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Building Blocks for Publishing a Magazine

News

Not everyone knows how magazines are made. We thought you might enjoy learning about the steps we take to publish the Loaves & Fishes magazine. 
—Lavern Gingerich 

Preparation

• Read good books
• Pray for direction and wisdom

Vision

• This vision will help chart a course for the new issue
• Create task spreadsheet and working folder for the team

Content

• Get chapters from continued series
• Choose quality prisoner writings from the collection
• Search and brainstorm for suitable short writings

Communication

• Give assignments to the writers
• Notify the editors about the tasks
• Establish an approximate finish date

Editing

• Fix grammar and spelling mistakes
• Improve the flow and language for our audience
• Get approval for changes where needed

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Loaves & Fishes Ready to Print

Loaves & Fishes , News

Rejoice with us! Another issue (L&F 10/02) is almost finalized and ready to send to the print shop. It was one of those that didn’t come easy, but we are very grateful for God’s direction and help each step of the way.

The printing cost will be somewhere around $16,000. By the time you read this, it should be out of review stage and finalized. The only thing holding us back will be the funds to get it printed.

We are praying that it will be possible to mail this issue yet this fall. Funds have been a little lower than we expected, but that can change overnight as we pray and work together with God’s help.

If you’d like to help make this new issue possible, click here.

For the Kingdom,

Lavern Gingerich

Bibles for Prisoners

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In some issues of Loaves & Fishes magazine, we offer free Bibles to prisoners. We were recently able to pick up another skid of 500 Bibles for $4 a piece. These are giant print bonded leather Bibles with a retail value over $40. We are really blessed to get our hands on these, especially since there is limited supply at this price. Please pray for the ongoing ministry of providing Bibles to prisoners and for the prisoners getting these Bibles.

Here are some pictures of the mail preparation for this latest shipment of Bibles. The ladies are working on it now, and the Bibles will be going out later this week, Lord willing.

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The Value of One Eternal Soul

Inspiration , News

In Mark 5 we read of a demon-possessed man. All he knew was a wild, violent life. He was driven by a superhuman strength and a devilish bent to be with the dead.

Are you willing to give up earthly dreams for eternal ones?

When he met Jesus, the man came running and bowed down to Him. Jesus came to his rescue with compassion and love, commanding the devils to leave.

By the power of God, the man was transformed from self-abuse to peace, from exposure to restraint, and from insanity to a right mind. Praise God! What a marvelous change!

But that’s not the end of the story. One man’s gain was another man’s loss. Did you notice the devils were not barred from the earth? They moved—from a man’s body to a nearby herd of pigs. The man was restored and able to follow Christ. Legion overtook the herd and drove them down a steep cliff and into the lake.

Jesus knew the value of one eternal soul. A pig is good and created by God (yes, ribs are my favorite). Yet the value of one soul far exceeds the value of pigs. Jesus did not hesitate to give the devils permission to destroy them.

When the people heard what Jesus had done, they began to plead with Jesus to leave. In other words, “Get out of here and never return!” They valued their business more than this man’s soul.

How much do you value one eternal soul?

Are you willing to give up earthly dreams in light of eternal ones?

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