The Christian periodical was opened and the flyer fell out. Bold and colourful, it asked people to donate to a fund providing African Bible Commentaries for grass-roots pastors in Africa. (The ABC is a one-volume commentary written by 70 African scholars.) The reader, knowing some African pastors through work with Flying Mission, made bold to e-mail Langham Literature to ask if they had any Commentaries for distribution. Although at first they were unable to help, a few months later the reply changed, 'Circumstances have changed, how many would you like?' And so it was that 50 copies made their way to FM and FMZ!

Careful consultation was made with those covering the Discipleship function in FM. We acknowledged that pastors might not have the English they would need to use the book, and FM didn’t want to present 'trophy' ABC’s! To date, over half of the ABC’s have now been presented to pastors enthusiastic to use this new tool. Inside the front cover there is a reminder of the reason for this presentation:

This copy of
Africa Bible Commentary for Pastors
has been gifted

by Langham Literature, whose vision is to see churches equipped for mission, and growing to maturity through the ministry of Christian Pastors who

sincerely believe, diligently study,
faithfully expound and relevantly apply
the Word of God.

After one presentation, Pastor Christopher, visibly moved, said 'Thank you so much! I’m thinking of John 13 v1, and I'm feeling the extent of God's love for me!' Pastor Cain added, 'Thanks to the Lord for his provision for me. I'm looking forward to researching the teaching on prayer!'

Thank you Langham Literature for growing pastors and congregations in this part of Africa! We in Flying Mission, especially Peter and Philippus (Discipleship Coordinators), are thrilled to stand alongside you in this work!