The Caribbean & North America: Antigua: Population: 94,731 (19.9% Evangelicals) Date CLC work began: 1961 Ministry: 1 Bookshop Manager: Arah Martin (Photo below: Arah on the right with colleague , Royal, on the left)
Bestsellers: Bibles, Prayer Reign, Prayer Passport 200-page book cost: $20 USD We give God thanks for keeping us safe! At one point in the year we had a bomb scare and the police evacuated four blocks, including ours. Thank God it was a false alarm, but what a scary few hours! We were grateful to God for protecting us from major hurricane destruction although a large number of people came over from the totally devastated island of Barbuda. Please continue to pray for us! We also thank God for the funds to do some exterior renovations on our shop, especially after the hurricane season. Renovations are needed inside as well, and we are praying for these funds as we believe these changes will attract more people and encourage them to spend more time in our shop
Monday - Antigua:
Our country continues to struggle economically, which affects every aspect of life, including our ministry. We continue to hold strong to the Word of God. Please keep praying for us! CLC has a mandate to spread the Gospel. Week 49
Tuesday - Barbados:
We praise God for the new bus stop that was erected just outside our bookshop as this has increased the number of people who pass by or wait outside our shop. We also give thanks for the Thompson Chain Bible Seminar we were able to host this past year, and for all the leaders who 4
Barbados: Population: 292,336 (34.2% Evangelicals) Date CLC work began: 1957 Ministry: 1 Bookshop Manager: Wilbert Charles Bestsellers: My Prayer Book (Concordia), The Man God Uses, Absolute Surrender 200-page book cost: $17 USD Highlights: A wonderful opportunity was for us to have a book table on OM’s Logos ship for two weeks when it came to Barbados. We have developed the idea of sidewalk book tables, and we did a number of these. A new bus stop has helped to bring people into the vicinity of the shop. We are grateful to now have someone helping us with social media, enabling us to have a presence on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. We were able to improve our store in a number of ways: the store front was renovated; new carpet tiles were laid down; and a new air conditioning unit was donated. Challenges: Books and Bibles were previously tax free but a 10% import tax was added, and that has been a significant challenge for us. We still need to carry out further repairs on our shop as the roof is leaking badly. We also need to install a new security system.
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Wednesday - Barbados:
Our nation is still going through a financial crisis so we would greatly value your prayers.
Thursday - Trinidad & Tobago:
We thank the Lord for answered prayer. At one of our shops a gentleman visits the store daily
