A local ministry is offering people a chance to put their old Bibles, devotionals, and other Christian literature to good use.
Love Packages is holding a Christian Literature Drive this Saturday, September 18, in Clarkesville.
“We are asking local churches and their members to collect used literature and Bibles to be sent to Love Packages,” says event organizer Luke Canup.
Love Packages will ship the donated literature to ministries in poor countries overseas to distribute freely to thousands of churches.
“These are materials that would have sat collecting dust on shelves or been thrown away. Instead, they can be used to reach souls for Christ, encourage and build up the Church, and train leaders to shine the light in dark places,” says Canup.
This is the group’s fourth annual literature drive in Habersham County. To date, they have collected over 19 tons of literature locally and over 15,000 tons globally since the ministry started in 1975.
You can help by collecting any of the materials listed below. Drop them off between 9 a.m. and 12 noon on September 18 at Hills Crossing Baptist Church in Clarkesville.
The church is located at 3569 Toccoa Highway, Clarkesville, GA 30523.
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- Bibles (new or used): All Bibles, New Testaments, Bible portions, Individual Gospel booklets • Tracts: All tracts
- Reference Books: dictionaries, bible dictionaries, concordances, commentaries, etc.
- Books & Paperbacks: All Christian books – adult or children, non-fiction. We’re not interested in fiction, romance novels, etc.
- Magazines: Any magazine from a Christian publisher. e.g. Discipleship Journal, Decision, Voice, Aglow, Christ for the Nations, Pentecostal Evangel, Message of the Cross, Leadership, Bread for the Children, etc. We can’t use Guideposts or Missions Magazine.
- Sunday School Supplies: We accept adult quarterlies and all teacher manuals in any amount from all publishers. We accept children’s quarterlies if you have the teacher’s manual and full student manuals. These can have writing and marking in them. Please DO NOT SEND any handiwork, craft, or busy work papers.
- Daily Devotionals: Upper Room, Daily Bread, In Touch, etc.
- CD’s, DVD’s, BluRay’s: music, movies, teaching from well-known speakers (Billy Graham, Swindoll, etc.) We can no longer accept VHS or cassette tapes.
- Puppets, Noah’s Ark, Bible games, Nativity sets, biblical puzzles: Most anything that helps to present the gospel, especially to children.
If you don’t have items to donate, you may donate money to help with shipping costs.
For more information on the Love Packages ministry visit www.lovepackages.org.
