The goal of this project is to build a lifetime of faith and reliance on God’s word for children through early engagement with the stories of the Bible. Each year, the project aims to provide Bibles for 2,000 Impact babies born in the previous year. For the next four years, during their birthday month, the children receive a 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 school years.

Since its establishment in 2018, the Bibles For Bubs program has Opened The Bible to over 10,000 Australian children and their families. The project 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 project has gained popularity as grandparents and friends encourage their loved ones to apply. The influx of applications in 2022 (reaching over 2,000 applications) is a testimony to the value that parents, grandparents and friends see in giving children the gift of God’s word.