From the Mailbag

We appreciate the mail you send us. It is always a huge encouragement to hear from you. Here are some of your letters: .

I am very positively impressed with (your) vision and work. I appreciate the thoughtfulness that evidently goes into the preparation of Scriptures for various target groups. I was impressed with IBS vision for ministry during the Pan-American Games. I hope that my nephew and niece will join you. I think it is a better organization for a young couple to join at this point. I want to encourage you in your ministry.
ED

From Crisis Pregnancy Centre - How wonderful and kind you were to gift us a whole load of Hope Bibles! Everyone here loves this specific Bible and we do appreciate your loving support to our ministry and the people we serve. Our prayer for our clients is that the words of our Lord Jesus will be living words for them and their unborn children. Please send along our thanks to the rest of the team. We wish you blessings and peace.
Juergen M. Severloh, Executive Director

This Bible has led me closer to God and helped me understand the bible (easier to read). Now I Pray, Read the Bible everyday and I have a better relationship with God
AL

Its nearly one and a half years since you sent me 8 Bibles at my request. I didnt use them last summer as I didnt go to camp. This past week though, I did take them to camp with me, they were given to campers who had no Bible. My campers were so excited. It is such a good version for young kids to start reading. Thank-you for the Bibles.
KR

I have shared this New Testament and given it as gifts to some New Believers in Christ. It is a very easy to read NT but I am also interested in a New International Readers Version Bible. If you have a Bible in this translation please send me 4 copies. I talked to people who would be very interested in owning such a Bible. Where an ordinary Bible is very hard to understand for new Believers Ive gotten very positive feedback with this NT. I look forward to hearing from you.
MD

Thank you for the Bibles which Stan personally delivered. I've given most of them away already. There truly isn't a gift I enjoy giving more than a Bible to someone who is craving a deeper relationship with God. I pray that your work will be successful in reaching many people. God bless you. - Maria

Thank you very much for "The LifeLight" New Testaments. They will be a great blessing to my students in Bolivia. I really like the translation because it's very simple for English beginners to read. - Anna

We have a delightful young woman from Japan living with us. She has experienced deep pain and loss in her young life. As we have shared God's love for her she has been very open.... She seems to think that she needs to rid herself of all doubt before she accepts Him. We have encouraged her to walk with Him with the "faith" she has and then He will show Himself to her in a more real way than we ever couldÉ. Do you have an easy-to-read translation of the Bible in the Japanese language? - Barb

I got "The LifeLight" New Testament in English and am wondering whether you have it in the Romanian and Hungarian languages. My dentist is from Romania, and our friends' mom is here from Hungary for a visit. We would love to give her one in her language. - Martha

I am so thankful that there is an organization like LifeLight Ministries. I was praying and inquiring where I could find Spanish Bibles. Then your newsletter came in the mail! My daughter, together with eleven other kids, went to Mexico during their study week. Thank you again for helping us out. May God bless you. - Shirani

I have a few copies of "The LifeLight," and it is a huge HIT. Our pastor visits about 100 businesses every Monday. He gets to know the owners and hands out a business info sheet based on Christian principles. I plan to give some of "The LifeLight" NTs to him to hand out there. - Brien



May 2001

I borrowed a copy of "The LifeLight" and loved it. Is there any way I could get my own copy? I would also love to take the Bible correspondence course. Thank you and may God bless you! - Ray (from a correctional institution in Florida)


Thank you for "The LifeLight" NT which I received at MissionFest in Toronto. Yesterday I was preparing a lesson for grade one and two kids at church. I wanted to use a Bible version that would be understandable to them, so I read the verses from the lesson in a few modern translations and found that "The LifeLight" was the easiest to understand. I will be using it often as I share God's precious Word with children. - Katrina


I feel a lot of joy in my heart because I know that, even though we live in a country where daily life is very difficult, God will provide all my needs. I would like you to send me an NIV Bible in Spanish. My financial situation does not allow me to send you the money to pay for it. God bless you. - Clara (Cuba)


Thank you for the New Testament [The LifeLight] you have published. I shared it with our Executive and they were very impressed. Praise God for what you are doing! Thank you also for your newsletter. - Wally (IBS Chapter, Minnesota)



