Every Lutheran pastor has a copy of our Lutheran confessionals documents known as The Book of Concord. It costs about $40 in the states, is the core of our Lutheran Confessions course at seminary and for many, has no use after they graduate.
This is considered a luxury for the pastors of the ELCZa. Where could they get $40 + shipping? Even if travelers from the US brought copies with them, how many could any one person carry at a time? And once they were in Zambia, how could the copies get out to the pastors who are scattered across a country the size of Texas? Mail? They would never arrive after you had paid outrageous fees to send them.
Technology to the rescue! Today, as a result of a creative and generous gift of some donors in the US, all 15 pastors of the ELCZa received their own Kindle, loaded with reference books, biblical books, children's books, and two portions of The Book of Concord. (only two sections are available without charge at this time).
They were entranced with this e-reader that put at their fingertips books they would never have access to. They worked to learn how to use all the features. They checked out the different offerings. And they were thankful.
For a creative God and similarly faithful and creative servants, we all give thanks. AMEN
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