Requests from chaplains continue to pour in for portable Audio Bibles
By Jeremy Reynalds
Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN (ANS) -- During its annual Sharathon this month, WCSG partnered with Faith Comes By Hearing (FCBH) to support American troops with God's Word in audio through Military BibleSticks.
According to a news release from FCBH, the small, portable, digital audio players were designed by FCBH in 2008 to meet military specifications for use on deployment.
WCSG, a part of the Cornerstone University Radio group (CURadio), promoted the Military BibleStick on air during its fundraising campaign and also provided information about the project on its website.
As a result of listener generosity, more than 300 BibleSticks will now be available to encourage and spiritually strengthen the men and women serving in America's armed forces.
“Partnering with Faith Comes By Hearing by providing Military BibleSticks is a natural extension of WCSG's heart - that is to encourage and engage listeners to a deeper relationship with Christ,” said Chris Lemke, executive director of CURadio, speaking in the news release.
He added, “What better gift could we give to our military service men and women who serve so sacrificially?”
FCBH continues to look to Christian radio as a partner to inform the public about the overwhelming demand for Military BibleSticks from chaplains and troops. The ministry is currently working to eliminate a backorder of more than 12,000 requests.
“Stations like WCSG, and others across the nation, are truly a blessing to our troops and continue to be faithful to meet our call for their help,” says Marine veteran Jon Wilke, spokesman for the Military BibleStick project, speaking in the news release.
Faith Comes By Hearing initiated its military outreach in 2008, and has provided more than 100,000 BibleSticks to troops through nearly 700 members of the U.S. Armed Forces' chaplaincy corps.
For more information visit www.MilitaryBibleStick.com
Jeremy Reynalds is Senior Correspondent for the ASSIST News Service, a freelance writer and also the founder and CEO of Joy Junction, New Mexico's largest emergency homeless shelter, http://www.joyjunction.org He has a master's degree in communication from the University of New Mexico, and a Ph.D. in intercultural education from Biola University in Los Angeles. His newest book is "Homeless in the City."
Additional details on "Homeless in the City" are available at http://www.homelessinthecity.com. Reynalds lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. For more information contact: Jeremy Reynalds at jeremyreynalds@comcast.net.
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