July 2001

I am enjoying the "LifeLight" New Testament, which was given to me at school. I would like to thank you for coming to our school and presenting this book to the Grade 4 class. My sister would also like to have one. My sister and I would like to be enrolled in the Bible correspondence course. - Elijah

The resources that you are supplying are incredible. I have shown the Bibles to some of the people I know, and I think we will be able to use many of them. It seems as though you have reinvented the printing press and are making the Scriptures available at a reasonable price and in the common language. Keep up the good work. - Gavin

Thank you for donating "The Graphic Bible" to our church library. It is a quality book that will be a great addition to the youth section. May God bless as you serve Him. - a church librarian

The Scriptures are clear, in plain English. I have been helped by the questions in certain chapters. I would like to enroll in a free Bible correspondence course. - Vanessa

This New Testament has changed my life in a positive way and has helped me very much to live according to the laws of the Bible. It has transformed my life and helped me leave my evil ways, especially alcohol, fornication and other useless activities, and helped me know through the love of God that He gave us many things, especially the death of Christ on the cross and to spread His glory on earth. I thank the Lord Jesus that He is always present in my life. - Kouassi, Ivory Coast (translated from French)



September 2001

Thank you for the New Testament; I will give it to Matthew, my worker, a 13-year-old Samoan boy. There are four other students who also work for me, for whom I ask four additional copies. Since 1973 Ive taught ESL to Samoan students. Most of them value a copy of the Bible or New Testament in English. - Bernard, American Samoa


The vice principal of a Christian school requested 175 Bibles for their school. He writes: I was given several copies of your Bibles by a staff memberÉand I would like to have a class set for each grade.


November 2001

I received a free copy of "The LifeLight" at the Christian expo when I visited the new Christian radio station Joy 1250 booth. I teach Sunday school and find this Bible unique and different. The two features Im drawn to and know will be helpful for the children are the background history of each book of the Bible and the highlighted "Great Verse to Remember." - Carla

Enclosed is a cheque for the publication and distribution of the Word of God. We appreciate the work that you are doing and pray that God will bless your efforts in spreading His Word. - Morris

When Stan visited our church I picked up a golf booklet and "The Life Recovery Bible." I have read the devotionals and have not been able to put the Bible down; there is so much for me to learn. The Bible is still the only book that tells us how we can be truly rich and saved! - Gerald

I received a copy of "The LifeLight" from Joy 1250 Radio. I think the pictures are great, the print is good, and the words are like my language - easy! Thank you for printing an excellent New Testament. Please send me more info on LifeLight Ministries. - Dave

I picked up a Seniors Devotional Bible at Mission Fest. Its simply great; the print is good and I enjoy the devotional readings by various authors. Enclosed is a small gift to be used where needed most. - Anne

When Stan was in Yorkton this past summer, I obtained a "PathLight" Bible and a couple of booklets. Enclosed is a cheque which I hope will help your work. May God bless you and continue to direct you in His work for His glory. - Freda

We hand out Bibles as birthday gifts and Sunday school prizes and have found very appreciative recipients. This summer it was encouraging at Bible camp to see the enthusiasm of campers who received their own Bible to take home. Pray that they will continue to read them and let theTruth transform their lives. - Dennis & Amanda (missionaries in northern Manitoba)

We are in the business of presenting the Word of God through literature that is free for the taking. Over the past twelve months we have distributed about 7500 pieces of literature. Do you have some samples that would be appropriate for distribution here? One thing we would like to do is set up a Kids Corner, with literature for children. Often mothers with children come into the chapel just for a place to sit down. - John (airport chaplain)


May 2002

I would like to enroll in the Bible correspondence course, I would also love to get one of your New Testaments. I want to get to know God more because I love Him so much. I am a prisoner and get out in 110 years. There are no books here, and getting a Bible is hard if you have no money. - Randy

Can I have a "LifeLight" NT and a free "New Believers Bible"? I am a high school student who just got saved. - Halee

I am a new "baby" Christian and am in great need of any literature which would be helpful in my life. I am presently in a drug-rehab centre and I am reaching out for help and prayer, - Richard

I have been a truck driver for twenty years. My boss recently gave me a copy of "The Road Home" NT. Its an awesome book with stories and Gods Word. Thank you for the work you do. - Richard

