Flooding the Earth with the Book of Mormon: Please donate Bibles to soldiers, through Int'l Bible Society

Flooding the Earth with the Book of Mormon

(One drop at a time.) My journal entries about offering copies of the Book of Mormon, the Bible, and other LDS church books, mainly to immigrants in their native language, mainly in Indianapolis, Indiana. With 106 translations, the Book of Mormon (along with the Bible) is a good "Rosetta Stone" for learning English or other languages, in addition to being a missionary tool.

My goals in keeping this blog/journal are: to encourage others to offer people copies of the Book of Mormon and the Bible, to illustrate the incredible number of recent immigrants who are eager for bilingual material, to illustrate the ease of encountering them and offering them material, and to make known the wonderful deeds of the Lord (Ps 105:1, Isa 12:4) in arranging many of these encounters. I realize that the concept of offering foreign language books to strangers is just plain weird to many people, so here are some hints if you are intrigued by this and wish to try it. Respectful comments and constructive criticism are invited.

The goal of the book placement effort is to provide, in a friendly non-threatening way, gospel material to someone who is willing to receive it in their native language and English.

To the recipients of these books who read this: I thank you again for allowing me to be of service to you. I encourage you to read the material, and pray to God that He confirm the truth of it to you. The Bible and the Book of Mormon are both the Word of God. Living according to their teachings brings happiness.

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Please donate Bibles to soldiers, through Int'l Bible Society

05/17/2007. In a recent International Bible Society catalog, they say that there is a demand for Bibles among our soldiers and Chaplains serving overseas that IBS is not able to completely fulfill due to insufficient donations.

You can donate online to their Military Chaplain Bible Fund at: http://www.ibsdirect.com/MCBF

Contributions are tax-deductible. Bibles cost $3.50 including shipping overseas. So for every $3.50 you donate, someone can get a Bible.

You can also mail your donation to: (send check or money order, don't send actual Bibles)

Military Chaplains Fund
International Bible Soceity
PO Box 35700
Colorado Springs, CO 80935-9881

There are 5 styles of IBS Bibles that the Chaplains can choose from, four English and one Spanish. They are a special size that fits in the cargo pocket of the battle dress uniform. The "helps" or extra-biblical material printed in the volume were written and approved by military chaplains. Cover designs for different branches of the military are available. The covers are durable. They use the New International Version, which is the most popular contemporary English translation.

You can also call in your donation or ask questions about the program, at 800-987-3595.

I buy a lot of foreign language Bibles and inexpensive paperback Bibles from IBS. I believe they are a very reputable outfit.

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