{"id":25863,"date":"2016-04-26T00:10:26","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T05:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/?p=25863"},"modified":"2025-07-25T13:43:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T18:43:22","slug":"i-need-that-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/i-need-that-book\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;I need that book&#8230;!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-25861 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/607\/2016\/04\/ME-woman-BW_sm-300x279.jpeg\" alt=\"ME woman BW_sm\" width=\"300\" height=\"279\" \/>One of our Port Cities Project volunteers recently shared with us what a difference this project is making:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><\/em><em>&#8220;Last summer, a woman from the Middle East literally ran after one of our port cities teams that had run out of books, pleading, &#8216;<strong>I need that book that explains the message of Jesus!&#8217;<\/strong>\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><em>&#8220;Another woman living in North Africa had heard about a special pack of books that were being given away to people as they boarded the ferry to cross from France to North Africa. She wrote to her cousin in Paris, <strong>&#8216;Please find this set of books and bring them to me next time you come to visit!&#8217;<\/strong>\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many countries throughout the Middle East and North Africa are officially closed to Christian evangelism. In some countries, Bibles, Christian books and resources are illegal or nearly impossible to come by.<br \/>\nThat\u2019s why our Port Cities Project is such a critical ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Every summer, thousands of people from North Africa and the Middle East cross the Mediterranean Sea by ferry to vacation in Europe. When it\u2019s time to return home, <strong>they wait in long ferry lines<\/strong> at European ports, often bored and looking for something to do.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That\u2019s when we tell them about Jesus and offer them a FREE gift<\/strong>, a packet containing: a New Testament, a special two-language \u201cflip book\u201d version of <em>More Than a Carpenter<\/em> and other Christian resources.<br \/>\nThank you for partnering with us to provide the books and resources needed for this summer\u2019s Port Cities Project. You are helping share the gospel and reach people for Christ in some of the world\u2019s most difficult-to-reach places.<\/p>\n<h1>Donate to Port Cities<\/h1>\n<h2><a href=\"\/port-cities-give\/\">Reach people in the Middle East with the gospel<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Many countries throughout the Middle East and North Africa are officially closed to Christian evangelism. In some countries, Bibles, Christian books and resources are <u>illegal<\/u> or nearly <u>impossible to come by<\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why our <strong>Port Cities Project<\/strong> is such a critical ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Every summer, thousands of people from North Africa and the Middle East cross the Mediterranean Sea by ferry to vacation in Europe. When it\u2019s time to return home, they wait in long ferry lines at European ports, often bored and looking for something to do.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s when we tell them about Jesus and offer them <strong>a FREE gift<\/strong>, a packet containing:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"sans-serif\">\n<li>A\u00a0New Testament<\/li>\n<li>A\u00a0special two-language \u201cflip\u201d version of <em>More Than a Carpenter<\/em><\/li>\n<li>And other Christian resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"sans-serif\"><a href=\"\/port-cities-give\/\">Each $3.53 you give<\/a> will provide one copy of this special-edition <em>More Than a Carpenter<\/em> for this summer\u2019s evangelism packs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sans-serif\"><a href=\"\/port-cities-give\/\">Please give a generous gift by May 30 <\/a>to ensure this summer\u2019s port cities evangelism teams receive them in time.<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"button\" href=\"\/port-cities-give\/\">DONATE<\/a><\/div>\n<p>To send your gifts by mail, you can <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Port-Cities-April-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a> to print a Response Card and mail it to:<\/p>\n<div class=\"sans-serif\">Josh McDowell Ministry<\/div>\n<div class=\"sans-serif\">2001 West Plano Parkway, Suite 2400<br \/>\nPlano, TX 75075<\/div>\n<p>To make a gift by phone:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"sans-serif\">\n<li>Josh McDowell Ministry Development Office<br \/>\nCall toll free: 1-855-833-6897, 8:30 a.m.\u20135:00 p.m. CT<\/li>\n<li>Cru Donation Services Office<br \/>\nCall toll free: 1-888-278-7233 8:00 a.m.\u20135:00 p.m. ET<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Recommended Resources<\/h2>\n<p>Christians today face growing challenges to show that their faith is both relevant and credible. Find resources and articles here that will equip you with a ready defense for this decade and beyond.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/resources\/apologetics\/discover-the-evidence\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-710 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/607\/2015\/09\/DiscoverMask_sm-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"DiscoverMask_sm\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><a href=\"\/resources\/apologetics\/discover-the-evidence\/\">Discover the Evidence<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/resources\/apologetics\/answering-skeptics\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23321 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/sites-stage.josh.org\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/607\/2015\/10\/AnsweringSkeptics-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"AnsweringSkeptics\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a 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