Our world is in serious moral and spiritual crisis and, sadly, children are suffering the consequences. The latest statistics from the U.S. alone are alarming:

• Barely one-third of young teens (36%) believe that God exists and is the all-knowing, all-powerful Creator of the universe.
• Nearly half don’t know if there is a God, don’t believe in His existence, or don’t care.
• Most of the youngest teens (61%) either believe Jesus Christ sinned while He was on earth or hold open the possibility He did. *

Given the U.S. is the main exporter of influence, these trends do not bode well for the rest of the world.

This is critical because it is during these years that a person’s thinking is established. Dr. George Barna, in his latest book Raising Spiritual Champions, states, “A person’s worldview starts developing in the fifteen-month to eighteen-month age range and is largely in place by the age of thirteen. That’s the prime window of opportunity for discipleship.”*

It is no mystery that the type of media most attractive to this age range is animation. Animation transcends cultural boundaries and speaks to a child’s heart in a way no other medium can. It consistently tops the lists of highest-grossing movies and tv shows; media giants spend billions creating animated content. Animation is also highly compatible with the digital landscape children are familiar with. They naturally watch, re-watch, and engage with content through gaming apps, websites, and social media. This is why it is so concerning that the content filling this space is becoming more and more antithetical to Christianity. A space traditionally reserved for kids and families has been turned into a playground of godless indoctrination. We simply cannot afford to abandon this massively influential space and leave it for the enemy.

And what better content to counter this influence than the ultimate source of Truth—the Word of God. This is why, together with generous partners like you, we created the animated Bible series Superbook and integrate it with the latest digital technology: the Superbook Kids Bible App, Superbook Kids Website, and online Superbook Academy discipleship curriculum. The results have been remarkable. Gordon Robertson, CEO of the Christian Broadcasting Network, stated, “The Superbook animated series is the most successful evangelistic tool CBN has created in its more than 60 years of ministry.” And this is why:

STREAMING

• 2 Billion + YouTube Channel Views
• 7.8 Million YouTube Channel Subscribers

BROADCAST**

• Projected 514 Million Viewers in 143 Countries
• Projected 364 Million Recalled Having Sung the Salvation Poem

APP + WEB

• 33.8 Million App downloads
• 10.7 Million Gospel Presentation Views
• 1 Million + Indicated Salvations

You can celebrate Childhood Evangelism Month and leave a legacy of influence for Christ. With your help we can do so much more, including:

• Translate Superbook episodes, the website, and Bible app into more languages
• Increase our ability to put lifesaving content in front of children
• Improve the app and website experience so we can reach more children
• Help disciple children around the world

And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard?

Romans 10:14

Together we can tell them.

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*Dr. George Barna; Raising Spiritual Champions

**Brown, Fraser & Associates, a research company founded by Regent University professor Dr. William Brown and by Dr. Benson Fraser, carried out a study of CBN’s international viewership in 2023. To prepare this study, Brown and Fraser surveyed 16,282 persons in 136 cities or regions of 13 countries. Brown and Fraser applied the results from these and prior years’ surveys to project audience sizes and impact of CBN programming.  

Growing up, 9 year old Abel was very close to her dad.  But she said she was confused about what her parents believed about God.  

“When I was about 6 years old,” she told CBN, “I knew that my Mom & Dad were different in their faith. I wondered why Mom went to church and Dad went to Mosque?  I was confused. My Dad told me I had to follow Islam.”
 
But Abel said she struggled with the Arabic language and the teachings she was told she had to memorize. “Dad told me I had to go to an Islamic after school program,” she said. “Even though I didn’t want to, he kept saying I had to go. Finally I refused to go because I didn’t understand the lessons.”

Watching her Mom go to church, however, made Abel curious. She asked if she could attend.  At the Sunday school class for kids there, she learned about the Bible through CBN’s Superbook.
 
“I loved learning from the Superbook cartoons.  They are easy to understand!” she said with a smile.  I couldn’t wait to learn about the next Bible story from Superbook.  That’s what kept me coming back!”

One morning after she watched the Superbook story of Jesus and Lazarus, Abel made a decision to become a Christian.  “The part that I loved most from Lazarus’ story was when Jesus raised him from the dead. I was really impressed by that. I mean Lazarus really lived again? I mean how could that be? I remember from that story, Lazarus’ sister Martha didn’t believe in what Jesus said. I was like that. But when I saw Lazarus came alive again, I decided to really believe in the Lord Jesus.”
 
That morning she prayed with her teacher. “I said, ‘Dear Lord, I want You to come into my heart. Help me to always rely on You, Lord.’” I felt so relieved and happy after I prayed! I remember when I prayed, I almost cried.  
 
Because Abel has always been very close with her dad, she shared with him what she was learning about the Bible through Superbook. Soon her dad went to church and prayed to become a Christian too.  “I was really happy when I my Dad prayed to become a Christian and wanted to go to church.  I said, ‘God, thank you that Daddy wants to go to church with us now.’”  

Now Abel is attends church with her Dad and Mom and they are all growing in their faith.  

“I am thankful to Jesus because He has forgiven my sins and died on the cross to save me. I also want to thank the people who support SBK and gave their donations to it! Thank you and God bless you!

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Mrs. Xu has always believed in traditional Chinese teaching that says there’s a Jade Emperor who rules over heaven.  So, when she was pregnant, she asked him for his blessing.

She explains, “I lit a candle and I said, ‘Jade Emperor, please bless my baby with a healthy birth.’ But he must not have heard me.”

Wenrong was born a month early.

“She had a hard time breathing, so they put her in intensive care.  And I wasn’t allowed to see her,” recalls Mrs. Xu.

Soon, she found out that Wenrong had a hole in her heart, and it was pressing on her pulmonary artery.  Mrs. Xu called her husband, who was working out of town.

She recounts, “He promised that he would do everything he could to earn money to get surgery.  But even if he worked ten years, he couldn’t save enough.”

Meanwhile, Mrs. Xu took Wenrong home, and her daughter got weaker.

“It wasn't long before she was back in the I.C.U.  I’d never felt someone’s heart beat so fast,” Mrs. Xu shares.  “She closed her eyes and then she fainted.”

Doctors said Wenrong needed surgery within a week, or she would die.

“I begged the doctor, ‘Please, save my baby,’” says Mrs. Xu.

The doctor told Mrs. Xu about Operation Blessing, and you helped make heart surgery possible for Wenrong.   

“She’s a different person.  She’s very strong and crawls all over. I'm even teaching her to walk.  Sometimes I play music for her, and she claps her hands for joy,” exclaims Mrs. Xu.  She concludes, “Thank you to the Operation Blessing donors.  You gave her a new heart, and now, she’s my beautiful princess.”

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