* The Gideons International, founded in 1899, serves as an extended missionary arm of the church and is the oldest Christian business and professional men's association in the United States of America. The association has more than 130,000 members, located in over 170 countries of the world. They are united in carrying out the same program using the same methods to accomplish the one objective of winning others to Christ.
The emergence of more than 2,000,000 readers in the world each week creates an unprecedented need for reading material. This offers a challenge to Christians to supply the tremendous void by making available God's Word. This is a primary function of The Gideons, placing and distributing Bibles and New Testaments in the human traffic lanes and streams of national life. Annually, The Gideons International is placing and distributing more than 45,000,000 Scriptures worldwide. To God be the glory! This averages one million copies of the Word of God placed nearly every eight days, or 86 per minute.
A non-profit organization, The Gideons International is generously supported by pastors and churches, who realize that presenting people with the gospel message is an indispensable element in winning people to Christ. Every dollar contributed by members of the churches is used to make it possible for others to have their very own copy of God's Word. So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it." (Isaiah 55:11)
As a local member of the Gideons, I would be delighted to answer any questions that you might have about this ministry. Feel free to contact me by phone, (810) 823-7270 or by e-mail, stevelucido@webtv.com.
