Bibles-for-Kids Initiative to Provide 560,000 Free Bibles in 2023
Ministry Promotes Matching Fund Campaign to Spiritually Equip Students and Refugee Children in Eastern Europe
HURST, Texas, Mar. 1, 2023 — EEM (Eastern European Mission), a ministry that has faithfully aided those in former Communist bloc countries for more than 60 years by supplying free Bibles, invites donors worldwide to support its “Bibles for Kids” matching fund campaign, launching March 1 and running through June 30, 2023.
The Bibles for Kids campaign aims to unite Christians from various global cultures with a unified purpose: to deliver Bibles to children in their heart languages. Specifically for 2023 EEM envisions a significant gifting of teen Bibles, aligning with an observed growth, spiritual need and hunger for God’s Word among that age group.
“Every person deserves to understand the Word of God,” shared Bob Burckle, President of EEM. “Distributing Bibles to these teens not only in their heart languages—but also in a format that is more geared toward their age group when it comes to focus, vernacular and notes—will allow for a more palatable and transformative understanding of Scripture. Our goal is to get a Bible into their hands and then into their hearts and minds.”
EEM’s mission is to share God’s Word with the people of Eastern Europe and beyond, seeking to educate and inspire God’s servants in this work. The ministry publishes, prints and distributes Bibles and Bible-based materials in 30+ countries and 20+ languages through a vast network of partner churches and organizations. This year’s Bibles for Kids matching fund campaign specifically urges Christians around the world to foster the faith of children and teens in Eastern Europe through prayerful and financial partnership so that 560,000 Bibles will be supplied to 560,000 kids in 2023. Donations will be matched to double the impact of gifts, meaning that a $5 donation would normally cover one Bible, but with the Bibles for Kids matching gift, it will now purchase two Bibles.
“We need believers to join us in our bold campaign as we spread the Gospel to the younger generations of Eastern Europe,” encourages Dirk Smith, Vice President of EEM. “Together, we are the hands and feet of Jesus, offering the Source of Life to others. The small sacrifices these faithful believers can make in order to provide these children and teens with Bibles will change the world.”
Bibles for Kids Campaign by the Numbers:
$5 (the cost of a cup of coffee) = 2 Bibles
$25 (the cost of a pair of movie tickets) = 10 Bibles
$100 (the cost of a round of golf) = 40 Bibles
$500 (the cost of a weekend getaway) = 200 Bibles
Through the Bibles for Kids matching fund campaign, there’s a unique opportunity for united Christians to grow an entire generation of young believers by simply forgoing certain customary life luxuries. From these simple sacrifices of personal comfort, many Bibles will be gifted—and lives will be changed.
Those who accept the challenge are encouraged to use the hashtag #BiblesforKids to share about this profound Kingdom-building opportunity with others. To learn more about Bibles for Kids and make a donation, visit https://www.eem.org/biblesforkids/.
About Eastern European Mission
Eastern European Mission (EEM) was established in 1961 to provide Bibles and Bible-based materials throughout the former communist bloc countries in Eastern Europe. Today, EEM publishes and prints Bibles and New Testaments as well as Teen Bibles, Children’s Bibles and coloring books, distributing them through a vast network of partner churches and organizations which last year reached 36 countries in 26 different languages.