Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. John 8:32

IT'S TIME TO SET THE TRUTH FREE

The call to care for the world's poor has never been of more concern to Christians. But what of the poverty of not knowing the God who made you? As Jesus said, "The Scriptures say: 'No one can live only on food. People need every word God has spoken.'" Matthew 4.4 (CEV)

That's the reason for this wake up call. Bible Society's 8:32 campaign is a plea to open our eyes – and our hearts – to Bible poverty. At its root are language barriers, blindness, illiteracy and people simply being too poor to own a Bible. Others are Bible-poor because they live in a 'sophisticated' culture where the Bible is written off as irrelevant.

Bible poverty is robbing millions of the truth that Jesus can set them free. We are praying you will catch our vision for a day when the Bible is shaping the lives and communities of people everywhere.

This stark reality of global Bible poverty is a scandal as great as global poverty. Both break the heart of God. How can they not touch our hearts too?

James Catford
Chief Executive, Bible Society