As Thanksgiving passes and we focus on the Christmas Season I can't help but say, "Thank You," for the total team effort that again produced another record setting month of 395.016 web hits and 9,438 Bibles distributed. We also reached another milestone with our 10,000 th convert as we had a record number of reported salvations of 528. Thanks again, for everyone who Prayed, Supplied Funds,  Made Visits, Answered Emails, Placed Phone Calls, Provided Bibles, Delivered Bibles, and Shared the Gospel. Your labor is not in vain as I receive mail every day of souls being saved and lives being changed. Let us be encouraged seeing the lives being reached and changed to press to the mark of continuing in the Lord to do His Will and His Work in these last days.  

Thank You...No, Thank You
Our Ministry is Serving a Dual Purpose.... 

Recently I replied to and email as I thanked a Pastor for delivering a Bible to one of our Bible Request. In his reply he said, "No, Thank You" for the opportunity to to reach out to this individual who is now attending his Church. He continued in his email to explain how His Church has a heart for souls and how they spend countless dollars to advertise, make visits, and sponsor public events with the goal to connect souls to their Church. This Pastor said that we then go and send them a email with person looking for a Bible...but more than a simple Bible Request it is a connection with the Lord. He expounded how if this person becomes a member of our Church and tithes.... then we you have provided income for their budget. In turn we can reach more in our community for Christ. After talking to this Pastor... I never really thought of our work serving a dual purpose of strengthening the Church while providing Bibles but the Lord has positioned us in this information age to connect souls, the Church, and the Gospel together using the Internet. When I consider what this Pastor said I started to think of all those who support us and pray for this work and what we can accomplish together. In these few short years we reached over 15 million with the Gospel between Internet, Printed Bibles, Gospel Tracts, Audio Bibles, Electronic Bibles,  and E-mailed Devotions.  With a vision of automation in future days only the Lord knows how many souls we can reach with the outreach. Please ask the Lord what he would have you to do to help us continue and thank you for all of your support.    

          

Sincerely, 
David Burnette
United States Bible Society, Inc.