The goal of the Bibles for Bubs program is to build a lifetime of faith and reliance on God’s word for children through early engagement with the stories of the Bible. In each year that the program has signed up babies, it has aimed to distribute around 2,000 toddler Bibles for them. For the next four years, during their birthday month, the children receive a hand-written birthday card with an insert for parents with ideas to encourage faith and family Bible reading. On their fifth birthday, the children receive the gift of a CEV Big Rescue Bible they can read through their primary years. 
 
There are no open registrations for the Bible for Bubs program in 2024 and 2025. However, parents who have registered their children in 2023 and past years will continue to receive the toddler Bibles and birthday cards until their child’s 5th year. 

Since its establishment in 2018, the Bibles For Bubs program has Opened The Bible to over 13,784 Australian children and their families. The program has provided parents with helpful resources and content to engage their children with the Bible, which have been received well. 

Just as Timothy was ‘made wise for salvation’ from his childhood knowledge of the Holy Scriptures, taught to him by his grandmother Lois and his mother Eunice (2 Timothy 3:14-15), so these children are being helped to build a foundational knowledge of God’s word.  

The program has gained popularity as grandparents and friends encourage their loved ones to apply. The influx of applications in the program’s final registration intake in 2023 (reaching over 1,600 applications) is a testimony to the value that parents, grandparents and friends see in giving children the gift of God’s word.