A Note from Philip Tachin

October 25, 2006

On September 21, 2006, JSM received the following email:

John Stott Ministries,

Calvary greetings! I am writing to express my profoundest appreciation to you for what you have done for me. By giving me your generous scholarship to study for my Ph.D. at Westminster, I have come a long way into my studies with great stability and with the hope of finishing in year 2009. Your prayers have been greatly appreciated, for they strengthen me. I feel I belong to a family that truly cares and desires to develop leaders for the gospel of Christ around the world. My family is deeply grateful for your kindness. I was home last summer with my family. My family is doing great spiritually and morally. My children are doing well in their school. I went to my sending institution, TCNN [Theological College of Northern Nigeria], and had a good time with my colleagues and administrators. This semester I have been working on my required languages, namely Latin and French. I am also translating John Calvin’s The Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life into Tiv, my ethnic language group in Nigeria, which I hope to publish next year. May the good Lord continue to bless your ministry and bless also the church around the world.

Graciously in His Service,
Philip Tachin.