“I was listening to an
advertisement on a Christian radio station that I had heard multiple times. It
was about people needing Bibles. I thought about it when I was going to sleep
one night and when I woke up, I felt compelled to do something about it, “said
Luke Velbis, 8th grader at Daystar Christian School.
Consequently, Luke started “Bibles
4 Pueblo.” Thus far he has been able to collect funds and donations, which has
helped him to donate approximately 60 Bibles to local inmates. In addition, the
Daystar students made homemade Christmas cards to accompany the Bibles.
“We, on the outside, live in
freedoms that so many have lost or forfeited because of their lack of spiritual
awareness and love for Jesus. The cards, prayers, and Bibles help many to open
their hearts to Jesus Christ for the first time,” said Steve Shoffner, the
Pueblo First SDA Church prison ministry coordinator.
“I am excited and warm inside
knowing that the inmates can grow closer to God because now they have a chance
to read a Bible,” said Velbis.
What a wonderful ministry and kudos to Luke for the inspiration and motivation to act on this loving effort towards sharing the gospel with incarcerated individuals.
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