In the late 1990s, my friend, Paul Estabrooks, wrote a text for new Christians in restricted countries who were new in biblical understanding but already facing persecution. In collaboration with experienced international colleagues, the first draft of the text Standing Strong Through The Storm (SSTS) was completed in the year 2000. Paul and I began testing the material in three-day seminars in Asian countries. We interviewed Christians (as we taught) asking what they felt Christians needed to know to be prepared for and endure the pressures of persecution – whether mild, medium or hot! Now we have a 3rd Edition just published.
Dr. Jim and Paul recorded an SSTS 12-part Webinar on ZOOM on Tuesday evenings recently as a joint project with Open Doors Canada. Videos of the 12 sessions can be seen on YouTube here:
SSTS – Standing Strong Through The Storm – YouTube
Order your copy of just the hard copy book from Open Doors Canada here: https://www.opendoorsca.org/product/standing-strong-through-the-storm-book/
“Never underestimate an old man with a Theology degree”
We ended up revising and teaching this material and training teachers all over the world – including in Canada. The text is now translated into 48 languages.
In 2020, we completed the 3rd edition of the updated and expanded SSTS text. The cover is shown above. Copies of the textbook are available from Open Doors Canada (opendoorsca.org). Pdf files of SSTS 3rd Edition are available by contacting Dr. Jim at menaliveuntogod@gmail.com
The entire SSTS: Standing Strong Through the Storm 8-Part series is on YouTube. Click here to watch:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkrGkbDU0-FTRnQmx2k1I9A
Below are video clips of our teaching SSTS training recorded at the Open Doors – Canada office. They are shown here with the permission of Open Doors International. Paul has a website to learn more about the book and content material.
