China

Project - China
"The Lord has done a new thing, a wonderful thing, a great thing!" Rev Dr Cao Shengjie, Thanksgiving Service for the completion of the 89 millionth Bible in Nanjing, 2010.
The story of the Bible in China is a remarkable one. During the 20th Century Bibles were confiscated, burnt and hidden, but now the Bible has become, unofficially, the bestselling book in China. There is a great desire from the ever-growing Christian population within the country for God's Word. So many have committed their lives to Christ and yet do not have any Scripture to read and reflect on for themselves.
"God's message continued to spread and reach people." Acts 12:24 (NCV)
The Bible Society here joins with the Amity Printing Press to spread God's Word and reach the people of China. The Amity Press in Nanjing, set up in 1987, has printed over 80 million Bibles in just under 24 years - it now has the capacity to produce 10 million copies of the Bible in less than a year! Most of these stay within China to be distributed around the people and churches, while a small proportion is transported to other countries.
Bible printing paper comes in huge bales. Each bale costs around €575 and can print 630 Bibles. Bible Societies around the world cover the cost of this paper, ensuring that Bibles are affordable for even the poorest families in China. Just 90c will provide enough paper to print a complete Bible in Chinese!
It is through the generosity of donors that this price of paper is covered and so people all across China are able to afford to pay for their very own Bible. Yet, even with this generosity, and the capacity for printing, not enough Bibles are available for the increasing number of Christians in China. the cost of printing paper has increased significantly worldwide in recent years, so we need to do more.	Chen Guo Zi, aged 80, who received her first Bible when China's first Bible and medical van visited her church in April 2010 (Shang Dang village)
If you would like to help us to increase Bible production in China, please send your gift to Bible Society, 41 Dawson Street, Dublin 2. (Cheques payable to Bible Society)
After a distribution service in the Jiangsu Province, preacher Qiao Hong, announced that Bibles would be distributed to everyone who wanted one. (pictured right)
"These Bibles are given to us by friends from different countries who have a mission in this world to share the Word of God. As Chinese Christians we want and cherish the Word of God."