Trinitarian Bible Society Wessex Auxiliary 2015 Newsletter No. 3

t is with thankfulness that once During the past few months a number of again we are able to report to you letters have been sent to head teachers, DIARY DATES 2016 (DV) the Lord’s goodness to us in 2015. and some have responded positively to FurtherI doors have been opened for the this. We are thankful that two schools in Stonehenge – If the Lord will, we distribution of His Word amongst the Dorset have requested Bibles and other hope to be at the Summer Solstice spiritually needy people of the Wessex materials. Tese were All Saints School, event at Stonehenge in 2016, in region. We appreciate the prayerful in- Bishops Caundle and Cheselbourne Vil- order to distribute a new booklet terest of all our supporters as we bring lage School, where Pastor Aaron Lewis containing a Scriptural texts di- you news of the work so far this year. presented Bibles to the children. recting those attending to the Word of God and its plain teaching PRISONS against idolatry. We seek that those As we approached the end of last year, attending might have their spiri- we had requests for further Bibles from tual eyes opened and that they prisons, one in particular which re- might, by the work of the Holy quested 540, including Polish, Roman- Spirit, be brought out of darkness ian and Lithuanian translations. A into the Lord’s most marvellous member of the Committee spoke to the light. We seek your prayers for Chaplain at this prison, who interest- those representing the Auxiliary ingly is also a local Imam (Muslim CARE HOMES on that occasion. cleric). He was very receptive to taking further Bibles into the prison, and asked Te vast care home sector had been a Before me there was no God if the version was the King James. new area of distribution in 2014, and we formed, neither shall there be are thankful that this has continued in afer me. I, even I, am the We also had requests from two other the current year. Two homes in the An- LORD; and beside me there is prisons at the same time, with another 70 dover area were pleased to receive large no saviour. Bibles for one and 50 for a prison for print Bibles for use by elderly residents. women. We are very thankful that we Isaiah 43.10-11 were able to deliver these Bibles in the BUSES AND RAILWAYS frst quarter of 2015, and seek that the 2015 Prayer Meeting – this will be Lord would apply His Word to open the Last year we were able to display texts held (DV) at Emmanuel Church, spiritually blind eyes of men and women. on the sides and rears of buses in the , on Monday, 29 June at area and on various train sta- 7.15pm. SCHOOLS tions across the region. We hope to do this again during the peak tourist pe- 2016 AGM – we hope (DV) to hold Once again there have been a number of riod of June to September this year, if this at Lansdowne Hall, Derry Hill, approaches to local primary schools in the Lord will. Full details of the loca- Wiltshire, on Saturday, 15 January the region. Tis is an area of Scripture tions, dates and texts that will be used at 3.00pm, afer which the Rev distribution which is of particular con- are on the back of this Newsletter. We Maurice Roberts is expected to cern to the Committee as we seek to would seek your prayerful interest in preach. We hope to include a reach the needy souls of the young, many this activity. crèche for those with very young of whom have never read the Bible, don’t children to enable parents to at- attend a place of worship, are brought up 2015 CHILDREN’S QUIZ tend the worship service if they in homes where the Word of God is not wish. regarded or read and are educated in We enclose a copy of the 2015 quiz, and schools that have no interest in the read- would again welcome the distribution of ing or teaching of Scripture. However, we this amongst local churches and Sabbath For further details see our website have to remember that we are not in schools in the Wessex area. May the Lord www.tbsbibles.org/wessex control of this, and the Lord Himself bless the children in the reading of His wisely marshals our every circumstance. Word. Bus Posters

If the Lord will, these posters will be seen on bus routes that travel through the following areas: Andover Avebury Beckhampton Blunsdon Burbage Cadley Calne Cheltenham Chippenham Cirencester Collingbourne Cricklade Devizes Draycot Foliat Fairford Faringdon Fernham Freshbrook Fyfeld Great Western Outlet Village Highworth Hilmarton Kempsford Kingsdown Lechlade Littleworth Longcot Lower Stratton Ludgershall Lyneham Marlborough North Cerney Ogbourne St Andrew Oxford Seend Shrivenham Siddington South Marston South Moor Stratton St Margaret Studley Toothill Trowbridge Watchfeld Whelford Winterbourne Bassett Woodshaw Wooton Bassett Wroughton Railway Posters

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If the Lord will, these posters will be seen at the following stations on the dates shown:

Didcot Parkway Platform 1 15 June to 12 July Reading Platform 10 1 June to 28 June Swindon Platform 1 27 July to 23 August Portsmouth Harbour Concourse 13 July to 9 August Salisbury Platform 3 10 August to 6 September

If you would like to help the Wessex Auxiliary, we would welcome your support. Should you have any questions, please contact the Secretary, Mr J. Sayers: 3 Carters Crescent, Faringdon, Oxon SN7 7LA Tel.: 01367 241408 email: [email protected] www.tbsbibles.org/wessex