Originally published in The Christian Post A Catholic charity is planning to print 30 000 copies of the New Testament in a local dialect for the people of the violence-torn Central African Republic, to provide “a way toward conversion of hearts”. Aid to the Church in Need is spending $56 […]
Tag: Bibles
New bibles highlighted at book sales conference
New Bible releases took centre stage at Christian Art Media’s (CAM) recent sales conference in Johannesburg which was attended by bookstore owners, Christian music distributors, and media practitioners, as well as CAM partners such as the Zondervan group and Capital Music. Zondervan is releasing the Jesus Bible which is spearheaded […]
Bibles for all: Special review of rich choice of new bibles
Review by Val Viljoen This is a great time of the year to plan how you are going to engage with God’s Word during the year — and we in South Africa are truly blessed when it comes to a choice of bibles to meet our study or devotional preferences. […]
Bible mission family heading for Western Cape
The Grobler family of Despatch are getting ready to do what they love most — taking Bibles to people in remote areas who have a hunger for God’s word. On Saturday next week (December 19, 2015) Eben and Benita Grobler and their teenage children Chantelle and Ivan will set out […]
Bible mission family heading for Swaziland
The Grobler family of Despatch are looking forward to their latest Bible mission adventure — a Christmas outreach in Swaziland where they plan to hand out 500 Bibles at churches and schools in the Siteki area. “We never thought that the next mission would come so quickly after our Lesotho […]
Lesotho Bible mission was ‘Christ-filled experience’
A Despatch family, accompanied by a group of friends, have returned from an outreach trip to Lesotho where they fulfilled a commitment to hand out 500 Bibles to Christians in remote mountain villages. “It was a Christ-filled experience,” said Eben Grobler whose family developed a passion for the cause after […]
Holiday trip to Lesotho became an ongoing Bible mission
A 65-year-old man receiving his first Bible from Eben Grobler and Benita Grobler (background) at the church at St James, Lesotho. A Despatch family is heading back to Lesotho next month with 500 Bibles after their lives were changed forever during a trip last year in which they handed out […]
Bybels vir slagoffers van Tifoon Haiyan
Oorspronklik gepubliseer in Kerkbode Die Filippynse Bybelgenootskap wil deur middel van die “God is ons toevlug-projek” so gou moontlik 250 000 Bybelgedeeltes, 20 000 Bybelse strokiesprente en 20 000 volledige Bybels onder tifoonslagoffers versprei. Dit kom nadat die ergste tifoon in die geskiedenis onlangs die dood van meer as 10 000 mense en die […]
Christians detained for distributing the New Testament in Greece
By Nico Bougas — Originally published in Assist News Service Some 57 people from various countries were detained by local police in Greece last Saturday, July 27, 2013. The reason? They were distributing New Testament scriptures to the local population. This may seem bizarre, but a group of priests of the […]
Bible Revival Project to spread affordable Bibles
Bible translators, publishers and distributors Biblica, are partnering with ministries in South Africa in a Bible Revival Project aimed at getting low-cost NIV Bibles into every community. According to Paul Raper, director of Jonvia International Ministries which is partnering with Biblica in the Eastern Cape, the goal is to provide […]