Tabernacles: God's Word dwells with us!
This October, the biblical Harvest Festival invites us to build a new kind of dwelling — a spiritual home built upon God’s Word.
“This will remind each new generation of Israelites that I made their ancestors live in shelters when I rescued them from the land of Egypt. I am the Lord your God.”
— Leviticus 23:42 (NLT)
The autumn harvest festival of the Feast of Tabernacles commemorates God’s deliverance of Israel from Egypt and His faithful provision for them during 40 years wandering in the wilderness.
And for the entire month of October, we celebrate those moments where Heaven meets Earth by building spiritual tabernacles.
So the Word became human and made his home among us. He was full of unfailing love and faithfulness. And we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father’s one and only Son.
— John 1:14 (NLT)
From Wilderness to Word Made Flesh, let’s make a home for His Word in every nation, every tribe, and every tongue.
Every gift you make during the Feast of Tabernacles will be doubled to advance Bible translation projects across Asia.
Asia’s Translation Needs
Bible translators and consultants are labouring to bring God’s Word to the remaining 1,103 language groups in Asia with little or no access to Scripture. Of these, only 838 languages are in progress, leaving 265 language groups where the work has yet to even begin.
Let no one be left to wander in a spiritual wilderness without hearing God’s Word in their own tongue.
A 65km Walk For Scripture Access: From Wilderness to Where Heaven meets Earth
It’s a simple, physical act of solidarity, a pilgrimage of sorts, where Ps. Kim Leong, regional lead for illumiNations Asia’s Pray for Zero movement, walks 65km on his 65th birthday across Singapore on September 30 – in recognition of a far longer journey…
He is walking for every language group where God’s Word has yet to take root.
For the month of October, we are invited to walk alongside him – for the millions still living in spiritual wilderness; for the 1,103 communities across Asia still waiting to hear God’s Word in a language that speaks to their hearts.
Each step represents a verse, and each verse represents the journey from Wilderness to Word Made Flesh.
*By the time Ps. Kim Leong takes his final stride, he would have taken 106,557 paces. With the gift of a single verse for every step, that’s enough to translate an incredible 3 full Bibles!
