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“Remember your Creator in the days of your youth...” Ecclesiastes 12:1 The highest number of Testaments distributed annually is Youth Testaments, either through a school assembly talk or through Religious Education lessons.
A school assembly talk offers the opportunity to encourage pupils to accept a Testament, to inspire them to read it, and to show them how to use it. More recently, in many schools, we are now being asked to take Religious Education lessons.
A special training programme to help members involved in school lessons to be confident in delivering teaching in accordance with the national curriculum, has been developed by NATRE (National Association of Teachers of Religious Education) with additional school assembly presentations.
"I'm in year 7 and a couple of months ago we were given the red 'New Testament and Psalms’. I looked into the 'Where To Find Help' page and I found exactly what I was feeling.
Even though I hate to admit it, I was close to suicide but it really did help. When I felt like I had nowhere to turn and nobody to speak to I had God.”
We are delighted to be working in partnership with Sports Chaplaincy UK to provide sports clubs of all kinds with Bibles for their players and staff, printed with the club’s badge on the front. With the club’s permission, and in conjunction with the Club Chaplain, we are pleased to have been able to support over 100 UK sports clubs so far in this way.
We offer badged testaments to these youth clubs:
- Scouts
- Girl's Brigade
- Boy's Brigade
- Fire Cadets
- Police Cadets
- St. John Ambulance
- Air Cadets
- Army Cadets Force
We offer College Testaments to students at University and College Fresher Fairs or through ‘pavement distribution’.
Large and Ultra Giant Print Testaments are available for those with sight impairments and are often placed in Care and Residential Homes.
We believe that great comfort and support can be found in these Bibles, especially for those in our Emergency Services who often experience very difficult and challenging situations in their work life.
In recent years, over 60 branches of the Emergency Services have accepted Bibles with their own crest on the front cover.
As well as placing Bibles in hotels, we also put them in guest houses, AirBnB's, holiday homes, cruise liners, medical waiting rooms and legal offices.
Reading the Bibles we provide, including the unique section at the beginning which gives help and guidance for many circumstances in life.
“Who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases.”
Psalm 103:3
Testaments are placed at hospital bedsides and may be hard or soft cover or even shrink wrapped if required. Testaments are available for presentation to medical and other hospital staff.
“Last week I found myself in hospital for a hip replacement operation. I am not brave and was very anxious indeed.
As I waited to be called for surgery; I looked in the bedside cabinet and finding a Bible, started to read the notes at the front. I was immediately very comforted. I remain very thankful indeed for the help I received that day.”
For many years we have been actively involved in work in prisons. Testaments are presented to prison officers, prison staff and prisoners.
“Remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison.”
Hebrews 13:3
Bibles are provided for prison cells. Members often visit prisons to support Sunday morning services, conduct Bible studies and to help in many other ways.