Helping the blind to see Jesus

This month, Christian Services for the Blind and Hearing Impaired (CSFBHI) is celebrating its 35th year of helping the blind to see Jesus.

The organisation, owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific, was established in 1973 and provides a free audio book lending library service to its members.

CSFBHI has influenced people to seek baptism at their local churches and brought others back to church. It is a service to the community and provides comfort, moral and spiritual support for the vision impaired.

“Christian Services has opened up my world again,” says Mrs Nancy Chick who lost her eyesight in 2000. “Their books have helped me learn things and hear about things that really happened and about blind people and what they have achieved.”

CSFBHI's library consists almost entirely of non-fiction books, all with the purpose of celebrating God. It has more than 1000 titles on topics such as family, health, prayer, Christian experiences, biographies, nature and even Bible study guides.

“We do face challenges, especially with the need to convert from analogue to digital recording,” says Mr Les Relihan, manager of CSFBHI. “But we will continue to exist as long as there is a need to help an often forgotten group in society to see Jesus.”

CSFBHI is a free service for anybody living in Australia and New Zealand.
Visit the website for more information.

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