 
| Christians In China Increasingly Desperate For Bibles |
Missions News: Persecution  A funny thing happened when China started printing Bibles: The Chinese Christian Church's need for Bibles increased.  According to Missions Network News ("MNN"), less people are carrying Bibles into China because they are aware that Bibles are being printed inside China.  However, many of these printed Bibles are designed to be exported to other countries, are not in the Chinese langauge, and are not made available to the Chinese church.  As a result, China -- which is now one of the biggest Bible producing countries in the world, producing nearly 1 in 4 of the World's Bibles -- is home to a Christian church that is increasingly desparate for Bibles of its own. MNN reports that Chinese pastors are particularly desperate for Bibles -- over one million pastors in China are currently waiting for a study Bible.  Ironic, isn't it? The Bible you are reading may have been manufactured by someone who will never have the privilege of owning or reading a Bible himself.  Vision Beyond Borders, a ministry of the Voice of the Martyrs, is asking for help. If you are a businessman traveling to China, they want you to consider bringing a suitcase of Bibles into the country. They say there is little risk: If you get caught, you will simply lose the Bibles and pay a "small" fine.  If you are not planning to travel to China, or a little queasy about "smuggling" Bibles, check out Bibles Unbound, which lets you sponsor Bibles being sent to China. For more information, click here.  Read More: Links  Bible Deliverers Are Needed In China Chinese Factory To Suppply One In Four Bibles  ______________________________________________________________________________ The International Faith Telegraph  |