“COME, READ TO ME FROM THAT BOOK”

I hear your plea from India, Africa and elsewhere. I would come but I am too old at 91 years. I would come but your country is far from mine. I would come but I do not speak your language. I would not be able to read from your printed Bible because it is in your language, not mine.

What can I do? My heart goes out to you. I know you want to know what God says in His book, the Bible.

I have good news for you. There is a way for someone to come and read to you from that Book. I will send someone who speaks your language and will be right there with you, reading from that Book. Here is what makes it possible:

Long ago, some people spent years translating that Book into your very own language. Knowing this had been done, we sent someone to audio record that NT translation and we made it into a talking book that speaks your language.

When that book comes to you, you will see that it looks just like a printed Bible. It is a talking book, i. e. a Talking Bible. The difference is that it has no pages to turn. Instead you just push a button and immediately it speaks God’s Word to you in your language.

I am sorry I cannot come, but I will do what I can to have someone send you that book, a Talking Bible. This Talking Bible will become your treasured possession. I know that you will listen to it again and again as God speaks to you in your very own language. And I know, too, that others in your family, neighbors, relatives, friends and even people in distant villages will be wanting to listen with you.

I’m glad you asked me to come. I, like many others, would love to do that. But, I think you will agree that we are doing something even better than that. We are sending you your very own special Book, the Word of God, a Talking Bible in your language. You will learn how God sent His only Son, named Jesus, to show us how much He loves us. Your heart will be glad beyond any words I can write to tell you. I hope your Talking Bible arrives safely and soon. I’d love to hear from you again. You will be in my prayers.

Blog reader: To send a Talking Bible or several Talking Bibles, you can make a tax deductible donation easily on the website, or mail in a check to Talking Bibles International, PO Box 906, Escondido, CA 92033-9721. And to learn more call 1-800-318-7262

I am praising God for you and I thank you on their behalf

Because they need to hear,
Harvey Hoekstra – harvey@talkingbibles.org
www.talkingbibles.org

Goal: THAT THERE BE A TALKING BIBLE SUNDAY IN THOUSANDS OF CHUCHES IN 2010, HELPING SEND OUT THAT BOOK, THE TALKING BIBLE.