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A Great Crate finds a ready home in the Philippines

Christian Resources International (CRI) is working with a partner in the Philippines in an area with few Christians who afford their own Bible, reports MNN.

CRI's Fred Palmerton says they recently sent a "Great Crate" full of Bibles and Christian literature to answer the need. "It took months to get it cleared. Satan came after it in all directions. But it got into port and was delivered to our recipient there. They do mission work in the southern part of the Philippine Islands as well as the Manila area."

Because people are open to the Gospel, even in Muslim areas, the books will be well-used. "There were 44,000 pounds of material, which represents at least 20,000 books, with a third of those or more, Bibles. They're just so excited to get it, and they're right now unloading, sorting, categorizing and getting them on library shelves."

CRI is planning a mission trip in late October to visit that partner in Iloilo, Philippines.

But this shipment of Christian literature is literally a drop in the bucket, says Palmerton. Aside from the Philippines, CRI has received requests for resources from dozens of other countries. That means they need Christian books, Bibles, Sunday School materials, and tracts to meet these needs.

CRI takes gently-used resources, sorts them, and packs them into shipping containers to answer the requests. It's a community of Christians from all the nations of the earth, sharing with one another and working together to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to communities everywhere.

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