Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.30.11 in An Anchor for the Soul, China, Internet/Blogging, Keep Believing Ministries
“I think you should consider a partnership with Trans World Radio."That simple comment, made a year ago by someone we met at a Bible conference in Michigan, started a discussion that led to a major decision.Last Saturday the Keep Believing board voted to enter a strategic partnership with Trans World Radio (TWR) to do ministry in China….
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 9.5.11 in An Anchor for the Soul, Chicago, Churches, Devotional, Evangelism, Keep Believing Ministries, Personal
“I stole soap from Walgreen’s so I could wash myself at a fire hydrant.""I lived in my car near Humboldt Park until I was arrested.""I don’t remember much about my 20s because I was on drugs the whole time."When the police arrested him, he was put in jail for 30 days. Sometime during that period he fo…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.29.11 in An Anchor for the Soul, Evangelism, Missions
Seven years ago Brian Bill, pastor of Pontiac (IL) Bible Church, sent a copy of An Anchor for the Soul to a young man in Pakistan. He never knew how the book was received (or even if it made it to Pakistan) until he received the following note a few days ago: Dear Pastor Bill. In 2004 you sent me a book about sin. That book and Bible…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 8.15.11 in An Anchor for the Soul, Missions
Several months ago we received a request for Anchor books to be used on a missions trip to Uganda led by Pastor Charlie Butt from the First Baptist Church of Amery, Wisconsin. This morning we received the following note:Ray:Just a quick note to say thank you for the books that you provided for our mission trip to Uganda and Sudan. We di…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 7.1.11 in An Anchor for the Soul, Ebooks, Keep Believing Ministries, Pastors
The Spring 2011 newsletter has just been posted online. In this issue we share good news about our recent one-day pastors conference in Brunswick, Maine. You can check out our travel schedule for the rest of the summer and learn how we serve as “quartermasters” for the body of Christ around the world. Plus you can learn what we’ve…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 5.7.11 in An Anchor for the Soul, Evangelism
Recently I received an email with some encouraging stories of how God is using An Anchor for the Soul in the US and in China. Here is part of the email, with a few identifying details changed: We haven’t met but I have been blessed by your teaching and have given your book, Anchor for the Soul, to several people, including our mail carr…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 3.18.11 in An Anchor for the Soul, Books, Keep Believing Ministries
I just received a copy of a brand-new history of Moody Bible Institute written for their 125th anniversary called The MBI Story. On pages 203-204 author James Vincent mentions that four of the top eight all-time bestsellers from Moody Publishers have been released in the last 25 years. Coming in at number 8 is An Anchor for the Soul. I had no idea …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 2.23.11 in An Anchor for the Soul, Keep Believing Ministries
In the last three months we have shipped almost 60,000 copies of An Anchor for the Soul from our Book Depot in Chicago. From the beginning of this ministry in 2001, we have always put a priority on donating copies for the men and women serving in the United States Armed Forces. Thousands of copies have ended up in Iraq and Afghanistan.How do those …
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 2.3.11 in An Anchor for the Soul
“My life as a heroin addict was going very bad."That’s the first sentence of a testimony from a prisoner in California. He wrote it for a prison ministry volunteer who gave it to the prison chaplain who sent it his regional director in Virginia who sent it to us. Here is his whole testimony: My life as a heroin addict was goi…
Posted by Ray Pritchard on 1.22.11 in An Anchor for the Soul
After the Keep Believing board meeting this morning, we took a trip to visit the Anchor Book Depot in Chicago. It’s actually a storage locker where we keep 100,000 copies of the new edition of An Anchor for the Soul. Ed Santiago works with Moody Publishers. He told us how glad Moody is to support the Anchor Book Project. We told him that with…
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