Touching the Living Word
2019-2021 Mission Grant 11 — $100,000
A number of young men at a school in India who are excited to be reading their volumes of a Braille Bible.Lutheran Braille Workers (LBW) has been bringing the gospel to blind and visually impaired people around the world since 1943. In its 76 year history, LBW has produced and distributed for free over 14 million volumes of braille, large print, and audio materials. Many volunteers help produce these Bibles and other materials using zinc plates, braille presses, specialized paper, covers, and spiral bindings. Currently these materials are published in 11 languages and sent to over 130 countries. They have published over 220,000 volumes over the last 42 months as the demand keeps increasing. This incredible volume takes its toll on the production equipment since each page requires separate zinc plates which are produced by a plate embossing device. The main challenge facing LBW’s goal is having the machines and technology available to produce the zinc plates. With this grant LBW will be able to purchase a PUMA plate embossing device capable of creating the necessary number of zinc plates to meet production needs. It will also allow the production of more plates in different languages, reaching even more people with the Good News of Salvation.
Resources for Grant #11
- Mission Grant Poster — color
- Mission Grant Poster — b/w
- Bulletin Bytes (Word doc)
- Devotion
- Prayer Guide and Story
- Prayer Guide — large print
- Story — large print
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