Collecting, sending and distributing donated Christian books and Bibles for people in desperate need of them overseas.
Consider:
Over 2 billion people alive today will die without hearing the good news of Jesus Christ.
More than half of the born-again Christians in the world testify that literature played a part in their conversion.
Over 90% of the world’s Christian resources (finance, people and literature) are targeted at North America.
The need is desperate!
There is a desperate need for the Christian literature that is gathering dust on our shelves Australia is a wealthy country for many reasons. One of these is the quantity of Christian books and Bibles that can be found in nearly every Christian home. This is not the case in most countries, as some people may pray for years before receiving a Bible. Millions of people around the world have no access to even a portion of God’s Word and could not afford to buy a Bible, let alone the latest Christian book.
Why?
- Australia’s great reserve of second-hand Christian Literature.
- Millions of Christians & non Christians have no access to even a portion of God’s word!
- Because of their poverty, many cannot even afford to buy Christian Literature.
- Today, there is a book famine in many countries in the world!
- There is a rapidly exploding growth of the church in developing countries.
- Many cannot buy because of economic crises, currency restrictions and other factors.
- There is a hunger for and shortage of the Word of God!
- There is a pathetic lack of study books for pastors and church leaders.
Through second-hand literature… People’s lives will be changed and Christians will grow in their faith and understanding of God.
Australia is a wealthy country for many reasons. One of these reasons is the reserve of Christian literature that one can find in nearly every Christian family home. The quantity of bibles that can be found in one home is encouraging. However, we must realise that some people may pray for years before receiving a Bible.
Jesus said, he who has two tunics, let him give to him who has none; and he who has food do likewise (Luke 3:11). We certainly have an abundance of spiritual food in printed form which needs to be collected and distributed to those who have little and cannot afford to buy.
Millions of Christians have no access to even a portion of god’s word. People in PNG, Fiji, Vanuatu and other Pacific nations, for example, who live a subsistence life style, cannot afford to buy a bible, let alone the latest in Christian books. There is, for many Christians overseas a very desperate need for good quality Christian literature and bibles.
The reality today is that a “book famine” exists in many countries in the world. The need is as great as ever with many third world countries, because of economic crises, currency restrictions and other factors, many people simply cannot buy good books.
The rapidly exploding growth of the church in third world type developing countries.
The extreme hunger for and shortage of Bibles and Christian Books
The pathetic non-availability of tools (study books) for pastors and church leaders
We as a literature mission are taking up the challenge, especially for the situation in our part of the world. These books and bibles etc may be second hand to us but will be life giving to many. Our desire and aim is to collect and provide second hand Christian books, videos and bibles, along with subsidised new literature, to people overseas in need of Christian literature.
Once these books have been collected, they will be sorted and selected for shipment to organizations overseas that have a structure to distribute them either free or at affordable prices. Pacific BookLink has also established a second handbook bookshop to sell some of these books to generate funds to pay for the shipping costs etc.
As we catch the vision, realise the potential of second hand Christian literature and then respond and release it, people’s lives will be changed and Christians will grow in their faith and understanding of God
Today, there is a book famine in many countries in the world!
There is a rapidly exploding growth of the church in Third World type countries and many cannot buy Christian Literature because of economic crises, currency restrictions and other factors. There is a hunger for and shortage of the Word of God! There is a pathetic non-availability of study books for pastors and church leaders. Through second hand literature… People’s lives will be changed and Christians will grow in their faith and understanding of God.
Because of their Lifestyle, many cannot even afford to buy Christian Literature. People from Third World countries cannot grasp the thought that we may have four or five Bibles while millions of Christians have no access to even a portion of God’s Word.
What is being done to help?
The scriptures say, “He who has two tunics, let him give to him who has none; and he who has food do likewise.” -Luke 3:11
Do you have some extra spiritual food sitting on your shelf that could bless a Christian in a less-privileged country?
CLC Christian BookLink provides a link between you and those who are experiencing a famine of Bibles and Christian books. Our desire is to serve as a collection point for these valuable books and partner with organizations overseas including CLC that have the structure to distribute them at affordable prices.
We as a literature mission need to take up the challenge, especially for the situation in our part of the world. These books and Bibles etc may be second hand to us but will be life giving to many. Our desire and aim is to collect and provide second hand Christian books, videos and Bibles, along with subsidised new literature, to people overseas in need of Christian literature. Will it also be yours?
Once these books have been collected, they will be sorted and selected for shipment to organizations overseas that have a structure to distribute them either free or at affordable prices. We envision that in the future Christian Book Link (Pacific Branch) could establish a second handbook bookshop to sell books and generate funds to pay for the shipping costs etc. But for the moment we depend on the generousity of fellow Christian and profit generated from our bookstores to raise the funds for shipping costs.
What can you do?
- Donate some of your good quality Christian books and Bibles
- Talk to your church about promoting the project o the congregation and serving as a collection point
- Serve as a CLC Christian BookLink coordinator at our church
- Contribute financially to help cover shipping costs
- Pray regularly that many people will send in books and the finances to cover shipping costs.
Would you like more information about CLC Christian BookLink?
Contact us to if you would like to donate money or books.
You may ship books to us at:
CLC Christian BookLink,
37 Dalton St,
Kippa-Ring QLD 4021
Financial gifts for shipping costs (Suggested donation is 50 cents per book) should go separately with cheques made out to CLC Australia and a note attached “for Christian BookLink” or pay at your local Christian bookshop.
