In communities where there is no established church, Book of Hope assists the local believers in planting a church.
Colombia (MNN) ― On June 12, 2008, James Alexander Loaiza Avenidano became the 500 millionth child to receive a Book of Hope.
The Book of Hope is a chronological and harmonized version of the four Gospels telling the story of the life of Jesus. Book of Hope uses it as an evangelistic tool in its mission to affect destiny by providing God's eternal Word to all the children and youth of the world.
A ten-year-old 5th grader at Institución Educativa Capilla del Rosario in Medellín, Colombia; Avenidano likes math, soccer, hide-and-seek, and reading stories. He has a loving mother and sister, and he dreams of being a veterinarian or a soccer player.
70 percent of the students at his school come from single-parent homes; the lucky ones also have a grandmother. Only 8-10 children in every class will ever be students at a university. 810 of Medellín's poorest children attend the school.
The city of Medellín was once known as a center for drug trade and violence, but the transforming power of the Gospel is already changing that. Book of Hope believes that God is using the Book of Hope to help change the city as it introduces children to Jesus Christ.
The first Book of Hope was distributed in 1987, the 50 millionth in 1999, and the 250 millionth in 2004. For only 33 cents, you can provide a Book of Hope for a needy child.
