We Need Gently Used Bibles and Christian books!

They are in great demand by many friends in India who read English. We also need volunteers to help collect and sort Bibles and books.

Participate by donating, collecting, or sorting Bibles and books, serving as a regional coordinator, or by helping to cover shipping costs. Please fill out the form below, tell us how you want to help!

Please see the list below for types of Christian books we need and do NOT need.

This is an excellent way for individuals, families, churches, schools, and businesses to participate in the Great Commission. Churches can choose a convenient month to collect Bibles and books as a church family.

Bless others with gently used, lightly marked or new books and Bibles. Your Bibles can stop collecting dust and become sources of divine inspiration and hope to people in India. The Bibles and books will be made available for donations in public book exhibitions. The proceeds will provide in-country revenue which help fund ministry programs including literacy and empowerment for uneducated, marginalized people. This is an important need!

Donations from publishers, retailers, libraries, thrift shops, churches, theological and Christian schools are greatly appreciated!

Ways to Help

To help cover the costs of shipping a container of approximately 25,000 books, we need your help! Suggested donations are $10 per box of new or gently used Bibles and books donated. However, donations of any size will be a blessing for the ministry.  It costs approximately $4,800 to ship a half-container to our partner.

We are located in Southern California. If you are out of the area or are unable to donate books, you can still help by making a gift to help cover shipping costs. Any amount is appreciated!

You can also help by purchasing English language Bibles and Study Bibles in bulk and shipping them directly to us. Cases of Bibles can be purchased for as low as $1.50 per Bible (complete Bibles preferred). Here are a few wholesalers:

Bibles in Bulk – NIV, NKSV, KJV for as low as $1.49

BibleSurplus.com

Christianbook

Ship them to:

GTi HOPE
981 W. Arrow Highway #348
San Dimas, CA 91773

Christian books we NEED and DO NOT need

We Need:
  • Bibles and Study Bibles
  • Devotionals, commentaries, Bible study tools
  • Theology books, Bible dictionaries
  • Evangelical Christian books
  • Missionary and martyr stories, apologetics
  • Children’s Bibles
  • Children’s Learn to Read books
  • Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
We Do NOT need:
  • DVD’s, videos, or cassette tapes
  • Christian fiction or romance
  • Hymnals
  • Christian books specific to western culture
  • Prosperity Gospel books
  • Controversial theology (Gospel of Thomas, etc.)
  • Bible studies with lots of writing or highlights
  • Dated devotionals or magazines
  • Comparative religion books
  • Finance or marriage books
  • Travel books
  • Foreign language books
  • Cook books
  • School text books

Please send an email to [email protected] if you have questions.

Examples of Christian book authors and publishers we can use (partial list):

Authors
  • Billy Graham
  • C.S. Lewis
  • Lee Strobel
  • Charles Spurgeon
  • David Jeremiah
  • St. Augustine
  • Anselm
  • Blaise Pascal
  • Martin Luther
  • Thomas Aquinas
  • D.L. Moody
  • Josh/Sean McDowell
  • Bud Wilkinson
  • Charles Colson
  • Tony Evans
  • John McArthur
  • Phillip Yancey
  • Randy Alcorn
  • Henri Nouwen
  • Oswald Chambers
  • Dietrich Bonhoffer
  • Donald Barnhouse
  • John Piper
  • R.C. Sproul
  • J. Vernon McGee
  • Max Lucado
  • Kay Arthur
  • Sarah Young
  • William Barclay
  • Hank Hanegraff
  • Charles Swindoll
  • Chuck Smith
  • NT Wright
  • Alistair Begg
  • Hugh Ross
Publishers
  • Tyndale
  • Billy Graham Evangelistic Assoc.
  • Harvest House Publishers
  • Zondervan
  • NavPress
  • Moody Publishers
  • Nelson Books
  • Reasons to Believe
  • Willow Creek
  • William Carey Publishing
  • VOM Books (Voice of Martyrs)
  • Broadman & Holman Publishers
  • Bethany House Publishing
  • Thomas Nelson Publishers
  • A.G. Gospel Publishing House
  • P&R (Presbyterian and Reformed)
  • Baker (included Fleming Revell)
  • Christian Focus
  • Crossway
  • Kregel
  • IVP (InterVarsity Press)
  • Herald Press
  • Eerdmans Publishers
  • Waterbrook Multnomah
  • Lion Hudson
  • American Bible Society
  • Concordia Publishing
  • David C. Cook
  • The Gospel Coalition

Help us ship Bibles and books to our partner in South Asia.

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