the truth especially in Remote Areas/

Villages but they cannot afford to purchase

Bibles on their own.”

Christian Literature for Africa understands

there is a spiritual malnutrition and this is for

eternity. Help CLA answer the call to treat

and feed the spiritual hunger.

We need to fill a container of “food” to ship to

the spiritually malnourished and it can only be

accomplished through your giving.

Because of your support, Nigeria will be re-

ceiving a container in a few days. Other na-

tions are calling to feed the hungry.

CLA’s next goal is to send a “load of spiritual

food” to Cameroon,. We need your help in the

amount of $4000-$6000 in order to keep dis-

patching “Containers for Christ” this year, de-

pending on the final destination. Feel free to

designate your gifts as “shipping”.

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The Want of a Shipment!

“FOR WANT OF A FEW DOLLARS”

Let it not be said, for want of a few dollars,

A shipment of books and Bibles was lost.

For want of these books and Bibles a

conversion was lost.

For want of a conversion a soul was lost.

For want of a soul a witness was lost.

For want of a witness a village was lost.

All for want of a few dollars.

You may have heard the poem, “For Want of a Nail” by Mary Robinette Kowal

A CLA adaptation.

“For Want of a Few Dollars” by Julie Shalley

“For the want of a nail the shoe was lost.

For the want of a shoe the horse was lost.

For the want of a horse, the rider was lost.

For the want of a rider the battle was lost.

For the want of a battle the kingdom was lost.

And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.”

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Reports from Across Africa

My prayers to CHRISTIAN LITERATURE FOR AFRICA ASSOCIATION, I

will remember all the days of our life for your support (gift dona-

tion Swahili Bibles). may God remember you all in Jesus

name !!!. I sent my sincerely heartfelt thanks to CLA Donors and

Board of Directors and prayed for them in a big way.

Brother. Mike Shalley, if you will have in a position, I would like

to request study Bible remember me: (KJV , COMMENTARY,

ENCYLOPEDIA, DICTIONARY, HANDBOOK, AND OTHERS)

for helping me to teach discipleship and personal study at Home.

Am praying always for them.

All books I have mentioned here, I don't have it. Brother Mike

help me to grow. We have faith and trust to CLA to continue sup-

port help us.

May God richly bless you all and yours!

Samuel Simwa.

Disciplers Bible Studies, Kenya

Our 40 ORPHANS and all the dear brethren at our church are greeting

each one of you all with much love! I always remembering you in my

prayers that God will continue to strengthen and uplift you. I am

deeply praying for you all, all the staff and all the donors of CLA,

that God will continue to open the windows of heaven much wider

as you continue winning more and more souls for Jesus Christ all

the world!

I am in need of 100 copies Bibles in local language and 70 copies

in English. I receive a lot of request from different areas. I have

just distributed all the Bibles at small areas, a big area are left

without any Bibles. May our Lord continue to bless the donors of

CLA with more funds to help CLA to help us with more Bibles.

Elder Kasuba Manad

Zambia

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Requests: • New partnerships to fund the CLA ministry. • Victory through the COVID-19 that has impacted lives and ministries around the world.. • $4000 for the 2020 Cameroon shipment. • Safe delivery and acceptance of the Nigerian Con-tainer.

Praises: • The volunteers who faithfully donate their time to make a difference.

• Nigerian Container with 28000 pounds of books has been shipped

• Over $3000 has been raised to assist the Leper’s in Nigeria with Efik Bibles. Chaplain Nsibiet is very thankful for the CLA support.

• Through your giving, CLA has been able to assist Kenya with Swahili Bibles, Uganda with Luhanda and Rukiga Bibles and more Bemba Bibles in Zambia.

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