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Nampa, Idaho (November 7, 2005)—Three Pacific Press-owned Adventist Book Centers—Texas, Northern California, and Pennsylvania—teamed up to distribute free Bibles to the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Through a special offer from Thomas Nelson Bible Publishers, the Adventist Book Centers were able to get the Bibles for $1.00 each. In turn, the Adventist Book Centers asked their local constituents and customers to donate $1.00 per Bible to cover the costs. Through the generosity of their constituents, the stores raised enough money to purchase 8,000 Bibles.

The Bibles were then shipped to a warehouse staffed by the West Houston Adventist Church in Houston, Texas and distributed to Hurricane Katrina evacuees. Jorge Velez, assistant manager for the Texas Adventist Book Center, says “In addition to water and food, one of the top things that people were asking for was a Bible.”

Pacific Press also donated 10,000 copies of the sharing booklet Does God Care That I’m Hurting? to be distributed with the Bibles.

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Pacific Press Publishing Association
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CONTACT:
Nicole Batten | Director of Publicity
P.O. Box 5353 | Nampa, Idaho 83653
Office (208) 465-2518 | Cell (208) 230-0901

A recent National Geographic feature, called The Secrets of Longevity, included information about the health practices of Adventists. The church is included in a portion of a multimedia presentation that is included as part of the feature. Related stories by Adventist News Network and Adventist Review that include Adventist Health Study-2 data are also available.

Hurricane Wilma

• Key West Church carpet stripped
• Marathon Church lower floor apartment/storage flooded
• Members’ homes cleaned
• Hot meals served to shelter/city workers in Islamorada/Red Cross
• Islamorada Disaster Response Center property used as shelter for volunteers and as feeding center
• $255,000 in supplies distributed to 12 churches and communities
• Y.E.S. team coordinated cutting trees, distributing and installing tarps, and delivering supplies from Miami Central Spanish Church
• Semi truck load of tarps delivered and distributed (400 @ $300 each)
• Feeding center at Miami Central Spanish Church
• Feeding supplies sent to Immokalee

Hurricane Katrina

• Long-term recovery team of management and volunteers are stationed in Waveland, MS, for one year at 1150 S. Beach Blvd.