I wait for the Lord, my soul waits,
and in his word I hope.
Psalm 130:5
This year has been long and challenging for us all. Even so, we are deeply grateful for your continued concern and support for our ministry.
With the isolation and injustice happening close to home and around the world, many of us may be asking, “How long, O Lord?... How long will you look the other way?” (Psalm 13:1).
For many of our patrons, this isolation has deepened with every passing month of social distancing and increased barriers at every turn. They’ve already spent many of their years facing adversity, but this year has been exceptionally hard. Layoffs have cut off vital income for VIPs who are employed. Health care and government services are harder to access. Children face huge challenges physically distancing from people they cannot see. For many with seeing disabilities, waiting things out is not an attractive option. Yet there is still hope.
During this Christmas season, we’re reminded of the promise that Jesus Christ brought to the world. As the living Word of God who has come down to us, the hope for the isolated and oppressed is Christ, one day meeting us face to face, and wiping away our tears.
Until then, we as believers are to be ambassadors of that hope.
Through our unique audiobook ministry, we overcome the isolation of being locked down and shut in; we level the injustice of the inaccessibility of services. Through the message of Christ, patrons that are confined to retirement homes or schooling at home can still experience the faithfulness of God.
Our books offer the voice of a friend and a reminder of that message.
TBL has recently narrated Walking Towards Hope by Dr. Paul Beckingham and Keep on Standing by Darlene Polachic, books that give the most valuable message that our patrons seek—wisdom, inspiration, and hope in adversity.
TBL is dedicated to providing hope through the spoken Word to our sisters and brothers. Today, we have books awaiting narration and editing, a work that is only possible through your generous support.
Will you join us again in this important work?
During this Christmas season, let us not forget the true story that Christ’s birth reveals to our hearts, and the joy there is in sharing it.
Humbly yours,
Peter Van Velzen
Chair, Board of Directors
P.S. Your gift multiplies to give hope to many lives—one book reaches hundreds if not thousands of listeners!
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Friday, November 27, 2020
ISOLATION, INJUSTICE, HOPE
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In my opinion, even during lock-down, people should not be afraid to go visit that blind and/or mentally ill person in their building or neighbourhood. Spend time with them (provided the blind person consents) in a safe, respectful way, talking, playing cards, helping them out, whatever. For Christians, if this means breaking mans law in order to obey God's law of loving our neighbours who cannot handle being locked down, then, by all means, break the law!
As for the kind of injustice it seems he might be referring to,, if you don't want to get shot by the cops, maybe you should have been obeying some of man's laws which accord with God's law.
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