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Trinitarian Bible Society – Quarterly RecordBibles to those who have the practical means and the openings to distribute them, butnot the funding to pay for them. By way of example, each thousand Jubilee Bibles that theSociety might grant would cost us around £2,250 just on production costs, before postageand overheads are taken into account.As you know, the Society does not, as a matter of policy, carry out fundraising, believingthat all our supply is from the Lord through the instrumentality of our generous supporters.As the Apostle Paul proved when he left Macedonia, those that were instrumental insupplying his material needs were relatively few, but loyal and generous (Philippians4.15), and this is how the Society finds it financially—we are deeply thankful to you all. Webelieve that the Jubilee Project is worthy of being brought before all our readers for theirprayerful and practical support. The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, following on as it does inthe year after the 400th anniversary of the Authorised (King James) Version, presents aspecial opportunity for the distribution of the English Scriptures to many who might nototherwise receive it.Therefore, our plea echoes the sentiment of that call received by Paul two thousand yearsago before he began his outbound journey: ‘Come over into Macedonia, and help us’ (Acts16.9). The need is vast and sadly the Society’s limited UK grants budget does not stretchto the supply of tens of thousands of Jubilee Bibles by way of grant, at least not withoutdecimating our overseas grants programme or cutting back on translation projects, neitherof which is desirable or feasible.We remain deeply thankful to all our members, supporters and friends for their partnershipwith us in this work, practically, financially and in prayer. We gratefully acknowledge receipt ofanonymous gifts totalling £13,631.38 for the period October to December 2011 (Matthew 6.4).Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginningof the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia,no church communicated with me as concerning givingand receiving, but ye only. For even in Thessalonica yesent once and again unto my necessity. Not because Idesire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to youraccount.Philippians 4.15-17The ruins of ancient Philippi16