Week 1 - Around the World
December 30th - January 5th
Monday (30th) - Testimony from CLC Italy
At the beginning of 2024, our Turin manager was facing significant difficulties in carrying out her duties and our Marketing manager left to serve elsewhere. We reassigned the Turin manager to be responsible for marketing, and God immediately provided someone to manage the Turin bookstore, a former assistant who was already 80% trained! So, God provided all we needed at the right time. At the end of the year, we look back and see how much He has helped us!
Tuesday (31st) - Core Values
For the last two years, CLC has had an emphasis on the theme “Stronger Together” as we have focused afresh on our four core values of Faith, Fellowship, Holiness and Sacrifice. Pray that in 2025 our unity will abound as we find tangible ways to support each other. Our desire is to help each country fulfil our goal to see Christian literature distributed around the world. Thank you!
Wednesday (January 1st) - South Korea
CLC South Korea would like to wish everyone a happy New Year, and may the Lord continue to bless each of you. We begin this new year with thankful hearts, especially looking forward to celebrating our 50th anniversary in November! Please join us in praying for our National Director, Dr. Young Ho Park, for strength, wisdom and health. As we embark on this milestone year, may we all remain committed to working diligently to spread God’s Word and further His kingdom.
Thursday (2nd) - Ministry Locations
It is always a sad moment for us in CLC when we have to close a bookshop or even a whole country, usually when there is only one bookshop, which is no longer doing well. Please pray that this year we may be able to maintain and grow the ministry in all locations where we are currently privileged to serve, and even that we may be able to open new centres of ministry.
Friday (3rd) - Canada
We give thanks to God for His continued support. For the past two years, we have devoted a lot of time and effort to improving our digital presence on social media platforms, which has allowed us to attract more youth and young adults between the ages of 18 and 45 years. We are also in great demand to sponsor evangelical events for young adults and women’s ministries.
The Weekend (4th - 5th) - Kenya
We praise God for the ways He has provided for our team through our Print-on-Demand facility, our publishing and through gifts. Although our volunteers are spread around the country, we have been able to meet weekly online to read the Bible together and share what God is
saying to us for the ministry and individually. This has strengthened unity and enhanced our growth.
Liz Patten
- Africa Consultant & International Office Communications