Dear friends,
When was the last time you heard a church bell ring?
I am currently reading a book called Lead With Prayer. One chapter explains how the traditional function of a town’s central bell tower was to encourage its residents to practice the presence of God. For centuries, multiple times per day, bell towers rang out to remind believers to lift their hearts to God the Father, to receive His presence.
In this year of spiritual growth and disciple-making, we are united in our purpose together as ‘ministers of reconciliation’ (2 Corinthians 5:17-20) to intentionally and regularly help people look to God as our ultimate source of truth and hope.
What a joy it is to see the truth of God ringing out like a bell all across Australia, cutting through all the distractions and worries, bringing faith, hope and love to so many.
Your Partnership is Ringing the Bell of Truth and Hope Out Across Australia
And you know that’s what our world desperately needs.
Too many don’t know the love of God. Lonely and disconnected. Desperate. Believers struggling when doubts and distractions are loud.
It’s your partnership that ‘rings’ the bell to point people to look to God to get the help they need, right where they are, and right when they need it.
Two Ways You Can Help Right Now
That’s why today, I’m asking you to do two things.
Firstly, please pray.Pray the lost experience Father God’s love… the desperate find hope in Jesus … the lonely are reconnected into God’s presence… the believer trusts again.
Secondly, I’m asking you to give generously to help more people look to God daily. Your tax-deductible gift today will support people like Maria who says:
‘It is a joy to give to the work of God. Our time is so short before the return of Christ, and I believe this [Vision’s ministry] is one of the best ways to reach the lost. God has helped me through so much. The loss of my son in a car accident and other life changing circumstances. There were times I ‘felt’ so alone and depressed but that foundation of Jesus my Lord was always there. His love and grace are so abounding. The joy of the Lord is my strength, not my feelings. Praise God.’
Real Lives Transformed by Your Generosity
Maria knows God’s truth, His promises and His character. The result? Her perspective is hopeful. Real change happens when minds are lifted, and minds renewed.
Alison has also been strengthened. (You’ll see her letter of faith here.)
It’s in these repeated moments of impact that the lives of people like Maria and Alison across the far corners of Australia and beyond are transformed: ‘Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind…’. (Romans 12:2 ESV)
So, your tax-deductible gift today will unite with thousands of others, who together are ‘here to help’ people to look to God daily:
- $100 will provide Vision Radio/V180/Vision Kids to help more than 120 people including youth and children over one week to give them access to Biblical teaching for spiritual growth.
- $365, a 365Visonary gift (which represents $1 a day over a year) will help almost 150 people in homes, hospitals and prisons through The Word for Today devotional to engage with Biblical truth daily.
- $1,000 will help give 150 people access to the Vision Prayerline to reach them with the Good News.
Whatever amount you give, your generosity will be used to move people into God’s presence so daily they:
- believe when doubts are loud
- love in a world full of hate
- connect when lonely
- hope when things are desperate
You can go to vision.org.au/heretohelp or simply call one of the Vision team on 1800 007 770 to give today.
Thank you for your part as you join together with thousands in this ministry of reconciliation, where together we help people look to God daily.
In Him,
Phil Edwards
Chief Executive Officer
P.S. Your prayers and tax-deductible gift today will help more people look to God daily, as our ultimate source of truth and hope.
