Handwriting the Bible

Have you visited VOM Groups lately?  If not, I really want to encourage you to click on over and join the conversation.  Right now  a conversation that is taking place is  about handwriting bibles as a way of remembering the persecuted church.  It's an amazing idea and also one that everyone can do.

Cynthia wrote the following and I wanted to share it with you.

As I have read about the many Christians who live in countries where Bibles are forbidden... I began last month to hand write the books of Paul. ...I think of the many brothers and sisters around the world hiding in dark rooms or underground caves to do what I am doing, copying God's word, and I pray for them. ... the persecuted church continues to inspire me day after day. I only wish I could tell them what their lives have done to radicalize my own spiritual journey. I am certain that there are days they question the purpose of suffering. In heaven it will all become clear!

Isn't that cool!  Jon thought so, and he wrote the following which is a wonderful testimony of commitment...and well, lack of commitment when you think about it. 

Dear Cynthia,

I was so happy to see your letter! I was also moved by those in the persecuted church who have to hand-copy the Scripture. When it was my turn to lead our home fellowship, I asked everyone to assume our Bibles were going to be confiscated the following week and we had two hours to copy any scripture we could by hand (no electronic copying, printing, pa sting or scanning). In the spirit of remembering those in chains, for two months or so, we used only the Scripture we had written down as our source for Bible reading and study. We used the honor system - we were not allowed to peek into our Bibles.