FORT WORTH, TX — As requests for Bibles continue to pour in from the 36 nations EEM (Eastern European Mission) is blessed to serve, the ministry gives glory to God that it has been able to fulfill 2 over million requests for free Bibles in 2024 – the most ever in the ministry’s history. EEM has been faithfully serving in this region for more than six decades, distributing free Bibles to all who have need, including smuggling them under the Iron Curtain in the early years.
Just as Bible sales in the U.S. grew in 2024 with more people looking for sources of hope and strength in these challenging times, individuals throughout Eastern Europe and the surrounding regions – especially those impacted by the war in Ukraine – have similarly turned to faith as the only sure foundation in an unsteady world. EEM shares reports of growing church attendance and an openness to Bible education in public schools alongside stories of lives changed as hearts are exposed to God’s Word, often for the very first time in their own language.
“We are grateful to God for what He has done through our donors’ generous giving in 2024,” said EEM President Bob Burckle. “We look forward to continued growth, as despite these amazing numbers, the need still outweighs the provision.”
From a leader in Lithuania being miraculously healed and sharing God’s Word with the nurse who attended him, seeing faith blossom in her life, to dozens of refugees cared for weekly through a ministry in Athens, Greece, to many baptized at partner summer camps, new stories come in every day of how God is working through Bibles being distributed throughout Eastern Europe.
“We are humbled to be a part of the amazing work that God is doing, as we celebrate every day the fact that His Word will accomplish its purposes,” said EEM VP Dirk Smith. “Just imagine, if each Bible given means a new believer welcomed into the Kingdom – which is always our prayer and aim – what joy these numbers bring to our hearts!”
To learn more about EEM, see www.eem.org.
About Eastern European Mission
Eastern European Mission (EEM) was established in 1961 to provide Bibles and Bible-based materials throughout the former communist bloc countries in Eastern Europe. Today, EEM publishes and prints Bibles and New Testaments as well as Teen Bibles, Children’s Bibles and Bible activity books, distributing them through a vast network of partner churches and organizations reaching more than 35 countries in 26 different languages. EEM is an accredited member of ECFA. For more information, visit EEM’s website at www.eem.org/.
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