Swahili bible verse bookmarks are still available! for free!
If you read the link to my blog post above, I have printed 1000 of each of the 7 designs; so far, my friend had brought back to Tanzania about 700, I had sent 200 to Terry in Atlanta, US. I have passed about 70 to (African) foreign student ministry in Shanghai, my bible study group and family & friends.
Which means that I still have 6000 left! (update on 31 Dec 08, left with 5190! 600 off to Nairobi, 140 to church, 70 to a friend; update on 12 Jan 09, left with 4550! 500 to Alison for Kenya, 140 for Dastan in Tanzania; update on 19 Jan 09, left with 1880! 560 for winterfest foreign student conference in Shanghai, 210 to Pastor John from Catherdral of Joy, 1200 to Pastor James from Sautinjiwa, 700 for my friend whom these bookmarks were originally made for); update on 25 Feb 09, left with 1300! 260 for Kathleen from New Church and 210 to Christine from African Orphan Outreach (and sadly about 130 have ‘printing imperfections’)
Update on 25th Apr 09, left with 1000! That is, 6000 bookmarks have been sent with God’s blessing!
(90 to Marie for Tanzania, 10+ to Christina for Kenya’s adopted children, 195 to Ann for Tanzania)
Update on 30th Apr 09, left with 600! Have sent Rhonda 400 for Kenyan trip under Heartsafire
Update on 27th Jun 09, left with 90! (in fact, it can be considered as finished distribution of the 1st 7000 bookmarks!) Have sent Sandy 510 for her Burundi trip.
I am thankful that God has allowed Terry and Gina to find my site but today, I had the urge to see who is out there who is serving the Swahili-speaking community and let them know about these FREE bookmarks!
1. World Christians
This is a site with free Swahili bible studies for download, set up by DCI Global Partnership.
I found 2 email addresses, one of a Pastor Dastan Mboera and another of EAPTC School of Mission, Nairobi.
2. Mission Network News
This site provides news about missions around the world. Got the contact for Grace Ministries which is active in Tanzania, where I understand has the most population who speaks Swahili.
3. Grace Ministries
There are posts on missionaries around the world and you can donate directly to them.
I have emailed the missionaries who are in Tanzania!
4. FREE resources online
I found a few free resources online but I have yet to contact them because I am not sure if my bookmarks will go with the aims of these organizations. But anyway, for sharing sake, these are the sites:
World Missionary Press – free booklets in many many languages in many many countries
Book Aid – this is a great ministry that collects old books and send to Asia and Africa. Maybe I should contact them to learn how to economize on sending books to missionary friends.
