"I hope the Lord Jesus through your labor of love will wipe away the tears from many sightless eyes and that He will renew their hope and will shorten their loneliness." This is part of a message we received from a Society for the blind in Moldova after sending them Russian and Ukrainian Audio Bibles. What an encouraging message. It makes us want to do even more to get Audio Bibles to those who are unable to pick up a printed Bible and read it for themselves.

This is a very busy time of the year for us. Last week we had exhibits at the 24th Annual Southern Regional Conference on Diabetes at Champion's Gate, FL, the National Federation for the Blind Florida State Conference at Boca Raton, FL and the National Teaching Institute and Critical Care Nurses Expo in New Orleans, LA. We were privileged at these conferences to meet both visually impaired and print handicapped individuals and health care professionals who care for these dear people.

Recipients

The following are some excerpts from communications we received that blessed my heart. I hope they will be a blessing to you as well. One person wrote, "With a thankful heart, first of all I give thanks to God, and then thanks to you for the cassette Bible with which gave us an unspeakable joy. I was so glad when I opened the package, that in my joy I didn't know what to do, should I cry, or laugh, or dance, I did all of them."
Another person wrote, "I received my Audio Bible this week and I was thrilled. I intend to enjoy it every day the Lord gives me. Facing blindness is scary, but I KNOW He never sends anything He doesn't give me grace to face."

We are living in a day when many are hurting. We are so thankful for our ministry partners who join us in helping to bring light, hope and joy into the lives of many visually impaired and print handicapped people. God bless you for all you do.

That is how I see it.

Until next time,
Jim

We are living in difficult economic times. There is a lot of concern and fear concerning what lies ahead. Many are turning to the Bible for comfort and direction. I think that is a good thing, but what about those who cannot see to read their Bible, or those who cannot pick up or hold a Bible because of their handicap? How are they going to be comforted or receive direction from the Scriptures? Some may have a family member, friend or care giver who will read the Bible to them, but most do not. That is where Aurora Ministries/Audio Bibles for the Blind comes in. We will gladly provide them an Audio Bible at absolutely no cost to them. We ship Audio Bibles every day to people who cannot read a print Bible because of their physical limitations. One blind person who is very computer savvy said, "I could not get along without my Audio Bible." You can't carry a computer around with you all the time, but the Audio Bible is very portable. You can take it with you just about anywhere. It is our goal to provide an Audio Bible to every visually impaired and print handicapped person who desires one.

Our staff team members Ben and Steve were well received at the 2009 Nursing Symposium in Orlando. Although the attendance was less than what was expected, they had a wonderful response from the nurses. Nurses are very caring and some of our best resource people. We continually receive orders from people who learn about our service from nurses.

Dr. and Mrs. Musser also had a very good response at the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) conference in Philadelphia. Those orders are being processed and will soon be on their way.

Recipients

We received the following note from a grateful family member.
I recently spoke by phone with a hospice worker who told me, "You will never know what a blessing the Audio Bible is to our hospice patients and their families." Our ministry partners are a vital part of the team that help make all of this happen. We thank the Lord for you. If you could hear the calls and read the correspondence we receive from grateful recipients, you would be blessed indeed.

That is how I see it.

Until next time,
Jim