It has been our practice in recent years to encourage our supporters and their local congregations to join in a united effort to uphold the work of RTF and the Church in China in prayer before the God of heaven. This year we hope that you will set aside Sunday 29th January as the 2017 Pray for China…
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Many of us enjoy missionary stories. We are gripped as we follow the exploits of missionaries like William Carey, John Paton or Jim Elliot who did heroic deeds in exotic places and saw the gospel spread into the dark corners of this world. Acts is the greatest missionary story of all time. Its title –…
The RTF Publishing Company in Taipei, Taiwan carries much of the workload of translating, editing and publishing RTF titles. In October 2014 Ian Peng was appointed as a full-time Assistant Executive Director of the RTF Publishing Company and through 2015 Ian will work alongside Andrew McCafferty in leading this work. There is a staff of…
China has, to a very great degree, a thriving, growing and worshipful Church, for which we are all thankful. No individual, no group, no entity other than the Holy Spirit, can be credited with causing this growth in quantity and in quality. The church must have had some tools to use in their maturing process,…
During 2014 we were delighted to follow the progress of a publication project sponsored by RTF Australia – The Cross He Bore, by Frederick S. Leahy. This was translated into Chinese by Lorna Chao before being printed and distributed in China. In fact, 10,000 copies were made available to house churches through the labours of…
As we review the work of RTF over the past year, we give thanks to God for the ways in which he has enabled the work to go forward… The demand for theological education in China continues to grow. During 2012 RTF was able to sponsor several intensive classes in various parts of China. One…
When Sam Boyle and Charles Chao joined together to establish the Reformation Translation Fellowship back in 1949 they could not have imagined the changes which would take place in China over the following sixty-four years. Yet they were driven by the conviction that the Word of God cannot be bound and that, not only would…
RTF Australia works alongside other RTF branches in Japan, Taiwan and the USA. Recently Bill Roberts, of RTF USA reported on several current projects. “The book that is in the works right now is Gene Spear’s Sermons on Revelation. It is a much needed project for pastors who often have very little theological training. We…
Towards the end of last year RTF Australia initiated a project to translate The Cross He Bore, by Frederick S. Leahy into Chinese. This title is available in English from the Banner of Truth Trust. Frederick Leahy was a minister in the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland and taught Systematic Theology at the Reformed Theological…
One goal of Chairman Mao’s ‘Cultural Revolution’ in China (1966-1976) was to snuff out the religious impulse in man. He attempted to do this by persecuting the weak church, ridiculing all things spiritual, and proving once for all that the co-operation of people under their almighty State could satisfy the deepest needs of man. How…