25 November 2009

Bible frustration

It is this church's custom here to give a bible to every teenager around their 15th birthday, Buying said bible is usually a a pleasure but this time is has taken weeks and still I don't have anything I want.

I know there are thousands of bibles but none suit this teenager

The problem?

The teenager concerned has special needs, a reading age of around 6 and needs large print (they use a large print hymnbook). There seems to be no such bible, or even Gospel. I have searched the internet and talked to the biggest bible seller in the country and there seems to be nothing that fits the bill. There is a large print bible in Good News version but it is £40 and is really a lecturn one - you cannot buy a single Gospel/s in large print. There are easy read bibles designed for people with learning difficulties but it is normal print. There are, of course, children's bibles which are simple to read but not suitable for a 15 year old in look or focus!

Someone, somewhere must have, or can think, of a solution to this problem!

Comments

Julie, Have you contacted BUiLD (e.g. via Faith Bowers or Richard Kidd) as they may, only may, be able to advise/help. If not it is exactly the kind of issue they'd be eager to explore and work on.

Posted by: Catriona | 27 November 2009

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