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The International Mission Board encourages Southern Baptists to give through the Cooperative Program and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for international missions through their local churches. We do, however, offer online giving options to individuals to support strategic priority needs. We also present information about making planned gifts.

Americas Challenge:
Strategic Priority Needs

Bibles for South America
 The SAM Region personnel are always in need of additional copies of the Bible in written, audio, and visual form. These resources will be used to put God's word in the hand of cross cultural witnesses and in the hearts of listeners. 97111-240-008-2007
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Embera' Tado' "JESUS" film production
 The work among the Embera' Tado' is relatively new and there are very few believers among them. Putting the "JESUS" film in their language, thus, provides a great opportunity to do real kingdom building. Your giving will enable linguists, Embera' Tado' believers and national partners to produce the "JESUS" film as well as the "Story of Jesus" radio program and culturally appropriate follow-up materials for seekers of the Word among this people group. 97111-243-002-2005
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Kogi Oral Scripture project
 This is a tremendous opportunity to cooperate with linguists, Kogi belivers and national partners to record and distribute three New Testament books in the Kogi language. Your giving can make this vision a reality, plus provide appropriate follow-up materials for those who express an interest in learning more about Christ's Gospel. 97111-240-004-2005
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La Esperanza (The Hope) in Uruguayan Sign Language
 The Deaf of Uruguay number 33,000 and are an unreached people group. Only .01% are saved. Most of the Deaf do not read and have no church back ground. They do not know what the Bible is or who God and Jesus are. The Lord is opening doors to the Deaf throughout Uruguay and there is a real hunger to know the Lord. Our problem is that there are very few materials to aid us in reaching and teaching the Deaf. They are visual learners and everything we do must be done in this method. For example we use pictures, drama, Bible stories and application is done in Uruguayan Sign Language to reach the Deaf for Christ. We have the opportunity to translate The Hope (La Esperanza) into Uruguayan Sign Language. This DVD is an overview of the Bible from creation to the resurrection of Christ. Having this material translated into Uruguayan Sign Language would be a very effective tool to evangelize and teach the Deaf throughout all of Uruguay. 97111-240-007-2007
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MegaVoices - Mexico
 In the Mexico Indigenous fields there are some 300 indigenous dialects with over 2/3s of them with no access to even the New Testament. Most of the indigenous peoples in Mexico are oral communicators and a key part of our strategy to reach these people groups has been through OneStory projects to be able to get stories done in the dialects of the people. The use of Megavoice is being used in two different ways. First, our missionaries and national missionaries are using the simplified Spanish version to help the bilingual mother tongue story crafters learn the stories and then to record the stories in their own languages. The second phase of the use of Megavoices is where we are very excited. When our stories are in a finished and consultant checked form, they will be put on the Megavoices and provided for those who are using the stories for church planting. The Megavoice will provide an unchangeable version of the story so that when there are questions Scriptural integrity, there is a standard they can go back to. Our initial purchase will be for 30 units where we will have the simplified Spanish Scripture on it. In 6 months we will be ready for distribution of an additional 100 units with the Bible stories included. 93306-240-001-2008
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Operation GO Mexico: Funding for Gospels in Emergencies
 Operation GO Mexico is a Gospel Saturation project whose goal is to place the Gospel of John or Matthew in every household in Mexico using U.S. volunteer teams. The volunteer team members work in strategic locations selected by IMB church planters, and distribute Gospels as a free gift to each household, in an effort to evangelize persons, seek men of peace, and seek homes where Bible studies may be held which would develop into house churches, thus enhancing a Church Planting Movement. The target people are the 100 million Hispanic speakers of Mexico. Around 2000, the MAC Regional Leadership Team designated Gospel Saturation as a method by which volunteer teams can facilitate the lost coming to saving faith in Jesus Christ by beginning and nurturing Church Planting Movements among all peoples. During the current period of freedom to share the Gospel in Mexico unhindered, a great opportunity exists to pierce the spiritual darkness and syncretistic belief system of Mexico, by placing the light of the written Gospel in each household. Since 2001, over 300 GO Volunteer Teams have placed over one million Gospels in Mexican homes, and around 10,000 homes have requested Bible studies. In the past, volunteer teams have paid for the Gospels as part of the project expense. But in these economic times, some teams need help with paying for the Gospels. About 60 projects are planned for each year, and most projects average $800 for the cost of Gospels. 93306-463-003-2008
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Showing Jesus and Luke Videos
 To show the Jesus and Luke videos in villages that have never heard the gospel where there is no electricity and accessible only by foot. 93306-243-015-2003
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The Jesus Film
 People here often have access to a videocassette recorder and when they are unable to read or do not want to read, they will watch movies. Your giving can help them see the most important movie of their lives-the "JESUS" film. 93306-243-211-2002
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