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A Lifelong Evangelist

Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.
This past year in Russia, we held a children’s evangelism discipleship training at a local church. And even before the training, a little boy named Arseniy shared about Christ with his family. He asked them if he could go to the training event. They agreed, and there, he learned even more about how to clearly share the Gospel and caught fire to tell others about it. After he completed the training, he told us that he wanted to tell all the boys in his neighborhood the Good News of the Gospel. And his father, Sergey, pledged to help him! Arseniy wants to share as he plays sports with his neighbors in the yard. Now, I can’t help but wonder how God will use the rest of Arseniy’s life to spread the hope of the Gospel. I praise God for the young evangelists and disciple-makers being raised up to be the next leaders in the Church. For resources to help you be part of sharing the Gospel, too, visit our website at www.sharelife.today. That’s www.sharelife.today.

Discipled and Discipling

Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.
In the church, we have a very clear and urgent calling: to go and make disciples. In Kazakhstan last year, a young man named Anuarbek went to a children’s evangelism discipleship training. And he told us, “Before going, I thought and prayed for a long time...I don't speak Russian well; I speak Kazakh. However, I am VERY grateful to GOD for the fact that now I know how to bring the Gospel to children in our native country. There are so many people in Kazakhstan, like me, who speak our mother tongue! And I can now help them understand the Word of God!! Our teacher, Maya, taught us so clearly, treated us with love and care, and explained if there was anything unclear. Glory to You, Lord, for the fact that I caught fire with renewed vigor and will be even stronger and keep serving!” Maya took up the call to disciple, and now Anuarbek has caught the vision to do the same. Well, let’s follow that too! For more, visit www.sharelife.today.

The Most Dangerous Region

Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.
This summer, we’re hearing stories from across the globe, and this week, we’re spotlighting what God is doing in Eurasia. This large region may be the hardest and most difficult place to be a Christian. And yet, the Gospel is going forth. Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, and Russia are just a few of the countries in this region. It spans eleven time zones and is made up of fourteen countries of different cultures, religions, and social standards of life. And even in this difficult area, we praise God for the three thousand eight hundred Christians who have learned how to share their faith and the 250,000 people who have put their trust in Jesus last year alone. Let's remember to pray for our brothers- and sisters-in-Christ in Eurasia who are telling others about the Good News of Jesus despite the dangers. And may we be encouraged that we too can step out in faith and share the Gospel. For more, visit www.sharelife.today.

No One Is Too Far Gone

Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.
Have you ever known someone who seemed so far from wanting a relationship with Jesus? Maybe that was you! At one time, that was me. But when we share the Gospel, we’re participating in the work of the Holy Spirit, and His will and heart is to draw people to Himself—even the ones who seem hardhearted and far from Him. Yuen Woh from Malaysia saw this firsthand. He was introduced by his friend to a very prominent and arrogant businessman who wasn’t interested in God. Well eventually, the man was admitted to the hospital for a medical condition. Yuen Woh went to visit him and found him hurting and questioning a lot of things. Very clearly, Yuen Woh saw God’s hand moving in his life. After he was discharged, Yuen Woh met him often and eventually had the chance to share the Gospel. And the man responded by accepting Jesus as his Savior! Let’s be about the Father’s business by sharing the Gospel with others. For more, visit www.sharelife.today.

Pastor Tomo’s Hope

Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.
Have you ever felt hopeless? Sometimes in the darkest times, it can be hard to imagine things ever getting better. This can definitely be said of Tomo from Japan. He grew up with a very abusive father, who had a huge, negative impact on his family and caused both him and his mother to fall into deep depression. Tomo says that he felt little hope and no desire to become an adult. However, his sister and mother were invited to a local church, and both they and his younger brother quickly joined and accepted Jesus as their Savior and Lord. Tomo hesitated and stubbornly stayed away. But God brought men and women from the church into his life to meet him in his darkest times, and Tomo experienced God drawing him to Jesus. He accepted Christ as his Savior and today is a pastor in Japan who shares the hope of Jesus with the Japanese. For resources to help you get started in sharing your faith, visit our website at www.sharelife.today.

