CityReachers "Our City. God's Word" New Testament (NIV) was created by International Bible Society, a division of IBS-STL Global, and distributed through donations from Pittsburgh's Christian and civic leaders and residents. The portable, user-friendly format includes a guide to reading the Bible.

Area churches and volunteers are delivering another 40,000 New Testaments to residents who do not receive the local newspaper.

"This was an awesome idea…, handing out Bibles with the newspaper," wrote one Pittsburgh resident. "It inspired me to join up with a church and become active again."

Cities nationwide have realized spiritual values are an essential component for fighting crime and moral decay in their communities. The Bible provides the powerful message of hope and life-change through salvation in Jesus Christ. CityReachers New Testaments speak to readers through the clear, easy-to-read "New International Version" translation.

This year, IBS-STL has distributed more than 500,000 CityReachers New Testaments nationally. A second distribution is planned within the next year for homes in the Virginia Peninsula and Philadelphia. Distribution is also planned for South Florida and Fort Worth, Texas.

IBS-STL launched CityReachers in 2004. To date, more than 1 million New Testaments have been distributed in Brampton, Ontario; Colorado Springs; the Colorado River Valley (Arizona, California, and Nevada); Houston; Jackson, Mississippi; the Virginia Peninsula; Philadelphia; Spokane, Washington; and
Pittsburgh.

For more information, please call (888) 465-4448 or visit www.ibs.org/cityreachers

IBS-STL Global is one of the largest Bible and Christian literature ministries worldwide, translating the Bible into languages of 1 million or more speakers and distributing Christian resources to engage people with the life-transforming message of Jesus Christ. It is the translation sponsor and copyright holder of the "New International Version"® (NIV) of the Bible, the world's most widely read contemporary English translation. IBS-STL also holds the copyrights to the "Today's New International Version"® (TNIV), "Nueva Versión Internacional"® (NVI), and 45 international Bible translations. For more information on IBS-STL Global, visit www.ibs.org.

Between now and May 4, 2008, they plan to send their customized New Testaments into nine cities across the United States. 

Each New Testament is custom-made for the city and will be included in the weekend newspaper. They include pictures from the city such as landmarks, as well as testimonies from two people who live in the city. 

There are already planned dates of distribution in cities such as Pittsburgh, Fort Worth, and Greater Philadelphia. 

CityReachers hopes that Christians in churches across the country will help them come into their communities. These projects are made possible through prayer as well as giving from local churches and matching donations. A piece of Scripture, either the entire New Testament, a portion of Scripture, or seasonal Scripture, is chosen for the publication. 

Not all publications must be distributed through newspaper. It is possible to do distribution through door hangers or saturation mailings as well.

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