A church in Brisbane, with the help of Bible Society Australia, is gifting Bibles to G20 delegates as they arrive in the country ahead of the global summit.
Wendy Francis from City Tabernacle Baptist Church in Brisbane said the church is aiming to get a ‘G20 Bible’ into every embassy represented at the G20. Already, Wendy says the Bibles have been accepted by several embassies, including the Russian embassy. They have 2,000 Bibles to give away during the G20.
“We don’t have access to many global leaders. But we felt that we don’t need access if they have the word of God. God can speak better to them than we ever could,” Wendy told Eternity.
The G20 represents “too good an opportunity”, says Wendy, with so many world leaders and so many academic and economic leaders in Brisbane.
The church spoke to Queensland’s Premier, Campbell Newman who was supportive of their idea to gift the Bibles to visiting delegates.
“We can’t have all these people so close to us without offering them the word of life.”
Along with global leaders, 5,300 delegates will hold meetings inside the summit headquarters to discuss topics including economic cooperation, climate change, anti-corruption, employment, infrastructure and development.
The G20 Bible is a NIV Bible that has been wrapped with quotes from Australian Christian leaders including former deputy Prime Minister John Anderson, Family First Senator for South Australia, Bob Day and Federal ALP MP Shayne Neumann. The Bibles were sourced from Bible Society Australia, who helped get the wrap around cover printed. The hard cover versions of the Bibles have a special verse embossed on them, from 1 Timothy 2:2: “Pray for all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.”
“This book which has changed the course of human history still has the power to transform individual lives and the destiny of nations. It speaks of God’s unshakeable love and unrelenting desire to redeem and restore this broken world in which we live,” reads another inscription from John Anderson.
Mr Anderson will attend City Tabernacle Church this Sunday, along with several other Brisbane MPs, to pray for the G20 meeting.
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