It’s been a success story that we never imagined could have happened. Since we launched themessage.com website in December of 2013, we have seen the work of the Lord go in a direction that has united thousands of brothers and sisters into the common goal of bringing the last of God’s sheep into the fold. How has a simple website contributed so much? The answer is simple: It’s not the website, it’s the people!

First, here is a common scenario of how themessage.com works. A group of brethren from a local church set up a witnessing booth at a local fair. They witness to passersby, and then if asked, they give them one of themessage.com tracts. Let’s stop here for a moment and reflect on what just happened.

Believers at Cloverdale Bibleway in Vancouver, British Columbia doing outreach at a local fair. They witnessed to this young man (facing camera) and he asked for prayer.

The passersby may have noticed the displays or the tracts, but the true witness was the life that the brother or sister reflected. The holiness that is present in the believer’s life creates an atmosphere that draws attention. Remember the prophet’s words? “I'd rather you'd live me a sermon than preach me one.” That’s exactly what just happened, and it made an impression on the passerby. Then, they say a few words, and possibly, give them a tract.

Brother Alphonse Kina witnessing outside the VGR office in Brazzaville, Congo.

Later on, the person reads the tract. The question on the tract (and the testimony of the brother/sister in the booth) weighs on their mind until they go to the website to find the answer. They read through the different articles and want to learn more. We receive emails or phone calls every day from people like this. We do our best to answer their questions by pointing them to the Word, and then we encourage them to visit a local assembly. It is very important to note that when we send them a list of congregations in their area, we send them EVERY church that claims to believe Brother Branham’s Message. We don’t show any favoritism or recommend any church. They get a list of ALL the congregations in their city, and it is up to the Holy Spirit to guide them to the place of worship that will bring them deeper into the Word of God and provide the fellowship they need to grow in the Holy Spirit.

Outreach tape services in Malawi. The brothers often baptize 50 or more people at each service.

It could be a billboard, a booth at a county fair, a street preacher, or simply someone surfing the web; but themessage.com is a powerful witnessing tool that is being used by brothers and sisters around the world. And that is just half of the benefits! There is a whole other side to the website that has been a tremendous blessing to tens of thousands of believers who don’t speak English.

branham.org is available in English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. Since all the sermon translations are available for free download, then that means everyone who speaks any of those languages can navigate through the website to the sermon download page, and download any new translations. But what about those who don’t speak those languages? themessage.com solves that problem.

To this point, we have translated themessage.com into 31 different languages, and that number will continue to grow. All of the sermons, both English and translated, are also available for free download on themessage.com. That means that anyone who speaks any of those languages has their own website, where they can easily navigate through the pages and download any new translations! If you watch the FEED on branham.org, then you know that we are constantly adding new translations. Since Brother Joseph founded VGR 36 years ago, it has always been our vision to make EVERY ONE of Brother Branham’s sermons available to EVERY PERSON ON EARTH. themessage.com is another way we have of doing that.

Here are some interesting facts about themessage.com in 2016.