We’re grateful to the Lord that through your prayers and participation, Bibles for America (BfA) continues to provide free copies of the New Testament Recovery Version and Christian books to people all over the country.

In January and February, gospel teams and local volunteers in 20 cities throughout the United States and Canada gave away more than 10,000 copies of the New Testament Recovery Version and ministry books, as well as 11,000 gospel tracts and brochures. This was part of the ongoing effort to spread the gospel and propagate the truth throughout North America.

In May, volunteers set up BfA tables in both small towns and large cities throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin on college campuses, at stores, and at a coffee shop across the street from Mayo Clinic. Over 250 people received a free Bible and several prayed to receive the Lord.

In June, volunteers in Cincinnati, Ohio went to various neighborhoods, parks, the downtown area, a YMCA, a Walmart, and a minor league soccer game, and gave away 1,000 copies of the New Testament Recovery Version and 2,000 brochures offering the free Bible.

Three 2017 blog posts alone have garnered over 10,000 views, close to 700 clicks to our website, and over 1,000 social media shares: Two Important Greek Words in the Bible: Logos and Rhema; 5 Marvelous Benefits of Singing to the Lord in Our Daily Life; and A Revolutionary Concept About the Bible.

Since first posted in 2014, What Is Consecration and Why Do I Need to Consecrate Myself to God? continues to regularly elicit positive comments from readers, the majority finding it through online searches.

The BfA Podcast listening audience continues to increase as more people discover it. Episodes can be heard on our website, subscribed to on Apple Podcasts, or listened to on other tools such as SoundCloud.

A new gospel video named Is Jesus in Your Boat? was added to our videos page. BfA’s gospel and truth videos continue to reach hundreds of thousands of people throughout the US and around the world.

We’ve seen an extensive amount of positive feedback from our social media channels, which we use to publish content consisting of Bible verses, footnotes, and links to our blog posts and podcast episodes.

We launched our newly redesigned BfA website in the first quarter of the year. Visitors can now more easily access our free offers. New features include a dedicated Bible ordering page and the ability to download seven ministry books as free e-books from our site.

We look forward to the continued spread of God’s Word in 2018. Please join us in our endeavor to give away the New Testament Recovery Version and ministry books to people all over this country.