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Helping the blind see Jesus
Wahroonga, New South Wales
Melody Tan
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 and operated 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 New South Wales resident 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.
The non-fiction library and friendly service was what kept Ms Larissa Gregson, from Hawera in New Zealand, as a CSFBHI member for more than 25 years. “I like non-fiction books because it’s true,” says Ms Gregson who became totally blind when she was 11. “CSFBHI has helped my faith to grow and helped me all around to become a stronger person.”
“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.
The bi-annual offering for CSFBHI will be collected at all Seventh-day Adventist churches in the South Pacific on 22 March 2007. The offering benefits everybody in the community who are blind and hearing impaired. It also helps with camps for blind and visually impaired children and teenagers.
Visit the website to find out more.
Wahroonga, New South Wales
Melody Tan
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 and operated 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 New South Wales resident 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.The non-fiction library and friendly service was what kept Ms Larissa Gregson, from Hawera in New Zealand, as a CSFBHI member for more than 25 years. “I like non-fiction books because it’s true,” says Ms Gregson who became totally blind when she was 11. “CSFBHI has helped my faith to grow and helped me all around to become a stronger person.”
“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.
The bi-annual offering for CSFBHI will be collected at all Seventh-day Adventist churches in the South Pacific on 22 March 2007. The offering benefits everybody in the community who are blind and hearing impaired. It also helps with camps for blind and visually impaired children and teenagers.
Visit the website to find out more.
