When I was a boy, my mother would read to my sisters and me from a book of Bible stories. David and Goliath, Elijah and the prophets of Baal, Daniel in the lion’s den, and many more. These great stories of Godly courage had a profound influence on my young faith as I learned that it is worth it to stand up for God.
The children in Estonia did not have that privilege…until last month. It was with great joy that after several years of work we were able to publish the first book of Bible stories for children in the Estonian language. It is a beautiful book and it will also be readable by children as they learn to read. It greatly warmed my heart to see the finished product.
We have been publishing books in the Estonian language for several years. In a country of 1.3 million people, there are not the financial resources to support publishing Christian literature. We have translated and published books by John Ortberg, Bill Hybels, Rick Warren, Bill Hoyt, and now this children’s Bible story book. Together we are sowing these seeds of thought and theology to a country the size of Vermont and New Hampshire together. Thanks for your help in this great task.
It is the same with my word.
I send it out, and it always produces fruit.
It will accomplish all I want it to,
and it will prosper everywhere I send it.
(Isaiah 55:11)
