“I do all things for the sake of the gospel.” (1 Corinthians 9:23 ASV)

“...to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ...” (Ephesians 4:12 ESV)

These two verses express the twofold purpose of ROCK International: to make Christ known to those who do not know Him and to strengthen and equip those who do. Now in its 20th year, ROCK continues to be a channel of blessing through ROCKids’ projects that transform children’s lives for time and eternity, and ROCK Resources that equip God’s servants with multilingual, multimedia gospel and discipleship tools. While we hear monthly of God at work through such projects around the globe, we’ll limit this to a few samples from Africa:

Tanzania: At Tumaini Jipya (New Hope) Girls’ Secondary School, students are taking their national exams, with the inaugural graduating class preparing for graduation on November 14. One 17-year-old student, from a difficult family background, writes: “Since I have come here,

I have learned so much...I have learned how to pray and share the Word. The devotions have strengthened me spiritually.” She hopes to become a lawyer or tour guide and dreams of helping others as she has been helped. Pray for the girls as they complete their exams and make decisions about their futures. Please pray too for the provision needed to complete a protective fence around the school’s 14-acre property. Watch this 2-minute video.

D.R. Congo: Faithful Congolese ministry partners visited a remote primary school with about 100 students, giving each school supplies and telling them of God's love and plan for them! The team plans to return with KING of GLORY picture books for each student and staff member. The book has just been reprinted for the 3rd time in next door Burundi in Swahili and French (500, then 3,000, now 8,000 copies). The team reports: “The children were very joyful. Local leaders told us that since the war, ours is the only ministry to visit them. Parents and teachers were also so grateful. The headmaster declared that God had remembered their school!”