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