I have been reading the Bible, but Im seeking for purpose in life. Maybe your Bible study will help me find my purpose in life and grasp it. I need to see the Light and stay in the Light. - Vernon

Thank you so much for your wonderful ministry! We work in a large junior youth group at our church and lead a small group of ten to twelve kids once a month. We were shocked to discover that most of these kids do not have their own Bibles, and some are reading King James Version Bibles. We have been wanting to purchase Teen Study Bibles for each of our youth, but just dont have the finances to do so with the outrageous price of these Bibles in the stores. Could you please send us ten or eleven Teen Study Bibles? - Youth Pastor

We have been blessed by your ministry. Each year our church purchases fifty NIrV Bibles for the first-year attendees at our boys and girls clubs. The Word of God is getting into the homes of many families in and around our community. Thank you for your effort in keeping Bibles affordable. I would like to get some more Bibles, especially for women, to hand out to mothers at our retreat. - Brigitte

We picked up a Graphic Bible and a copy of "Who is God?" at the Homeschoolers Conference in Winnipeg. One of my sons has hardly put down the Graphic Bible. We are grateful for these resources. We gave "Who is God?" to a mom whose son had recently committed suicide. She has returned to the Lord and led her other two children to Christ. Her husband doesnt say much, but he is listening. The box of "treasures" [referring to the Hope for the Highway NTs) you sent us arrived today. - Ken



In Memory
Ryan Boitson 1986-2002

Forty-five Metamorphosis New Testaments were presented to The Edge (a skateboarding park in Winnipeg) in memory of Ryan Boitson, who died in a skidooing accident in January.

The inscription inside reads:

In loving memory of Ryan Boitson,
for whom skateboarding was a passion.

"So we fix our eyes not on what is seen but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal" (2 Corinthians 4:18).



July 2002

Thank you very much for my book, "The LifeLight" New Testament. You have no idea how much books like this are my best company. I hope that this happiness that I feel gets back to you and to your friends in more happiness and a healthy life. - Perla, Mexico

The Bible is beautiful! The illustrations are gorgeous and the print is such that I can read it with my glasses. - Candice

Greetings in the joy of our Lord! A quick note of hello and to send the enclosed donation. I am fully fascinated and joyful about your mission. God bless your ministry! - Keith

I just reread your newsletter and the article about Edmonton MissionFest and the unkempt young man picking up so much material. This would "try" me, and I chuckled over the scene. Id be shocked (and glad) if this happened at Missionfest in Vancouver where I always volunteer and where I first noticed your ministry. I already have all the missions I can possibly support and try not to get my name on mailing lists, BUT heres to more "unkempt" and curious people coming to Missionfest and finding LifeLight Ministries. God bless you and your endeavours for Him! - Doreen

I received "The LifeLight" Bible from a friend at church. I really love the way this Bible is set up, including the questions and answers before each book - and it is easy to understand. I am still struggling with drinking and drugs, but the more I read the Bible the more I realize that there really is a God, and I know He is watching over me, and I am growing more and more each day. May God richly bless all of you and continue to be with you! - Caroline

Thank you for the Bible. I am a recovering alcoholic, in a rehab centre. I came back to Christ about a year ago. I spend a good deal of time with younger fellows in the programs, trying to show them the way to Christ and answering their questions. Could you please send a few more Bibles? - Michael



September 2002

This is what Ive been looking for [The LifeLight New Testament.] Thank God! This is what my grandmother would like me to do, the way she was trying to teach me when I was a little boy and a young man. It teaches about our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. May Gods blessing be with you always. I would like to enroll in the correspondence course. - Claude

I read about your organization in a newsletter my sister-in-law receives. You have a wonderful ministry! I have five girls in my youth group who recently got saved and dont have Bibles. They were saying how great it would be to have Bibles they can understand, but we cant afford to buy them. Could you please send me some for these girls? - Noelle

Im really thankful for the Bible you sent me. I really appreciate your ministry. I would like to order a a copy of Pathlight, My City, My God and The Graphic Bible for distribution to my friends. - Sam, Malaysia

By browsing the "web" we found just the right Bibles, the Spanish/English NTs, for our missions team to take with them to Costa Rica for their overseas leadership training experience, which included working at a Christian camp. The team members had life-changing experiences, which resulted in two members deciding to pursue overseas mission work. - Eagle Bay Camp



