WilderShow Dispatch

How much does it cost to send a Bible?
$4 sends one Bible.  Click here to send Bibles right now.

Who is the Bible League?
The Bible League was founded in 1938 by William Chapman.  Here’s how it began:  In 1936 William Chapman, a Chicago area businessman, was near death. He lay seriously ill in a small hospital room, where an elder from his church came to visit him. The elder shared a few words of comfort with Mr. Chapman, and then bowed his head in prayer. He asked that God not only spare Chapman from death, but also give him a new kind of life, a life dedicated to powerful service in God’s kingdom.

Chapman was surprised by the prayer. He believed in God, certainly, and considered himself a religious man, but he had never thought of himself as a valuable member of God’s kingdom. What could he do for Christ? What did he have to offer? He saw no reason for God to return him to health only in answer to such a ridiculous prayer. Throughout the night in that hospital room, the elder’s words never left him. And gradually William Chapman made that prayer his own. He dedicated his life to whatever work God would call him to do.  Click here to send Bibles right now.

Why the Bible League?
There are other groups that do similar work, but none that I have found has the commitment to bible placement as opposed to bible distribution.  Distribution is about the number of bibles that are left behind.  Placement has to do with getting those Bibles into the hands of people who are committed and who will continue the work of the Gospel long after we’re gone.  Click here to send Bibles right now.

Can they be trusted?
In 2006, contributions from Bible League partners totaled $24,864,390 and $24,136,012 went to Bible placement last year.  That’s 97 cents of every dollar! 

Last year (2006), the Bible League placed 19,347,455 Scriptures with people around the world who hunger for His Word. Since 1938, the Bible League has provided God’s Word to people in more than 60 countries, and in over 700 languages. But millions of people are still waiting for their own Bible.

To ensure supporters of their financial accountability, the Bible League is a founding member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA). They fully support the purpose and goals of ECFA, and display its seal proudly to reflect compliance with its membership standards.

Each year their finances are reviewed by a board of directors and audited by an independent auditing firm. The Bible League is committed to financial disclosure and trustworthy stewardship. Regularly, they report results publicly.

* Bibles For Missions Thrift Centers are operated by more than 1,000 volunteers. Each Center “adopts” a country of ministry, for which it provides Scriptures from proceeds.

The Bible League is a founding member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, a member of the National Association of Evangelicals, and Christian Service Charities.  (Click here to send Bibles right now.)

Isn’t it wrong to break the law of another country by doing some of these things?
In America we’re used to wrong things being illegal and right things being legal.  even here there are exceptions.  Abortion is legal, but not right.  Rare would it be the case in America that we would have to face a decision about ‘man’s law vs. God’s law,’ but there are many countries where those choices have to be made every day.  One example is places where it is illegal to even own a Bible.  In those cases, I would suggest that breaking man’s law is not only not wrong, but right.  Click here to send Bibles right now. 

With people around the world who are in need of food and clothing and housing, should we really be sending Bibles?
There are people who are hungry and need housing and clothes.  And as Christians we should do those good things in Jesus’ name.  There are many people motivated by various things who will dig wells and clothe people and feed them, but they won’t send Bibles.  I have always thought of that as an inside job.  That is ours to do.  The world won’t do it.  If we don’t send Bibles, no one will.  We should do those other things, too, but we should never do those things at the expense of doing what only Christians will do:  send Bibles.