Sower (October- December 2021)

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?”…

INSIDE
01 – Editorial
02 – Joy as BS Nigeria donates Bibles, relief materials to Lagos community
03 – Excitement as Okun speakers gear up for Okun literacy classes
04 – BSN CEO visits The Gideons Int’l, advocates collaboration
05 – Gov. Otti commends BSN, pledges support to produce Igbo Bible
06 – Angels on Mission School wins BSN’s Bible quiz
07 – Benjamin, Ifeanyi, others receive BSN Long Service Awards
08 – UBS distributes over 152 million Bibles in 2023 as Nigeria ranks among
top 5 distributors
09 – Bishop Bada commends BSN as Ondo Area II is inaugurated
10 – Kwara Area retains overall best Area award
11 – 12 new employees join BSN family
12 – Let’s do more evangelism – Utuedor, The Gideons Int’l ED
13 – God blesses BSN family with triplets after 37 years of marriage
14 – Suggestions to enhance breast health
15 – Alone with God
16 – Crossword Puzzle
17 – Photo Gallery

From the desk of Editor-in-chief: What is holiness?
Various preachers of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ have addressed the subject of holiness. The Bible also confirms and affirms that without holiness no one shall see the Lord (Heb.12:14). In this editorial, we shall examine an aspect of holiness that many people do not pay attention to. Leviticus 19:13 says, “Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob him: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning.”…