Saturday, October 25, 2008

Bible Prices

Tony is giving away some New Testaments on an evangelistic trip he gets to take with some men from Eagle TV.  SO last week he goes to get the Bibles and was shocked to find that the price has tripled in price.  He knows the secretary at the Bible Society, so he asks her why the drastic increase, thinking that maybe the price of printing has gone up that much.  No, the price has increased because the director of the Bible Society here in Mongolia is tired of missionaries coming in and buying Bibles and then giving them away.   Isn't that the point!!!  Come on here.  This man truly baffles me and he desperately needs our prayers.  He has become so obsessed with his translation work that he can't see the Word of God for what it is.  Now I have to give his reasoning, he says that if people have to pay more for the Bible, then they will have more respect for it.  I agree with that completely, but he has priced the Bible out of reason for a Mongolian to be able to purchase it.  Unfortunately this man is very difficult to deal with.  I am just praying that God will change his heart, for He is the only one that can.  Please pray for the Mongolian Bible Society.

2 comments:

ndmb said...

Laura, we are having the same problem in Erdenet. I have to say, I disagree completely with his reasoning. It is completely opposite to how a Christian should think about the Bible; that it's worth is derived in its cost rather than in its content. Faith comes from hearing, and hearing from the Word and this director is greatly hindering that.

We need to find a way to get cheaper Bibles to the people here.

random said...

Is this the standard Ariun Bibli, or the one that uses Ezen?

What price are they selling the Airun Bibli for?