We are up and running!

This is our first posting for Give the Word and we are so excited to be sharing our mission and ministry with all of you.
My name is Ryan Rempel, director for Give the Word Project. We are new Scripture outreach ministry out of Winnipeg, Manitoba that has come under the umbrella of Equipping Christian Workers Society in Victoria, BC. We are so excited to be a part of this amazing team and look forward to partnering with ministries, businesses and individuals who are passionate about local outreach.
 Give the Word has one mission in mind which is to spread the Gospel starting in our own backyards. We raise funds to purchase Bibles specifically geared for local outreach and donate them to outreach projects or to individuals who have a desire to give them away as their own personal ministry. As long as we have the funds and resources in place, we would love to partner with your local outreach project.

Starting this ministry from zero was one of the scariest things I have ever done. When we decided to partner with Equip, there was a rush of excitement...but then came the fear. Will we be able to raise enough funds for the Bibles needed and to be able to provide for my family? Will we find a space to work out of that we can afford? Are people going to catch the vision to step up and help? Am I wasting my time?

Let me just tell you that God put all those fears to rest. We have only been in operation for three months and God has already opened the doors. Here is a list of what we have been blessed with so far.

1. An amazing board who is so willing and passionate to help in every way possible
2. A free, brand new office with storage space for 20,000 Bibles that was donated to us rent free. Amazing!!!
3. A trucking company has partnered with us to do all of our cross country Bible order shipments for free
4. A printing company has stepped up to do so much of our print and design work as next to no cost
5. We have received enough funding for over 15,000 Bibles that have now been ordered.
6. 80% of my salary has already been raised.
7. By Equip taking us as a ministry partner, we instantly had charitable status to work under which means we could get to work right away
8. Amazing supporters with such a heart for what we are doing. All of you have become not only supporters but friends as well. Thank you so much for your partnerships and generosity!!

God didn't leave us with much time to worry about how things were going to work. Just goes to show how useless worrying is.

We now have Bibles in our warehouse and we are starting to partner with outreach projects across Winnipeg and Manitoba. We look forward to connecting with you.

Please keep checking our Blog for stories and testimonies. The Bibles that go out often come back with amazing, life changing stories. We want to keep you informed and aware of what is happening with your prayers, finances and willingness to Give the Word.