We now have themessage.com in 15 different languages, and we are working on even more. New language translations are very important for a number of reasons.
First, it provides a witnessing website. Each time we post a new language, we are also usually printing tracts in that language. Whether it is a simple witnessing card, or a tract that introduces the reader to the prophet, they have somewhere to go to get more information or find a local church.
How often do we get calls or emails as a result of receiving a tract? Every couple days or so, we will get an email or phone call. We’ve had correspondence with Catholic priests, an Episcopal priest, homeless people, atheists, and quite a few people who knew of Brother Branham but didn’t know that his ministry is still going strong. It’s different each time, but we almost always offer to send them Message material and encourage them to visit one of their local Message churches (we give a list of all Message churches in their area).
The second reason is just as important as the first. It’s difficult for someone who does not speak English to navigate through branham.org, find the translated sermon page, and download a sermon in their own language. themessage.com changes that. Since every page and menu is translated, it’s easy to find what you are looking for. As you have probably noticed in the FEED, we are constantly adding new translations. These new translations go to both branham.org and themessage.com.
What has been the result? We’ve received testimonies from around the world of how themessage.com has played an important role in introducing the Message of the hour. We can also see from our website data, that people in many different countries are using the website on a daily basis to download sermons.
Here are a few interesting stats for themessage.com over the past three months.
- We had 29,357 different visitors and 189,300 page views. That is up over 30% from the previous 3 months.
- People from 176 different countries visited the website.
- English is not an official language in 8 of the top 10 visiting countries to themessage.com.
- Indonesia has only a couple thousand believers, but it ranks 3 in number of visits.
- About half of the visitors to themessage.com have never been on the website before.
Top Ten Visiting Countries
- United States (English)
- Brazil (Portuguese)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Colombia (Spanish)
- Mexico (Spanish)
- Russia (Russian)
- Democratic Republic Of Congo (French)
- Canada (English and French)
- Italy (Italian)
- Poland (Polish)
Italy and Poland have never been in the top 10 visiting countries until the recent billboards posted on busy highways. This increased the numbers dramatically.
- Bogota, Colombia
- Jeffersonville, Indiana
- New Delhi, India
- Warsaw, Poland
- London, England
- Curitiba, Brazil
- Harare, Zimbabwe
- Abidjan, Ivory Coast
- Palermo, Italy
- Sao Paulo, Brazil
Top Ten Visiting Cities In The United States
- Jeffersonville, IN
- Phoenix, AZ
- New York, NY
- Houston, TX
- Atlanta, GA
- Macon, GA
- Chicago, IL
- Charlotte, NC
- Ashburn, VA
- Hot Springs, AR