Sower (July – September 2016)

CONTENTS
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1. Editorial ……. 3
2. BSN Supports Makoko Community with Educational, Relief Materials worth ₦5.2M ……………….. 4
3. UBS Fellowship Distributes 150m Printed Scriptures, 25.9m Digital Downloads as Nigeria leads in Africa, Ranks Among Top Five Globally ……….. 5 – 6
4. BSN budgets ₦943m for Bible Translation, Life-Transforming Programmes …….. 6
5. Words you Must Never Say to your Spouse – Bisi Adewale…………… 7 – 8
6. TACN Inducts New President, other National Officers ………….. 9
7. State Police will curb insurgency, crime, says Dele Adesina, SAN …….. 10 – 11
8. Breast Cancer Treatment Options ….. 9
9. Alone with God ….. 9

Content
01 – Editorial
02 – Bible Societies complete Scripture translations for over 1.25 billion people
03 – Bible Society donates Bibles worth ₦18.8 million
04 – BSN joins others to pray for Nigeria
05 – Surviving difficult times: Defer non-pressing expenditures – Dr. Nwogbo
06 – Four new staff join BSN
07 – Breast Health & Cervical Cancer (Part 4)
08 – Alone with God
09 – Puzzle

Prayers for our nation
Going through the pages of scriptures, one will discover that there is truly nothing new under the sun (Ecclesiastes 1:9). The world has witnessed different kinds of war, famine, economic hardship, etc. Contemporary histories are also dotted with various unpleasant experiences at one time or another. In most cases, according to the Holy Bible, these unpleasant experiences are caused by humans’ deviation from the path of God. The case of the children of Israel in the Bible says it all. Whenever human beings want to prove to be wiser than God and try to go their way, it always ends in disaster and calamities. Yet, man has failed to learn from experience, and we have kept making the same mistakes repeatedly going against the laws of God and trying to fulfil what the Bible says in Job 21:22a – “Can anyone teach knowledge to God?”…