Monday, August 23, 2004

(AgapePress) - The International Bible Society is partnering with The Salvation Army to distribute copies of God's Word to disaster survivors who were in the path of Hurricane Charley.

Through an agreement between the two Christian organizations, tens of thousands of Bibles are being handed out to victims of the recent hurricane. IBS president Peter Bradley says officials with The Salvation Army are in the process of meeting people's physical needs and determining how many Bibles will be required.

Bradley says the IBS has prepared a number of what the ministry calls "special outreach scriptures" for people who have been devastated by crisis, "people who after a crisis such as this one are really in despair."

Many of the hurricane victims have lost property, security or even loved ones, and the Bible Society president notes, "They're seeing their whole world change, they're fearful, they're looking for hope, and that's exactly what the scriptures [provide] through the promises our good Lord has given to us." More...