Most of these pastors were not having Bibles so I was overwhelmed with passion to carry the Bibles, books and other Christian literature to Atwea mountains prayer camp to be distributed to them. If we think it is usable (and it probably is), we’ll send it. We sort through every piece of literature that comes in our doors, so we’ll look at it. If your bible is severely damaged, you can still send it. We ship tons (literally) of used bibles and Christian literature every week, and much of it is folded, wrinkled, creased, etc. What most Americans consider “damaged” is hardly a handicap to the rest of the world. But when you consider that one donated bible can fuel an entire church-or a network of churches pastored by the same person-overseas, the extra effort is revealed as a small-but-worthy investment.
It may be easier, in some ways, to take those old bibles and Christian books down the street to a resale store-or to recycle them. It can initially seem hard to part with an old bible that has sentimental value, but the reality is that a bible collecting dust is wasted. The next morning he returned to open the tent and found her still there, still thanking the Lord for her prized treasure, the Bible!īibles that sit around on our shelves just collect dust. It was late so Martin just left her there and went home. She immediately went and knelt down and began thanking the Lord. She had never ever owned or even touched a Bible in her entire life. One young woman … waited and waited, and when everybody else had left, asked … if she could have a Bible. In these places, even pastors and missionaries do not own their own bibles. In some international communities, a bible would cost the average villager a year’s wages.
However it happened, before you recycle those materials-or drop them off with a local resale store-consider donating those old bibles and getting them on the mission field.Ĭhristians all over the world live in places where bibles are difficult to find, and in conditions which make purchasing them impossible. Maybe a loved one recently passed and left you with boxes of bibles and other Christian literature. Maybe you got a different translation and you no longer use the old one anymore. Maybe it’s a little beat up, and you’ve since gotten a new one. Do you have an old bible sitting around that you’re not sure what to do with?
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