As we have been discipling adults in rural communities, we have talked about parents' responsibility to pass their faith on to their children through instruction and actions. Several parents asked for help finding Bible passages to read to their children. Wanting to encourage and reward this desire, we purchased several copies of "The One Year for Children's Bible" in Spanish (published by Anno Domini Publishing). Including shipment to the Dominican Republic, it cost about $20, so we were only able to buy a few copies.
We offered the book to believers in two of our study groups for free, IF they memorized a set of 16 Scripture passages. This seemed like a daunting task, but everyone was excited by the prospect of such a beautiful book full of Bible stories to share with their children.
Pictured above is Julio, a leader at a church in Los Higos, who attends Rick's seminary class. Below Ana Maria, of Montaña, joyfully displays her copy of "La Biblia en Un Año para Niños." After these two had earned their books, the others redoubled their efforts to memorize and asked how many copies were left! We were very thankful when the team from Calvary Evangelical Free Church in Rochester, Minnesota arrived with more copies that had been donated. Now we can offer this great ¨deal¨ to more believers.
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