TRANS-EUROPEAN: October 2009 Archives

The "follow the Bible" project Bible arrived in Lebanon early morning at 3:10am, on Friday, September 25, 2009.  It spent a few hours at the Middle East Union Headquarters before it was taken to the Middle East University Seventh-day Adventist Church for Friday night worship, which is the opening of the Sabbath.  Youth from the Middle East University led out in the program by singing, as they happily received the Bible.
    Sabbath morning brought members of all churches in Lebanon to one location to celebrate the occasion, which reminds them of the Adventists tradition as "people of the Book."  The Adventist Church was founded on the Bible only, and nothing is believed, which is not found in the Scriptures.  A fact that makes many proud, as this traveling Bible symbolizes the need for Adventists worldwide to study their Scriptures more.  Church members in Lebanon read from the traveling Bible in fifteen languages.
    Furthermore, Lebanon, the headquarters of the Middle East Union, became the 100th stop for this traveling Bible after it has visited four other locations in this union namely Cyprus, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait.  That prompted some thoughts regarding the completeness of the number 100.  Dr. Rajah Farah, who preached on the significance of Bible reading, said, "Bible is the only Book translated into many languages, and it retains its authenticity and life"  "Our civilization comes from the Bible," he added.   That reaffirmed that the Bible is indeed the Holy Word of God.  Church members in Lebanon divided the Scriptural texts among themselves in an attempt to read the Scripture entirely on this weekend, as part of the marathon reading the Middle East Union encourages.  
    Finally, the seat of the Middle East Union received the Bible with great joy and excitement, and people believe that this symbolic traveling Bible will remain as a reminder for them to always find time to read the WORD of God to nourish their soul.  The Bible has now been given up to South American Division.
Reported compiled by Bern Yuot, MEU Evangelism Director

The "follow the Bible" project Bible has arrived in Kuwait City, Kuwait, its 99th nation.  It attracted a crowd of more than fifty Adventists, who wanted to rededicate themselves to the study of the Word.  Pastor Papu, a visiting speaker from South African Indian Ocean Division, preached about the "follow the Bible" project and explained the meaning of this project to the congregation.  He said, "the Bible is the Word of God.  It does not contain the Word of God.  It is the Word of God, and this project is all about studying the Word of God."
    Members of Kuwait Seventh-day Adventist Church read from the traveling Bible in eleven languages drawing rounds of applause from the congregation.  Various individuals expressed their joy and excitement because they feel that the church needs reminders in the last day.  Reminders such as the "follow the Bible" project and many people have specifically rededicated themselves to the study of the Word of God.  
    Kuwait Seventh-day Adventist Church members also plan to organize a marathon reading of the Scripture to be completed by the end of September 2009.  Church members will form groups and divide the whole Scriptures among themselves.  They will get together and read portions of the Scriptures assigned to them, and they believe that they will have the whole Scripture read by the end of the month.
    Finally, the Bible made its way to the headquarters of the Middle East Union in Beirut, which will be its 100th stop in its journey around the world.   
Report compiled by Bern Yuot, MEU Evangelism Director.