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The Best of the Word for Today: The One-Year Daily Devotional

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After years spent speaking in churches, of all denominations, throughout North America, he moved to the northeast where he built and pastored a large church.

I preached my first sermon when I was 13 but years later on my wedding day, we received a prophetic word which said God would use my writing to reach more people, than words spoken in the pulpit. It has been an extraordinary blessing to see how God has used the UCB Word for Today since then, to reach millions of people around the world. God continues to make himself known through the ‘power of a story’.’ When you’re worried and under stress. ‘Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid’ (John 14:27 NKJV). Bob and Debby Gass have been great friends of Vision’s ministry for many decades – from almost the very beginning. Bob had a unique style and a rare gift of taking the Word of God and applying it to everyday life. He wrote The Word For Today – with the support of a great team – in a way that it appealed to those who didn’t know God (so that it acted as an ‘appetiser’) and it also helped more mature believers to go deeper in their faith (rather like a ‘vitamin’ especially in challenging times). Astounded by the response in the United States, Bob offered his devotional readings to UCB in the United Kingdom.Bob Gass - cherished author of The Word For You Today, evangelist, pastor, and teacher - died peacefully in his home on June, 5th. He was 75. Bob was born on 15 January 1944, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. His father died when he was 12, and his mother was left to rear him, his brother, Neil, and sister, Ruth, on a government pension.

Mariana and her dedicated team have received awards and recognition from the Romanian government and the European Union – naming The Village of Hope “a model for the entire country.” While attending church at Devon Parade, Bob gave his life to Christ at the tender age of twelve, during a special service held by Dr. James McConnell. Bob's life changed in every way. At thirteen, Bob preached his first sermon, entered fulltime ministry at 18, and with that, his life in ministry had begun. Three-and-a-half years after Bob and Debby received that prophetic word on their wedding day, The Word For Today was printed for the first time. It was just 3,500 copies and only in the UK. 25 years later it has grown to reach millions worldwide including hundreds of thousands of people in Australia (the Australian edition was also first published in 1994). Over many years, the devotional has impacted millions of lives and although today is a sad day of loss, we are also thankful for the incredible legacy Bob has left behind. Many millions of people were greatly impacted by his ministry over the years. The announcement said he, “wrote the UCB Word for Today – with the support of a great team – in a way that appealed to those who didn’t know God (so that it acted as an ‘appetizer’) and also helped more mature believers to go deeper in their faith (so that it acted as a ‘vitamin,’ especially in challenging times).”In addition to his passion for his family and his calling to share God's Word, Bob and Debby shared a deep passion for the orphans of Romania. They first went to Romania in 1991, and in the last 28 years they built a transition home called The Village of Hope. Through this ministry they have rescued over 5,000 children from the streets, the sex-trade, and orphanages and placed them into loving homes.

What they saw broke their hearts and changed their lives – and more than 30 years later, Debby continues that work through their children’s home THE VILLAGE OF HOPE in Carani, Romania.

Bob and Debbie Gass

Two years later, after hearing of its growing popularity in the UK, New Zealand and Australia began publishing it for their supporters. One idea, just one, can change your entire life - here is a year's worth of them," says Bob Gass. "The only difference between what you are right now, and what you'll be in 5 years from now, is in the books you read, the relationships you build and your ability to hear from God for yourself." When you need God’s blessing in your endeavours. ‘I will make them and the places around My hill a blessing; and I will cause showers to come down in their season; there shall be showers of blessing’ (Ezekiel 34:26 NKJV). Once you see the results of praying God’s promises, you will never pray any other way. In 1998, Bob launched The Word For You Today in the U.S. He wanted to give churches a tool that would help pastors disciple their members and keep them engaged with God's Word on a daily basis. Today over 5,000 churches each quarter use the devotional, with a reach of 1 million copies per quarter. The devotional is in print, on television, radio, and digital platforms in places like Africa, Argentina, Cuba, China, Ecuador, India, Mexico, Nepal, and Russia, and currently reaches over 83 million people each day. Initially, The Word for Today began when Bob became aware of the struggles of United Christian Broadcasters in the United Kingdom during his 1991 visit to his homeland.

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