Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Jim's View
Greetings from warm and sunny Florida with temperature in the low 80s today.
We recently returned from the SECO conference in Atlanta where we received a very good response from optometrists who were happy to learn about our FREE Audio Bibles for their visually impaired patients. One doctor said, "This is great. I have a number of patients with macular degeneration who will love this." Others had glowing reports and told us they have been recommending our service for years and what a benefit it is to their low vision patients.
Our team that attended the AMDA conference in Charlotte received a very good reception. The AMDA group sees many patients who would greatly benefit from the free service we provide. They were happy to take back information to pass along to their visually impaired and print handicapped patients. Many came by our booth to tell what a blessing this service is to their patients.
We often hear comments like "You will never know what this means to our patients," or "Keep up the good work," or "Bless you for what you do."
Macular degeneration is a major cause of loss of vision in our aging population. This condition makes it difficult or impossible to read or recognize faces, even though there is sufficient peripheril vision permitting the person to carry on other daily activities. One study estimated 1.75 million U.S. residents have advanced age-related macular degeneration with associated vision loss. That number is expected to grow to almost 3 million by 2020.
RESPONSES FROM RECIPIENTS
An email from a health care provider reads "Thank you soooo much!! ... we just received the Audio Bible and my patient is more than thrilled... I've never seen her so happy...so happy she even got teary eyed...thank you so much for doing this for all of us. We appreciate it greatly."
A gentleman from MN called to thank us for the audio Bible he had just received. He said he had made it a practice to read through the Bible every year since he came to Christ at the age of 20 years. Because of his low vision, he has not been able to read his Bible for the past sever months. He said his Audio Bible would enable him to continue his Bible reading. He is 98 years old!!!
One of the complaints from people who have lost their ability to read is that they can no longer read their Bible. There are thousands of visually impaired and print handicapped who want and need the comfort, inspiration and direction they receive from the Scriptures. We rejoice that we are able to provide these people with their own Audio Bible. Your partnership with us helps to make this possible. Thank you for your prayers and financial support.
That is how I see it.
Until next time,
Jim
We recently returned from the SECO conference in Atlanta where we received a very good response from optometrists who were happy to learn about our FREE Audio Bibles for their visually impaired patients. One doctor said, "This is great. I have a number of patients with macular degeneration who will love this." Others had glowing reports and told us they have been recommending our service for years and what a benefit it is to their low vision patients.
Our team that attended the AMDA conference in Charlotte received a very good reception. The AMDA group sees many patients who would greatly benefit from the free service we provide. They were happy to take back information to pass along to their visually impaired and print handicapped patients. Many came by our booth to tell what a blessing this service is to their patients.
We often hear comments like "You will never know what this means to our patients," or "Keep up the good work," or "Bless you for what you do."
Macular degeneration is a major cause of loss of vision in our aging population. This condition makes it difficult or impossible to read or recognize faces, even though there is sufficient peripheril vision permitting the person to carry on other daily activities. One study estimated 1.75 million U.S. residents have advanced age-related macular degeneration with associated vision loss. That number is expected to grow to almost 3 million by 2020.
RESPONSES FROM RECIPIENTS
An email from a health care provider reads "Thank you soooo much!! ... we just received the Audio Bible and my patient is more than thrilled... I've never seen her so happy...so happy she even got teary eyed...thank you so much for doing this for all of us. We appreciate it greatly."
A gentleman from MN called to thank us for the audio Bible he had just received. He said he had made it a practice to read through the Bible every year since he came to Christ at the age of 20 years. Because of his low vision, he has not been able to read his Bible for the past sever months. He said his Audio Bible would enable him to continue his Bible reading. He is 98 years old!!!
One of the complaints from people who have lost their ability to read is that they can no longer read their Bible. There are thousands of visually impaired and print handicapped who want and need the comfort, inspiration and direction they receive from the Scriptures. We rejoice that we are able to provide these people with their own Audio Bible. Your partnership with us helps to make this possible. Thank you for your prayers and financial support.
That is how I see it.
Until next time,
Jim
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