500 Bibles

They arrived yesterday. Our church is attempting to reach out to every family in Mineral Springs. After going to Brazil in October & seeing the continued impact of simply giving out free Bibles, I've wondered why we can't do it here at home. Well, we are. Our people were so touched to hear the stories of what God is doing in Brazil I wanted to get them excited about what God can do right here in our town.

We got information from the city as to how many homes were present in Mineral Springs & we ordered enough Bibles to distribute one to every home. We will also give them information about our church as well as gospel tracts. Our goal is to let our community know we care about everyone & want to help meet the most basic need of life: a living relationship with God through Jesus Christ. Hopefully some of our people will have a chance to share the gospel through this event.

The benefits will be multiple. For one, our people will receive the true joy of giving & seeing it directly impact another person's life & family. It will also get our people outside the church & into the community around us so we can see what life is really like outside our church. Another great benefit is each househould will have access to the word of God. I believe the word of God is so powerful it can change lives on its own. Many of these people may never read it or maybe not soon. But hopefully someone will have access to it. They may put it in a drawer & forget about it, but when a crisis comes or a spiritual need arises they hopefully will have a source of truth to turn to.

We want our community to know we love them & care about them, even if we are different in some ways. We want them to know our church is always open to reach out to & accept anyone who is willing to come. I am praying diligently God will use this in a mighty way not only in the lives of those in our community but in the lives of our church members.

Everyday I realize the power that lies in the word of God as I read it & study it. If you don't already, make reading & studying your Bible a daily priority & I promise you won't regret it.