It's impact...
FEEL is a forward thinking endeavor, helping the church today and preparing for the future. Here are some of the immediate outcomes of the creation and distribution of the FEEL library:
- New Bible reference
books added to the French language, both in electronic and in print
because all new books will be published in both formats
- New French Bible reference books placed in electronic format for the first time
- Easier access to information in Bible reference books by being placed in Bible software
- Increased Bible study capabilities because of speed of research
- Enhanced Bible study capabilities because of new Bible reference books added to the French language
- Lower cost to purchase the books in the library because it is in electronic format
- Lower cost to ship the books in the library because it is in CD-ROM or DVD-ROM format
- Better equipped seminaries Bible institutes, Bible schools and leadership training centers because of new teaching tools and better means to access them
- Better message and lesson preparation by those with teaching and preaching responsibilities in the Church
- Better personal Bible study because of access to sound Bible study materials
- Healthier French speaking Church because of greater access to needed Bible study references
- Increase in number of French Bible reference books available in seminary, Bible institutes, Bible schools and leadership training centers libraries
- Increase in French Bible reference books in church libraries
- Increase in French Bible reference books in personal libraries
- Increased exposure to key Bible reference works in the French-speaking world
- Minimum distribution of 10,000 copies of FEEL Library (500,000 books) in the first five years
- Potential distribution of 47,000 copies of FEEL Library (2,350,000 books) in the first five years
- Spiritual blessings for those who have given and those receiving (II Corinthians 9.12-14)
- Increased International partnership between Christian organizations (churches, missions, publishers, schools, etc.) because FEEL needs actors at all these levels
- Strengthening of French Christian publishing house, Editions Clé
- Strengthening of French Christian publishing houses partnering with Editions Clé in the print publication of new translations provided by the FEEL project
- Encouragement to African Christian authors to write and be published
- Strengthening of African Christian publishing structures in dire need of help
Bringing the theological resources that will be found in the FEEL library to the French-speakers of the world will be like bringing vitamins to a weak man, like food to the hungry. The spiritual vitality of a people depends in part on if they are properly nourished. Providing widespread access to Bibles and quality Bible reference works will allow for Christians to grow in their knowledge of God's Word and in their faith in Jesus Christ. Bringing the FEEL library will stimulate long-term growth in the French-speaking church worldwide.
"After the Bible, there is absolutely nothing else in terms of mission methodology that outranks the importance of the printed page." Dr. Ralph Winters - Founder of US Center for World Missions
Once the FEEL Library is produced, 10,000 copies are to be distributed in the first five years.
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FEEL libraries to be distributed to Western French-speaking countries |
FEEL libraries to be distributed to Africa and ‘uttermost’ French-speaking countries | |
| Year One |
1000
|
400
|
| Year Two |
1200
|
500
|
| Year Three |
1400
|
600
|
| Year Four |
1600
|
700
|
| Year Five |
1800
|
800
|
| Total |
7000
|
3000
|
What will be in the FEEL Library?
How we'll build the FEEL Library...
The cost to build the FEEL Library...
What good is an "electronic library" in Africa and other needy nations?
The sales price of the FEEL library will be adapted to the local economies...
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