You Can't Give the Bible to the Wrong Person

 

Amazing...my turn to write for you the very weekend our names are in the bulletin at GBC for prayer!!  Perhaps you don’t even know the Holladays... except that we don’t know how to properly spell “holiday.” J I hope you don’t mind that this blog will be a bit personal.

So what are you praying about when you pray for us? For many years, along with other opportunities, we helped with the Bible ministry at BIMI. Today we are with Biblical Ministries Worldwide getting Bibles printed and distributed, now mostly in Eastern Europe and the Middle East with an emphasis on Ukraine at this time. This is all done with our marvelous man “G” on the field, who is native to Republic of Georgia and fluent in several languages.

Besides Bibles and New Testaments in at least 29 languages printed and distributed over the years, this year we are so excited about an additional project.

 A few months ago I wrote about “connecting the dots” in our lives. About a year ago, I was attending a ladies’ Bible study and saw a new person come in. I invited Nancy to sit by me and learned that she and her husband are involved with Bibles. So immediately I told her that they must come to our house for a “proper cup of English tea” and meet Brant.

They came...and brought a children’s book with them. Nancy’s husband, Lance Glaze, had collaborated with a doctor/artist from India on this beautiful book. Lance told us the story about his own brother (now with the Lord) who had been to Russia and had such a heart for that country.  Lance wondered if Brant knew how we could get the book translated into Russian.

WOW! Our man “G.” has had a burden to write a children’s Bible book, but he has been so busy with Bibles all these 15 years or so, there hasn’t been time. We were all excited. Lance gave all the rights to the 311 page book and photos to G. to translate and copy. The plan of salvation is very clear all through the stories from Genesis to Revelation.

We have already had printed and distributed 4,000 Ukrainian (L.) and 1,000 Russian (R.) of GOD’S WORD FOR THE CHILDREN IN PICTURES. Pray for this precious little girl and many others who have received the story of God’s love and His Word. Over 500 alone have gone into the schools in Ukraine at the request of a superintendent.

These books and Bibles are given out with humanitarian aid for these dear people. Isaiah 55:11 promises that God’s Word will not return void (or empty) but will accomplish what He desires...Please pray for the many Bibles and children’s books that are scattered all over Europe. And for the ones yet to be printed. Now you know what the prayer request in the bulletin meant. J

--Maylou Holladay