Here are some highlights:
A young mechanic worked on the motor home this morning. He wanted to go to a Bible college but couldn't afford it, so we gave him the Recovery Version New Testament with footnotes. He said he would study it and get his friend who attends a Bible college to order one. Two others at the dealership also got New Testaments.

When two volunteers drove into a parking lot, the attendant saw BfA brochures on the back seat and asked if they were giving away Bibles. They gave her a brochure, and she asked if she could get a Bible right away. The volunteers told her that the BfA motor home would arrive momentarily and she could get one when it came. After she got her New Testament Recovery Version she said, "I really want to meet with some women who will study this with me. Please don't leave tomorrow. Please come back so we can have a Bible study." She was promised a Bible study.

One BfA crew member had a Jewish friend from first grade who retired here in Albuquerque. He arranged to meet this friend and his wife at the tour bus on campus today. This friend heard the gospel from the crew member many times throughout the years but never received the Lord Jesus. When he and his wife both got study Bibles today, they were introduced to another BfA crew member, who is from a different state. When the man and the other crew member saw each other, they couldn't believe it. They knew each other and had actually worked together for fifteen years. They hadn't seen each other for four years. It was a joyful reunion for everyone and showed again how the Lord has been arranging many appointments during this tour.

A BfA crew member met a young couple who told him, "Right now we are trying to be saved." He responded, "You don't have to try. Just believe and be saved." They read John 3:16 and Romans 10:13 with the footnotes. After reading these verses the crew member suggested that they pray together to receive the Lord Jesus. They both were willing to follow him in prayer. Their whole countenances changed, they were so happy. They left with the Lord Jesus inside them and His holy Word in their hands.

We met a cook who really wanted a Bible. He was so hungry for the Word. He asked us to show him in John where it says that the branches are cut off from the vine. We realized that he was anxious concerning his eternal security, so we read to him John 15:2-6 then John 10:28-29: "And I give to them eternal life, and they shall by no means perish forever, and no one shall snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all, and no one can snatch them out of My Father's hand." These words assured him of his salvation, and he wept, filled with gratitude to the Lord.

Two students sat at a table reading their newly acquired Recovery Versions. A crew member asked them whether he could sit with them. They agreed and together they read the footnote from Hebrews 12:2 about how the wonderful Jesus, enthroned in heaven and crowned with glory in honor, is an immense magnet attracting us with His charming beauty. They took turns reading the word out loud and had an enjoyable time reading the Bible and the footnotes this way.

A volunteer offered a brochure to two reluctant people who eventually took them. The volunteer showed them the features of the Recovery Version: the outlines, footnotes, charts, and maps. They both then got Bibles joyfully. One asked whether the Recovery Version is in Spanish. When he told her it is, she said, "I've got to get this for my dad. He'll love this Bible!"

A history teacher wanted to get a New Testament Recovery Version for herself and for her many students. She said, "Now it's legal to teach the Bible as a history book in my class. This Bible is just what my students need."

A volunteer met a student he knew four years ago. The student didn't recognize him. Four years ago the volunteer was not following the Lord Jesus. He prayed that the Lord would fill his speaking with Himself as he spoke to his friend. He told him, "I was in dark things because I was mad at God and had a lot of resentment, and I didn't understand many things in my life. I was searching for satisfaction, and I was empty and dry. But the Lord wants to be life and peace to us. Do you know who the Lord Jesus is?" The volunteer realized his friend was touched by his testimony but was afraid, so he said, "Just pray, Lord Jesus, come into my spirit. Lord Jesus, cleanse me of my sins with your precious blood and give me your eternal life." His friend repeated the prayer he just heard. Now the Lord Jesus changed two young men! (Another volunteer had prayed for this same young man and had tried to give him a Bible for years. He was so happy when he saw him getting the free Recovery Version.)

A BfA crew member was distributing literature at the front entrance of the University of New Mexico Hospital. He couldn't pass out the brochures offering a free Bible fast enough. People instantly expressed their gratitude. A hospital security guard told him that he couldn't pass out literature at the hospital. The guard gladly accepted a brochure and then said, "If you go around the corner I won't be able to see you." The crew member did this and continued to pass out many cards, thanks to that guard.

A teacher from Cibola High School in Albuquerque and several of her students each got a Recovery Version Bible.

One couple told a volunteer, "You have three seconds." They gave him five minutes and then happily got their New Testaments.

Praising Him for His marvelous work,
The "Word of Truth USA" Crew