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Irvine, CA - October 17, 2001 - Bibles for America (BfA) launched its first-ever cross-country road tour today with the mission to distribute free Bibles and to share the gospel of Christ. With the Bibles for America logo emblazoned on the motor home in the lead and two vans loaded with literature in its wake, the caravan will visit over 40 cities in 28 states from coast to coast. The tour, named "Word of Truth USA", will span a period of two months. "These days we are all very much aware of the situation in America," said David Yowell, general manager of BfA. "Terrorist attacks have wrought permanent changes in our way of life; we are at war; our economy is struggling; much uncertainty is facing us. The current events have produced a very striking openness in people's hearts to the gospel of Christ and the Word of God. We feel we owe it to the people of this nation to minister to them spiritually at this time." In April 2001, BfA's motor home toured towns in southern California, Nevada, and Arizona. But the magnitude and duration of the "Word of Truth USA" tour are unprecedented in BfA's two-year history. During this tour, BfA staff members, with the help of local volunteers, will stop at shopping malls, university campuses, and other public places to hand out brochures for free Bibles, pocket-size New Testaments, gospel literature, and gift packs to passersby. They will also conduct seminars in local Christian homes. The "Word of Truth USA" tour began on the West Coast and will travel through the Midwest with stops planned at major cities such as Salt Lake City, Denver, Kansas City, Chicago, and Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. The caravan will travel on to spend 10 days in the New York City and Boston areas, continue down the East Coast through Washington, D.C. and Charlotte, and arrive in Jacksonville, FL, on Thanksgiving Day. From there, the tour will visit cities in the South and Southwest such as Atlanta, Birmingham, Dallas, Oklahoma City, Albuquerque, and Phoenix before arriving back in Irvine in December. You can follow the progress of the tour via the Internet. The complete tour route, daily reports and video clips from the road are available on the Web at http://www.biblesforamerica.org. "In this
difficult time in our country's history, we are here to help meet
the deep need of Americans and aid the nation's healing with free
gospel literature and a complimentary copy of the New Testament
Recovery Version, which we feel is the best study Bible available
today," Yowell said. "Besides providing a clear understanding of the divine revelation in the holy Word, these aids stress spiritual light and life supply-indispensible to a reader of the Bible who is also a seeker of God," Yowell said. "The RcV is for people who want to understand in a fine way what the Bible is all about." According to Yowell, the use of the word "recovery" does not refer to a person's recovery from alcoholism or other substance abuse; rather, it refers to the regaining of matters of biblical truth, Christian experience, and church practice that have been lost. The New Testament RcV was first published by Living Stream Ministry in the 1980s and is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, and Japanese. The text-only RcV of the entire Bible was released in 1999, and the study edition will be available later next year. Leather-bound editions of the RcV can be purchased either from the publisher, Living Stream Ministry (www.livingstream.com), in Anaheim, CA; on line at www.amazon.com or www.barnesandnoble.com; or from a nearby Christian bookstore. Since the RcV is a relatively new translation, some Christian bookstores may need to special order it through Spring Arbor Distributors. About Bibles
for America At present, BfA has shipped close to 50,000 RcVs in three languages (English, Spanish, and Chinese). Numerous requests for Bibles from business reply cards, telephone calls, and the Internet are received daily. Christian volunteers in over 80 U.S. cities are currently participating in BfA's community program by distributing brochures and flyers from house to house. Over 60 college campuses in 40 cities are participating in BfA's campus program this fall. BfA is funded through the generous contributions of individuals and churches. All financial donations to Bibles for America are tax-deductible and will be used towards the giving away of Bibles and related literature. For more information
about Bibles for America, please visit http://www.biblesforamerica.org
or call 888-551-0102. CONTACT: David
Yowell
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