It was a scene that many Adventist Christians in Dubai described as "awesome, exciting..etc." One member in particular told me how happy he was and how wonderful he thinks this project really is. He said, "this project is so exciting because it is all about what we are. We are the people of the Book," referring to the Adventist Church's long tradition of being a church founded solely on the Holy Scriptures. The Bible, as you might have heard, reached the Middle East Union on September 21, 2009 and touched down in Cyprus. It spent one day in Cyprus and headed on to Cairo, Egypt. It spent the whole day of September 22, 2009 in Cairo, Egypt.
On September 23, 2009 at 3:45am, the Bible arrived in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It spent one day in Dubai and church members held meetings, as they shared the meaning behind this exciting Adventist Worldwide Project with their friends and coworkers. Members of Dubai Seventh-day Adventist Church have done this in hopes of resurrecting interest in creation of new Bible studies with people from other denominations. Only time will tell if this project will truly produce results in the area of outreach and friendship evangelism.
This reporter, however, believes that "follow the Bible" project has achieved its goal among Adventist Christians in Dubai, as the level of enthusiasm shown may translate into more bible study and personal reading of the Scriptures. These multi-national Dubai Seventh-Day Adventist Church members proudly read passages from the Bible in Tagalog, Hindi, Tamil, and Arabic, as they made plans to form groups to read the Scriptures together in an attempt to read the Bible entirely. It was not easy to get the Bible to Dubai, but the interest for this "follow the Bible Project shown by members made it worth it to take the risk and by God grace the Book made it in and out safely without any major risk of confiscation. It is the desire of the "follow the Bible" project organizers at the Middle East Union to see that this initiative makes a different in the lives of ordinary Adventists and those living with them in their communities. Dr. Kjell Aune, President of the Middle East Union, prays for this project continually as the Bible travels around the Middle East Union's vast territory, and here is a prayer he sent to the organizers of this project by electronic mail. "I pray that this "Follow the Bible" initiative will prove to be a blessing to our churches. May it inspire the members, friends of the church and other Christians who will hear and read about it!"
Finally, the Middle East Union team appreciates your prayers on this worldwide project making its way through our region.
Report filed by: Bern Yuot, Evangelism Director, MEU
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
On September 23, 2009 at 3:45am, the Bible arrived in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It spent one day in Dubai and church members held meetings, as they shared the meaning behind this exciting Adventist Worldwide Project with their friends and coworkers. Members of Dubai Seventh-day Adventist Church have done this in hopes of resurrecting interest in creation of new Bible studies with people from other denominations. Only time will tell if this project will truly produce results in the area of outreach and friendship evangelism.
This reporter, however, believes that "follow the Bible" project has achieved its goal among Adventist Christians in Dubai, as the level of enthusiasm shown may translate into more bible study and personal reading of the Scriptures. These multi-national Dubai Seventh-Day Adventist Church members proudly read passages from the Bible in Tagalog, Hindi, Tamil, and Arabic, as they made plans to form groups to read the Scriptures together in an attempt to read the Bible entirely. It was not easy to get the Bible to Dubai, but the interest for this "follow the Bible Project shown by members made it worth it to take the risk and by God grace the Book made it in and out safely without any major risk of confiscation. It is the desire of the "follow the Bible" project organizers at the Middle East Union to see that this initiative makes a different in the lives of ordinary Adventists and those living with them in their communities. Dr. Kjell Aune, President of the Middle East Union, prays for this project continually as the Bible travels around the Middle East Union's vast territory, and here is a prayer he sent to the organizers of this project by electronic mail. "I pray that this "Follow the Bible" initiative will prove to be a blessing to our churches. May it inspire the members, friends of the church and other Christians who will hear and read about it!"
Finally, the Middle East Union team appreciates your prayers on this worldwide project making its way through our region.
Report filed by: Bern Yuot, Evangelism Director, MEU
