Revival Times 2017 October 2017 | Page 15

LIGHT Our friends at the KingdomSat understand the value and opportunities that have come through making the Word of God available through Satellite TV and their YouTube channel. Over the past year they have seen enormous growth in the number of people engaging with their programmes. It is not always possible to know how many people are watching the programmes on televisions in homes, cafes, and hotel rooms, but results from the internet give great reasons to give thanks. In the three months from April to June 2017 there have been almost 4 million views of their programmes – that is more than double than with the same period in 2016. well as for consolidation and follow-up. For those who are ready to go a deeper, Colin Dye’s Sword of the Spirit manuals have been translated in Arabic and are available through the KT Bookshop. The outreach will be UK-wide and we know of groups in Leeds, Birmingham, Slough, High Wycombe, Brighton and Manchester who plan to take part. For more information email [email protected] or call 020 8799 6179. In the year to June 2017 the number of KingdomSat Facebook friends has increased from just over 28,000 to more than 65,000. And the number of Facebook engagements (likes, shares and comments) has multiplied seven-fold, from 1.3 million in April-June 2016 to an enormous 8.7 million for the same period in 2017. One story from a young man in Algeria reveals how vitally important the work of KingdomSat broadcasters and follow-up teams is to those coming to Christ in the Middle East and North Africa. ‘A’ (we are not giving his name to help protect A’s identity) grew up in a devout Muslim family and hated Christians. When he was 21, he struggled ➜ Revival Times October 2017 15