From Trepidation to Inspiration

Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.
When it comes to sharing your faith, do you let fear hold you back? Now, I know that when I first started telling others about Jesus, fear of judgment often held me back. But as God grew me as a witness, and He helped me lay to rest my fears. The same happened to Noah from India. He came to know Jesus at ten years old when his Sunday School teacher told Noah about the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. But it wasn’t until he was an adult that he learned how to share the Gospel at one of our evangelism discipleship trainings. He told us that he trembled with trepidation, but after being trained, he felt inspired and equipped. And ever since, Noah has been sharing his faith wherever he goes and has seen many lives transformed by Jesus in India. The Gospel is powerful and changes hearts and lives. Let’s give our fears to God and boldly share it! For resources to help you share your faith, visit www.sharelife.today.

God Directs Our Steps

Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.
The Bible says in Proverbs 16:9 that “A man's heart plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps.” This certainly happened in Sun-Hwa Kwa’s life. Born in Taiwan, she went to the United States and found herself lonely, and far away from home. Her friend invited her to a Taiwanese church, where she gave her heart to Jesus. She fell in love with the hope found in God’s Word and continued to grow in her faith over three years. Ad then, her church started our evangelism discipleship training, where she learned how to share her faith for the very first time. She recalls her church transforming as more and more men and women professed Jesus as their Savior and Lord and joined the body of Christ. She went back to Taiwan with a passion for sharing the Gospel with the lost and discipling others to do the same! Do want to get started in sharing your faith as well? For resources and tips to start Gospel conversations, visit www.sharelife.today.

Diverse Asia

Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.
This summer, we’re hearing stories from around the world, and this week, Asia is our spotlight continent! And even though Asia has a land mass of almost 30% of the Earth, they have 60% of the world's population. They are very diverse having 44% of the world's people groups with very different cultures and languages! By God’s grace, we’ve come alongside local churches to disciple Christians on how to share their faith with the people around them in all of Asia. And already this year, there have been over twenty million people who have heard the Gospel in Asia and worldwide through Christians learning how to share their faith. And what's more heartening, however, is the fact that our Asian brothers- and sisters-in-Christ are not only sharing the Gospel in their own communities, but they’re also are sending missionaries to other parts of Asia and the world. Want to learn how you, too, can share your faith? Well, visit our website at www.sharelife.today. That’s www.sharelife.today.

The Gospel in South African Schools

Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.
Magdeline came to one of our evangelism trainings in South Africa and learned how to share the Gospel using her hand. She learned about God’s grace and the other Gospel points. After experiencing what it was like to share the Gospel, Magdeline’s heart caught fire for sharing the Good News with everyone that she came across. She was so passionate and committed that her friend Sophie told her, “Magdeline, I have a children’s discipleship program from the same ministry that I’d like to come and teach in your church.” After the training, she ran to Sophie and asked, “Can we take this and teach it in the schools? Because this is too good to end up in churches only.” And that’s how Sophie and Magdeline started sharing the Gospel and discipling children in South Africa. In Magdeline’s words, “I’m old, but I don’t feel old because I work with children.” She finds joy in seeing children’s lives transformed by Jesus. Learn how you can share your faith too by visiting www.sharelife.today.

A Spirit-led Gospel Conversation

 
Hi, I’m John Sorensen, President of Evangelism Explosion International, and you’re listening to Share Life Today.
The Holy Spirit really works through us. Audry took a long bus ride to the northern part of Burundi, Africa, and sat next a woman who introduced herself as Chantal. Now naturally, the conversation turned to spiritual things, and Audry was able to share with her the Good News of the Gospel. When he started sharing about Jesus, Audry wanted to ask, “Who do you think Jesus is?” …but he had forgotten her name! The Holy Spirit prompted him to call her Yvonne. She replied, “Wow! How do you know my real name?” She had told Audry a false one because, at first, she didn’t want to talk to him. She said, “The fact that you know my real name means that the One leading you is above all things.” She listened eagerly to the rest of the Gospel and received Jesus as her Savior. She said, “Now, I know that God loves me. Even the things that I tried to hide, they’re known by Him.” You know, you can learn how to share the Gospel too by visiting our website at www.sharelife.today.