Gathering Books to Give Away To Inmates in Need

Hope you’re having a great and blessed week.

Gathering Used Books to Send to Inmates

It’s been a great and busy week at the Used Book Ministry. We are gathering books to send to inmates in Illinois, Wisconsin, Texas, and Kentucky. We need Bibles, Bible Reference books, Dictionaries, Christian books, and funding to assist with postage and other expenses.

Establishing Drop Off Locations

We’re still working out details with businesses and individuals in Bloomington/Normal, Illinois to establish drop off locations. Three of the first five places we asked will graciously host drop boxes. Ironically enough, two churches declined while two restaurants and a massage therapist said yes. We’ll publish a list of drop off locations once boxes are ready. Please pray as our volunteers continue seeking new book drop off locations and we build drop boxes for each.

Let me know if you would like to host a Used Book Donation Drop Box and we can discuss the details. We’re primarily seeking locations in Bloomington/Normal, Illinois where we can send someone to pick up donations on a regular basis. Any drop boxes where you’ll ship the books to our central location are appreciated. If you’re interested, email usedbookministry@gmail.com your business/individual name, address, and phone number so we can work out the details.

Donating

In the mean-time, email usedbookministry@gmail.com to work out details on donating books or make checks out to Salem Church with Light and Life ministries in the memo field and mail them to Light and Life Ministries, 4925 East 1250 North Road, Gridley, IL 61744 to help defray ministry costs such as postage, supplies, and new Bibles.