Will you stand?
I Will Stand: W’s story
The BMS World Mission I Will Stand appeal asked you to stand with bold believers in hard places. There’s still a chance to join us in making a difference. This is W’s story.
We can’t show you their faces.
But God has numbered every hair on their heads.
This is W’s story.
W is smiley, considerate and extremely polite. He gestures with his hands as he speaks, with a swiftness and excitedness that belie the challenges he’s lived through. He’s still a young man, only in his 30s. He couldn’t have predicted the pathway that God would place him on that day in 2010 when someone handed him a Bible for the first time. But there’s one thing he’s absolutely certain of: “I know that Jesus loves me. And I love to follow Jesus.”
Generous Christians from around the UK have already raised nearly £160,000 for I Will Stand. “A number of ministers spoke to us of the perspective-shifting conversations the stories provoked in their youth groups,” says Matty Fearon, BMS’ Creative Content Team Leader. “And after watching our I Will Stand Live event that featured an interview with Z, one minister said it led to a whole session on our boundaryless fellowship in Christ.” We know these powerful stories deserve to reach more ears. If you haven’t supported I Will Stand yet, why not do so today?
W’s story is powerful, and he’s telling it because he longs for support from his brothers and sisters around the world. Could you stand with W today? Here’s three ways you can help.
Give to the I Will Stand appeal
Your gift to BMS World Mission can provide Bibles for people who have never had the chance to read the gospel, fund theological training for an isolated believer from the Middle East or North Africa, or help support a church planter in Asia to share the good news with unreached communities. By giving, you can support Christians following Jesus and sharing the gospel in some of the hardest-to-reach places in the world.
Use the donation form on this page to give to the I Will Stand appeal and help bold believers living out their faith in hard places.
Pray for BMS-supported believers in hard places
These believers pray for Christians in the UK. They pray for you. Will you pray for them? Pray for people who have been rejected by their families because they have chosen to follow Jesus. Pray for church planters in Asia who are facing persecution because of their faith. Pray for isolated Christians. And pray that, through the ministries of these BMS-supported believers, thousands of people will experience whole-life transformation.
Share the stories with your church
Want to share I Will Stand with your church? Please do! We have lots of resources to help you at www.bmsworldmission.org/iwillstand
Download the videos (and show or stream them copyright free) and check out our free Leader’s Guide to plan your I Will Stand service or event, all year round.
Gifts made to I Will Stand will be used to support BMS’ work to bring people to faith in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ in hard places all around the world.
