Written by Paul J Bucknell on August, 03, 2026
Prayer Letter #420

Releasing More of God’s Truth!

Paul has appreciated the opportunity to co-preach several sermons of a series at the local Chinese church. We are working through the second section of one of my recent books, An Examination of Our Theological Conclusions, on the elements needed: “to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace” (Eph 4:3). The most exciting part was hearing that the Lord had saved five young people there the previous week. May God continue to use your prayers!

As I revised the 1st & 2nd Samuel audio/videos for the Old Testament audio podcast, I also reviewed my many past notes. As a result, I also published a free 271-page digital PDF book, created many new 1st & 2nd Samuel web pages, and a 1-2 Samuel podcast with AI’s assistance.

I’m also experimenting with translating articles and books. For instance, AI translated The Life Core: The Heart of Great Training into several languages: Indonesian, Japanese, Portuguese. Some are still in review, so if you or a friend has language skills and a burden for a people group, we can create translations, and your team can evaluate and improve them. We can then create web pages and distribute them at no cost!

Mission technology is transforming our ability to reach the world!

For example, I was chatting online this past week with a Malawian pastor who wanted to print handouts for a certain series. I noticed I had only English ones. By the end of our conversation, I could provide a fully translated 38-page handout. The pastor was extremely happy to use it to train others. They have very few local-language resources and treasure biblical training materials.

Praise

Paul collated and worked through the 1st & 2nd Samuel series and now has a presentable book and web page series.
Praise God for helping Paul through the July preaching series. God is working!
Web readership is growing!
The vision for church unity is growing. Paul sees revival and unity tied together. This unity, with its greater display of love, results in a final thrust to reach the world.

Pray

Paul is speaking in Chinese (The Uniqueness of Jesus Christ from John 1) this coming Sunday, August 9th.
Paul is looking for volunteers to help him evaluate (not edit) the language editions of his books.
Linda and family are traveling north to celebrate Kathryn’s birthday this week.
Pray for a good visit to New England in August to see family and friends.
Isaac’s request for a work visa to Sweden to be with his wife was rejected again, despite his appeal. Now she is applying for a USA resident visa.
May God richly bless these resources as they go to the world.