PENNIES, NICKELS, DIMES, QUARTERS, were dumped by the handful into our offering buckets during our week of Vacation Bible School. The purpose of their abundant giving was so that we could help purchase Bibles for the people of the Congo, in Africa. This giving was all part of our search for God’s Supernatural Treasure, the search for truth, and of course that truth was found in God’s Word.
Each morning Cordy Dixon, our Bible Story Lady, would tell the children great stories from God’s Word, and it was there that they discovered that God’s Word is to be not only listened to, but obeyed. We also learned that this Super Natural Treasure was something not to be hidden, but to be shared with the whole world, and thus our missions project to raise funds for Bibles.
While I was researching the Bible distribution project I came across some interesting information. Each Bible that we help supply costs about $9.00 to get into the hands of someone longing for the written Word of God. That $9.00 represents about 3.5% of their annual earnings. Now here’s the part that really grabbed me; using the percentage for our annual per capita income here in the USA, that same Bible would cost us about $735.00!!! You see why this project is so important? Even if the Bible was there for them to purchase it would be out of the reach of most.
The money which the children graciously gave this past week will help put God’s Supernatural Treasure into the hands, and hearts, of many who are desperately searching for it. Please join me in praying that their investment will yield a hundred-fold return. Amen!