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Recently, during the countrywide
lockdown, the Bible Society donated
80 Bibles to members of the South
African Police Service (SAPS)
responsible for manning the various
roadblocks across the country.
Pastor Christo Maree, an Organis-
ing Secretary of the Bible Society,
was filled with compassion after
reading the story of a minister who had
been stopped at a roadblock and how
this minister had then been humbled
when the policemen gathered around
him and requested prayer for their
safety.
“Being a chaplain for 30 years in
the SAPS, I immediately related to this
Bibles for
SAPS members
D i d y o u k n o w
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The first edition of
The Sower
,
the official newsletter of the
Bible Society of South Africa,
appeared on 1 April 1957.
need that the members had for
someone to pray for them and with
them. Part of my ministry as a
chaplain was to visit members on
duty and support them spiritually with
a devotional and prayer. The idea
then came to me, what about giving
Bibles to the members at the main
roadblocks as a token of appreciation
from the Bible Society and empower
ing them spiritually,” Pastor Maree
explained.
The Bible Society believes in
making a difference in people’s lives,
and all the more when it bolsters the
faith of the men and women tasked to
protect the citizens of our country.
“With the handing over of these
Bibles to the SAPS, we pray that
those who are on the front lines, as
well as their families, will find comfort
and strength,” said Rev Shane Fraser,
Regional Head of the Bible Society’s
Northern Region, at the first handover
of Bibles to the SAPS.
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