November 2002

I am hereby requesting a Bible. I am a young man from Ghana who wants to learn the Bible and preach the Gospel because it is my calling. The Bible that I have is not up to the standard, so I am pleading for you to send me a Bible for the work of God. - Justice, Ghana

I have been sentenced to five years in prison for drugs, anger and violence. My life has been one big roller coaster, in and out of prison. I really want to change and go straight with God. I really appreciate the Bible, which I received from Indian Life, and I would like to take your Bible course to help me with my spiritual journey to get closer to Jesus Christ. - Nathan

It is so good that, even though we have different cultures, we serve the same God, so we have the same culture in Christ. I am a primary school teacher and also an evangelist serving in this area. I speak English, French, Sereer, Wolof and some other languages. God is doing wonderful things here. Could you send me some brochures I can use? Keep us in your prayer. God bless you. - Dib, Senegal

Pastor Fummi from Nigeria requested twenty-five copies of "Women of the Bible."

Jessica, Susan, Amber, and Julie wrote asking to be enrolled in a Bible correspondence course. Jessica writes, I love to learn about the Lord and meet new Christians like me. I especially like to read the Bible and hear the amazing things that God and Jesus did with one thought.

Roberto, a pastor in Cuba, wrote, A while ago we found out about your organization through Christian literature that was being given away by Raymond Dueck at Expo-Cuba Centre in Havana. We are interested in knowing more about your ministry and establishing some kind of fellowship link that would serve in the extension of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Please send me some Bibles for the Lords ministry, to take the Good News to the poor, prisoners, those who are bound, and others we visit. - Kenneth, a pastor in Uganda

I really enjoy your newsletters; theyre extremely uplifting and inspiring. I pray for a blessing over your ministry and that youll keep growing and striving to build our Fathers Kingdom. - Pat

I really like the Bible I got. I think LifeLight Ministries should keep giving out Bibles. Im not even halfway through, and I already know Im going to like the rest of it! I think a lot of young and old readers are enjoying the Bibles and books. - Bethany

I received your newsletter. Thank you so much. I love the Lord with all my heart. I would like some information about how I can tell my friends and other unbelievers about Jesus. Sometimes I just cant find the right, simple words to say. I have a lot of friends and loved ones who are not Christians or have turned their back on God. - Debbie

I am very interested in your Bible course. I was raised in a Christian home and went to Bible camps. I still remember a lot I learned at Bible camp, and I would like to learn more. - James

Ministering at the Lighthouse Mission, we have discovered a real need for Bibles to hand out to the needy who drop in for food on a daily basis. We would probably need about fifty to a hundred to start. If there is something available at LifeLight, it would be much appreciated. We also need some more of the Life Recovery Bibles for the new students at Teen Challenge. - Michelle

We are a small church and want to present our third- and sixth-grade students with Bibles. I came upon your site while looking for a source for inexpensive Bibles. - Sandi

In looking across the web for resources for our ministry, we came across your site and thought we may be able to partner with your ministry. We are based in New York, and our outreach is along the US/Canada border. We are always looking to create new friendships in the Lords name and working relationships for the Word to go forth. It is essential for us to keep well stocked with evangelistic material for use in our travels on both sides of the border. - Marty

I am sure you know that I am the one who has sent you two cheques that have bounced, and I am sure that has frustrated you a lot. I have no excuses except that I am a poor Bible school student. Please have mercy on me! I am sending cash this time so there will be no more mistakes! Thank you so much for your ministry! - Erin

I would like to request a copy of "The LifeLight." We have a son who was raised to love the Lord, but through wrong company and wrong choices, he is now serving time in a correctional facility. God is working in his life, but he is now reading the Koran and being influenced in the Muslim faith through other inmates. We are praying that God may use even this to prepare our son for avenues of service in days to come. - Mary



March 2003

I received a Bible from a church in Oshawa when I started going there. I have enclosed a cheque in memory of my grandfather, who was such a great, loving person. Please write my grandmother to let her know. - Ruth

Thank you so very much for the Bibles. I gave one to a friend in the ALPHA course and he accepted Jesus Christ into his life. What great news! May the Lord bless you! - Bob

