Chills run up my spine when I watched the Weather Channel as "Hurricane Irene Hammered the Northeast".  I know from experience the devastation these things can cause to anything in there paths.  I lived in South Carolina when Hugo pounded into it's shorelines.  Recently I read an article that stated five distinct dangers associated with hurricanes: storm surge, marine hazards, tornados, high winds, and inland flooding.  During this storm one of our Seedline Churches was devastated by one of these five dangers, inland flooding.  Valley Bible Baptist Church in Middleburg, NY. Was hit by the heavy rains and in turn caused the waters to rise six feet above the 100 year flood level.  This church has been responsible for producing millions of Scriptures that has flooded many countries all over the world and is now dealing with a flood of there own that has caused a major setback.  The highest room in there church had four feet of water in it.  The auditorium had six feet of flood water.  A large part of the foundation of the church office and staff housing was washed away.  The Seed Barn where they house Scripture and coordinate the publishing efforts of about 30 churches was deep in water.  Everything on church property was damaged by the flood and will probably have to be replaced.  This church has given much for the cause of Christ and could now use our help.  At present, they are unsure about the insurance coverage. They had the maximum flood insurance allowance but it will be less than 1/8th of the replacement cost.  Most likely the regular policy will not cover anything.  Would you ask God what you could do for your brothers and sisters and then would you respond to God's answer.  This church will rebuild, this church will revive but they will do it faster and will be encouraged if we will help.

How can you get involved? They have established a paypal account for Northeast Baptist Seedline at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ! Would you consider taking a one-time love offering to help this ministry get back on its feet?

National Bible Publishing Month is  a time to emphasize getting the Word of God to those in need. Billions of people around the world have never heard the good news of the Gospel, and reading the Bible is a privilege many people cannot enjoy. Since 1973, BPS has freely supplied the messenger—missionaries and national pastors—with the message of the Gospel.

Through the years, churches have set aside this special time for their involvement in Bible publishing. Through this faithful support, over 100 million Scriptures have been produced at Bearing Precious Seed since 1973. God has increased Scripture production at BPS dramatically the past few years. In 2010, BPS exceeded 10 million Scriptures produced in one year for the first time in the ministry's history. This would have been impossible had God's people not allowed Him to use them to support the work of BPS.

Your offerings for National Bible Publishing Month supplies the paper needed for Scripture publication. Thank you for participating and helping to send the light of the Gospel all around the world. Your partnership keeps the presses running and keeps the Word of God going out to the world. "The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it." (Psalm 68:11)

Any time God starts something big, He begins with people praying ... expectantly, confidently, affirmatively. It was praying hearts that conceived the idea of a local church Bible printing ministry.

In the late 1960's, Don Fraser planted the seed in the heart of Dr. Charles Keen, pastor of First Baptist Church in Milford. It was a bold idea, almost daring. After all, the American Bible Society had been in existence since 1816, and the Gideons had been ministering in hotels, hospitals and prisons since 1908.

But despite the successes of these organizations, there were more needy believers and unsaved persons than ever before. In fact, in some places where the Bible had been translated, there was only one copy of the Scriptures for every 10,000 people! There was a dire need for more Bibles.

There was another motivation, too. Somewhere in church history, the doctrinal position of Scripture printing was lost. Throughout the Old Testament, scribes faithfully copied the Word of God for future generations. The early church carried on this tradition until the mid-15th century when Gutenberg invented the movable type printing press.

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