Poverty-Stricken Africans Receive Desperately Needed Bibles

MARADI, NIGER—More than 60,000 urgently needed Bibles arrived to allay suffering throughout the famine-stricken nation of Niger Friday, in one of the largest humanitarian-relief operations ever attempted by a Christian ministry.

"Come rejoice, and feast upon the word of Our Lord, Jesus Christ," said Christina Clarkson, executive director of the Living Light Ministries of Lubbock, TX. "Those who were hungry, hunger no more, for the Word brings life."

An exuberant Clarkson said the Bible drop was the culmination of one of the largest and most aggressive grassroots fundraising drives ever undertaken by the organization, which was able to fund the mission largely through local charitable events, such as bake-offs, barbecues, and pie-eating contests.

"We absolutely would not be here today if it were not for the amazing generosity of the people back home," Clarkson said. "People everywhere opened up their hearts and checkbooks to us and said, 'Dig in.'"

http://mobile.theonion.com/content/node/46226

It would be funnier if it weren't so true!
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And buy them food! God I will never understand people. :grr:
Oh, it's the onion. I'm an idiot.
Duckie

the onion :D

I'm having a rough day Matcom...By the way, nice hardware. :evilgrin:
Duckie

...so sayeth THE LORD!" when it comes to their own sins and mistakes. But never forgive and forget if it's something Bill Clinton did.

The people of this organization raised money by selling FOOD in bake-offs, barbecues and pie-eating contests so that starving people could get BIBLES? Is it just me or is this back-asswards?

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oops - okay, see The Onion now. :blush:

But the reality is, many Fundies spend far more time and money providing "missionary" services than they do providing much needed food and medical aid to the people of Africa. Therefore, this faux article really isn't so far off the mark.