We were privileged to hand out Bibles here at Christmas time that came from LifeLight, through Peter Loewen. We are grateful for these. As far as I know, a copy was given to every household here. - Amanda (missionary in northern Manitoba)

Last year at Missions Fest in Edmonton I picked up a copy of "How to Find God." I appreciate that, in addition to the fresh language, there are so many helps for Christian living. What is the suggested donation for these? We have a group of young people going to Mexico this summer to do some mission work and wonder if this could be a source of Spanish Scripture they could distribute. - Norma

Please send me four "The LifeLight" NTs for my ESL students, mostly S. Korean, Japanese and Chinese. One of my students, a non-Christian who has been exposed to the Gospel, is returning to Japan in March, and I would appreciate a list of materials you have in these languages. - Margaret

I just received the Bibles and other literature. Thank you so very much for your generosity. These Bibles will be shared, and I believe that people will experience the love of Jesus Christ and be brought into a personal relationship with Him through Gods Word. - Wayne

I just received my copy of the Graphic Bible which I won in the draw at the Edmonton Missionsfest. Thank you so much. My daughter is thrilled! She wants to use it for her devotions. God bless! - Nora Lynn

This version [NIrV] gives me a challenge to read the whole Bible and know Gods will, embracing His blessings and grace. I hope you can provide me with more books so I can share Gods Word with my friends. - Ruth

Hi! My name is Jody. I am 14 years old. I would love to enroll in a Bible correspondence course. I would really love to know more about God and Jesus from the Bible. - Jody

Im grateful that my M2 worker gave me "The Jesus Way" NT. It has helped me to strengthen my relationship with God. I found it easier to read and understand than my other Bible. I am interested in taking your Bible course so I can learn more about the Bible and its teachings. God bless you all! - Djordje

I appreciate reading "The LifeLight" NT, which my son-in-law left with me. Do you have them in large print? I am legally blind. What a wonderful ministry you have! I will pray for your work. - Bev

Please send us a copy of "The LifeLight" NT. I am a missionary in Kenya and cant send a donation, but I would be very grateful. I will give it to one of our pastors, and Im sure it will be a great blessing. - Jan

I found the Graphic Bible information in your newsletter which I picked up at Missionfest in Toronto. We have been part of mission work for more than thirty years. We have seven grandchildren, and I believe "The Graphic Bible" would be a great tool for them and would encourage Bible reading. Please send us two copies. Our prayer is that the Lord will bless and prosper the ministry of LifeLight. - Ron and Anne



July 2003

I was given this Bible [The LifeLight] in December. I really get a blessing from it. I like the easy language it is written in. - Mildred

We noticed your ad re Graphic Bibles. The concept looks rather interesting, and Im wondering if you could send me one. I have never seen one, so once I look at it I may order more. Im a Captain in the Anglican Church Army in Nunavut. - Ron

A copy of "How to Find God" has arrived. We like it and would like to order some. What would be the cost of sending twenty to the UK? It would also be good to have the complete Bible in that translation. - Doug

Thank you very much for sending me "The LifeLight" New Testament. I find it very easy to read and understand. It has also helped me to understand certain passages I was having difficulty with. Please enroll me in your Bible course. - Djordje

Thank you for your gift. I hope that you may appreciate my thanks with all my heart and with all my mind. May you offer me your prayers for my entire family? - Peter

Monick was the winner of a Graphic Bible at MissionFest in Toronto. She sent us this note: My church is a native church. We will be having our one-year anniversary this coming Sunday. Thank you very much! I am very happy and thankful for this good gift. I wanted the Graphic Bible to put in my church library because we have few books for children and young adults. - Monick

I am currently on disability and may have time to do your Bible correspondence course. I may have a calling to teach others about salvation, the Lord willing. I am interested in what you have to offer in my journey. God bless your work. - Tony

Hey, this is a really good Bible, and I was wondering if there was some place where I could get one for a friend! Thanx and God bless! - Kyree


My name is Trisha. Can you send me some Bible study lessons on the internet, please? And maybe send me a new Bible? I really need a new one. I loved your first one. I can memorize most of the verses. Maybe you can send me one with the Old Testament? I go to church every Sunday, along with my family. Well, I have to go now. GOD BLESS YOU! P..S PLEASE SEND ME A BIBLE!

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