WAITING FOR HELP...NO
TIME TO LOSE
February 1, 2006
If you’ve ever been stranded by car
trouble, or had to wait in the emergency room to see a doctor,
then you know how slowly time passes when you’re in need!
Here are a few examples of the
urgent requests we receive nearly every week:
A couple with a strained marriage
discover CBE’s website. They order articles, books, and
recordings, looking forward to a new, godly approach to their
relationship. Then they wait and wait, sometimes for up to two
weeks before their materials arrive.
A pastor calls from New York City.
The elders in his church are meeting in two days to vote on
whether to include women in their leadership team. He asks us to
send 20 of our best articles and videos in 24 hours. He has no
time to wait; he needs information for this crucial decision NOW!
A missionary from Asia is invited
to present to her ministry an egalitarian perspective for women’s
leadership. She needs our resources in less than one week, but she
cannot afford to pay for expedited shipping. She asks us for
assistance.
We long to provide more immediate
service to our members and friends who need help. Over 600 people
visit our website every day, and we have about 10 seconds to make
a connection. If the site is unappealing or difficult to navigate,
or if resources are not instantly available, we lose key
opportunities to reach others for Christ!
Our web designer is ready to make
the CBE website more attractive and easy-to-use, and CBE staff are
eager to transfer hundreds of resources into digital formats so
that people around the world can receive every article and
recording online! This will make our life-changing materials
immediately accessible to people, wherever they might live! These
improvements will also avoid shipping, handling, and postage
expenses, keeping costs low for those in need.
To make this happen, we need your
prayers most of all. We also need a generous gift today toward the
following items:
$1,500 for a high-speed scanner
$3,500 for website redesign
$7,000 for staff time
Let’s make it possible for others
to receive the resources they need, at an affordable price, and
without waiting!
With thanks for your partnership,
Mimi Haddad
President
P.S. For every gift of $1,000 or
more, CBE will send you a TNIV Bible, XL edition!
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