Witnessing Gideon’s Ministry: to see lives changed

1. Witnessing Gideon’s Ministry:to see lives changed Camp 3 of Taipei Special Division, The Gideon International in R.O.C.

2. Introduction to Gideon International • A non-profit organization founded by John Nicholson et. al. since 1899 • One purpose: to win men, women, boys and girls to a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ through association for service, personal testimony, and distributing the Bible in everyday life. • Our world has 202 countries and 6 billion people. Gideon members are working in 179 countries, which constitutes 75% of world population, about 4.4 billion people.

3. Hotels/Motels Hospitals Prisons/Jails Schools/Colleges/Universities Military Police Stations/Firefighters

4. Statistics of the Gideon International (G.I.) Member Countries 179 Camps8,316 Brothers 160,306 Sisters88,944 Annual offering needed for Bible printing USD 88,347,211 (~2.8B NT$) Annual distributed Bible copies61,636,470 Total distributed copies (up to 5/2004) 1,180,009,601

5. Statistics of the Gideon International (G.I.), in R.O.C. Instituted in 1956 Camps59 Members Brothers: 1,362; Sisters: 994 (total: 2,356 up to 6/2004） Annual offering needed for Bible printing (2003.07.01 -- 2004.06.30) NT 16.2 M Annual distributed Bible copies (2003.07.01 -- 2004.06.30)452,241 Total distributed copies (up to 6/2004):11,881,678

6. Seven Spiritual Goals of G.I. Members • A man of Bible study • A man of prayer • A man of faith • A man of consecration • A man of gospel • A man of compassion • A man of commitment

7. My own experience Bible as a gift in “common elective courses” in National Taiwan University Three courses, provided by Christian professors, are always filled up with students. “NTU in Love” (Five Gospel Events from 2004 to 2005), each with 500 to 700 students in the First Student Center, NTU. Each time, from 20 to 55 students accepted Jesus for the first time.

8. March 31, 2004,27 students accepted Jesus

9. March 8, 2005, Dr. Lian (連加恩), 55 accepted Jesus

10. Gospel Everywhere in Taiwan—An Engineering of New Hope • It fulfills the Lord’s great commission and also an obligation for each Christian. • A survey done up to 8/2004 shows there are a total of 1193 junior high and high schools in Taiwan, and about 1,676,970 students. • In the past 13 years (1992-2004 ) we G.I./R.O.C. have given 4003 gospel-oriented talks through weekly meetings held amid 1055 schools, which constitutes 89% of total schools. Yet there are still 138 remained to visit.

11. Why is this “Engineering of New Hope” needed? • Teenagers face turning points of lives • Teenagers face conflicts of various concepts, cultures and value standards • Characteristics of teenagers: 1.longing to be identified in certain groups 2.being sensitive 3.being adaptive

12. Our Pool of Speakers and Topics Aimed at “Engineering of New Hope” • Speakers： university presidents, professors, enterprisers, lawyers, medical doctors, senior counselors, pastors…. • Topics： emotion management, relationship between opposite sexes, pressure control and self-development, basic laws, practical life experiences….

13. You can join us 1. by praying 2. by registering as a member 3. by grasping your privilege of generous offering

14. An Urge of Special Offering to Gideon International • Those who go to the battle, e.g. Bible distribution, witnessing… • Those who stay with the supplies, e.g. offering,prayer… • Sharing the same prize from God. • NT 35-50 per copy 1 Samuel 30:24 Note: All your offerings are tax deductible. Please write down your detailed correspondence on the offering envelope.

15. Our Special Position in Asia • First time in history, half million Bibles can be donated to P.R. China churches by G.I., starting in 2005 • The Director of G.I. ROC, Mr. C. C. Liu, is promoted to Regional Director of Asia. • P.R. China is the primary goal for G.I. in the next few years!

16. May His grace, love and peace be with you all. Thank you!!