Just about a year ago, someone donated a box of books that they no longer had need of to our church. We decided it might be a good idea to share them by making them available for anyone who was interested in borrowing them.We set the books out on a table in one of our back rooms. It was an instant hit!
Very soon, people started donating more books and our collection quickly grew. We now have over 600 books in inventory!! In both English and Spanish.
Wait, you have to realise that here in Nicaragua there just aren't any libraries as you may know them in USA or UK for example. In fact, I do not know of ANY other place here where you can borrow books from.
The whole concept was new to the Nicaraguans at our church. They were so excited exclaiming, "You mean I can take the book to my house and read it there?!" This was/is BIG! What a novelty.
It was quite a task to organize them and categorize them, I have never done anything like this before, so I had zero experience! But.. it is now almost complete and looks beeautiful! At the begining of this month, thanks to all who gave generously, we were able to finish installing the shelves and it looks fabulous!!!!
Now I am praying that someone will be willing to come in and take over this project as their ministry, so I can focus on Children's Ministry at Covenant Church. I see the library as great potential for evangelism, as we invite others in to use the books, and maybe serve refreshments, coffee, lemonade, and so on. LORD, have your way, this is your project in your church. Thank you for the fun it has been setting it up, now who will take it from here?
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Wonderful! More than just the access to books, fostering a culture of integrity (borrowing a book and committing to return it; trusting a person to return the book) is a huge advancement in kingdom principles from which everyone will benefit.
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