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July 2019 Newsletter | Danien
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- Allen Decker
June 2019 Newsletter _ Patricia & Roland
Aurora Ministries, also known as Audio Bibles for the Blind, serves a wide range of people, yet one thing can be common—the feeling of being alone or abandoned.
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Deuteronomy 31:6 KJV
Patricia, one of our Audio Bible recipients, was robbed of her vision due to diabetes. Then to make things worse, she was recently diagnosed with colon cancer.
Patricia’s treatment plan included several rounds of chemotherapy, which as of now, has had no effect on her cancer. In fact, the chemo has created new conditions which make life even more difficult.
One of the side effects of chemotherapy is generally referred to as “chemo brain.”
Chemo brain is a common term used by cancer survivors to describe thinking and memory problems that can occur during and after cancer treatment. Chemo brain can also be called chemo fog, cancer-related cognitive impairment or cognitive dysfunction.
With her husband already in heaven and no other family, Patricia was feeling confused and alone. She was in desperate need to hear the Bible.
Patricia is so grateful to each of you that support Aurora Ministries, so people like her can be comforted by listening to the scriptures in what she says are her final days.
Roland, another recent Audio Bible recipient says, “This is my church!”
Unable to travel to church on his own, he sometimes cannot find a ride to church, so he turns on his Audio Bible and “goes to church.”
Roland is not alone. We receive countless calls from the blind and print-handicapped that feel they’ve been forgotten or left behind. Often they have no access to Bible study groups, Sunday School, or even church services.
This makes having an accessible Bible they can use easily any time of day or night, without the need of assistance, extremely important. This is why we’ve been doing this for over four decades.
Supporting Aurora Ministries is one way to make a difference in the lives of people like Patricia and Roland. Simply use the enclosed envelope or go online to www.AuroraMinistries.org/donate.
In addition to helping us provide access to God’s Word in audio form, talking to your friends and church leaders about starting a church ride program for the blind and handicapped could make an eternal difference in the life of someone who is
home alone and feels forgotten or left behind.
- Allen Decker
May 2019 Newsletter | Patty
As Christians we often pray for family and friends who are unsaved and need to accept the offer of salvation through Christ Jesus. So, I can relate to how Patty, the daughter of a blind man, was feeling—I’m sure you also can understand all too well her heart’s desire.
“I’ve been so worried about my dad and have been praying for him so hard… I’m worried of him dying without being saved.”said Patty.
Patty’s father believes that there is a god, but doesn’t know the one true God.
“Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God; there is none else beside him. Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.” Deuteronomy 4:35,39 KJV
Because of her father’s blindness, it was difficult for Patty and other family members to share about Jesus with him. They couldn’t bring him tracts, literature or even the Bible since he was unable to read print.
That’s when Patty heard about Aurora Ministries and our Audio Bibles for the Blind program—a free service that provides the Bible in audio form to anyone blind, visually impaired or print-handicapped.
There was one last hurdle and she wasn’t sure how her father would respond. Would he agree to accept this free gift?
He did!
Patty tells us, “God answered my prayers. For now, dad is starting to listen.”
For people like Patty’s father, an Audio Bible introduces them to the Living Water for the first time. Now that he has access to the Bible in a format he can use, God can speak directly to him through His words.
A hopeful Patty says “As I sit here, my eyes are simply filled with tears of gratitude at your loving kindness! I simply don’t have sufficient words to express to you how very very grateful I am to you all. May God repay your kindness fifty-fold.”
Patty’s story is not unique. We hear from hundreds of people, like Patty, who are trying to help a visually impaired friend or family member. People, like Patty’s dad, who literally have to hear God’s Word because they are unable to read or hold a book on their own.
And whenever we send Audio Bibles, lives are changed.
But to provide an Audio Bible to every individual with a print disability, who needs to hear, is a big challenge. A challenge we accept and one I hope you wish to accept by partnering with us.
Requests for free Audio Bibles have been in such high demand this year, we’ve run out of stock on multiple occasions. It’s important to keep our shelves well-stocked with Bibles so we can send them out, when requested, without delay.
Perhaps you would like to help us meet this challenge by offering a gift to Aurora Ministries today. A gift of any amount will go a long ways to making sure every request is fulfilled.
Thank you for your prayerful consideration to support Aurora Ministries and our Audio Bibles for the Blind program.
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- Allen Decker
April 2019 Newsletter
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- Allen Decker
