{"id":45,"date":"2022-11-17T18:35:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T18:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gideons.co.za\/?page_id=45"},"modified":"2025-10-06T11:18:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T11:18:56","slug":"become-a-friend","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gideons.co.za\/afr\/become-a-friend\/","title":{"rendered":"Word 'n <em>Vriend<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"45\" class=\"elementor elementor-45\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-010e9ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"010e9ec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-706ebca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"706ebca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-999e82e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"999e82e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get involved<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa8b9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8aa8b9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Become <b>a <em>Friend<\/em><\/b><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-130da3d elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"130da3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Friends of Gideons<\/em> are individuals and organisations who become part of The Gideons International, without being a member. <em>Friends of Gideons<\/em> get involved through prayer and financial donations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a80f42 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a80f42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec61e6e elementor-align-left elementor-tablet-align-justify elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ec61e6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#readmore\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4f447d elementor-align-left elementor-tablet-align-justify elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b4f447d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/friends.gideons.co.za\/friendregisterapp\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Sign up as a <em>Friend<\/em><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86abc0f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86abc0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-682ab91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"682ab91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gideons.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/close-up-people-connecting-through-hands-1-682x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2823\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gideons.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/close-up-people-connecting-through-hands-1-682x1024.png 682w, https:\/\/gideons.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/close-up-people-connecting-through-hands-1-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/gideons.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/close-up-people-connecting-through-hands-1-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/gideons.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/close-up-people-connecting-through-hands-1-1024x1536.png 1024w, https:\/\/gideons.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/close-up-people-connecting-through-hands-1-8x12.png 8w, https:\/\/gideons.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/close-up-people-connecting-through-hands-1.png 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33c1b38 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33c1b38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-808ac98 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"808ac98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cdfa3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"1cdfa3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"readmore\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0304a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0304a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Give and pray<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-393ecb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"393ecb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><em>Friends of Gideons<\/em><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-888a177 elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"888a177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1431\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1431\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">BECOME A <EM>FRIEND<\/EM> THROUGH GIVING<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1431\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1431\"><p>Anyone who shares our objective of winning souls for the Lord Jesus Christ and wants to support the ministry financially.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1432\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1432\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg 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We rely on prayer to ensure access to more than 40 placement areas. The Gideons place the Word of God or parts thereof at these institutions where people from all walks of life find themselves at one point or another.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"BECOME A FRIEND THROUGH GIVING\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>Anyone who shares our objective of winning souls for the Lord Jesus Christ and wants to support the ministry financially.<\\\/p>\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"BECOME A FRIEND THROUGH PRAYER\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>Prayer remains the cornerstone of The Gideons International. We rely on prayer to ensure access to more than 40 placement areas. The Gideons place the Word of God or parts thereof at these institutions where people from all walks of life find themselves at one point or another.<\\\/p>\"}}]}<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95191fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"95191fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-319c95d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"319c95d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Friends of Gideons<\/em> are faithful, ministry partners with The Gideons International \u2013 an Association that has a rich history of helping people come to know Jesus Christ.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f9215f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f9215f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Gideons International has members in some 200 countries who place and distribute Scriptures in 109 languages. More than 2.5 billion copies of God\u2019s Word have been placed and distributed through The Gideons International since 1899. We cannot do this work alone.<\/p><p><br><\/p>\n<p><em>Friends of Gideons<\/em>&nbsp;are individuals and organisations who become part of The Gideons International, without being a member. <em>Friends of Gideons<\/em> get involved through prayer, personal work and financial donations. <em>Friends of Gideons<\/em> have a heart for seeing people come to Christ and are committed to helping the work of The Gideons International expand.<\/p><p><br><\/p>\n<p>Like Gideons, <i>Friends<\/i> seek to have a greater influence for Christ in their homes, churches, workplaces and communities while supporting a larger network of Christians around the world. Is God calling you to pray, do personal work or give, while He leads, in support of the ministry of The Gideons International? 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class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67772a5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67772a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75e5b21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75e5b21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get <b>involved<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7432c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d7432c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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