Literature Programme is spreading in Spanish
The Spanish-language JSM-Langham Literature Programme is revitalized
Spanish is the language spoken by the largest number of evangelical Christians in the world, after English. The JSM-Langham Literature programme in Latin America, in Spanish and Portuguese, has been an integral part of the ministry for many years, but not on the same scale as our English and French programmes. Over the course of several visits to most of the countries in the continent, Pieter Kwant, International Programme Director of Langham Literature, and Brad Palmer, his Programme Manager with John Stott Ministries, have revised and revived the programme in some countries and introduced it in others. This is being done in full cooperation with Latin American evangelical publishers and distribution agents. A new list of books in Spanish has been chosen as the Students’ Basic Library and a new catalogue will be produced entirely in Spanish.
All of this fresh effort is greatly assisted by the formation of the Langham Partnership Regional Councils. In October 2004, representatives from most Central American countries met in El Salvador, and in April 2005, the Regional Council for South America will bring together participants from almost every other Hispanic country in Latin America. Their advice and practical cooperation will be a huge help in deciding how to continue expanding the JSM-Langham Literature programme in Spanish.
The JSM-Langham Writers programme is enabling new books to be written and published in Spanish
Dr. Dario Lopez, a JSM-Langham Scholar from Peru, and member of the South American Regional Council, has written a new book published in Spanish: ‘The Seduction of Power: Evangelicals and Politics in Peru in the Nineties’. This book was made possible with a grant from the JSM-Langham Writers program.
The JSM-Langham Preaching Programme provides Spanish translations
Chris Wright, the LPI International Ministries Director, has recently had two books translated into Spanish: Knowing Jesus through the Old Testament, and Living as the People of God. Copies of these were given to all participants in the recent Preaching Seminars in Bolivia and El Salvador.