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A Ministry that will be Remembered by Vere Babona

The work of CLC in Papua New Guinea started in 1959. Maurice and June Thomas from New Zealand pioneered the work under the guidance of CLC Australia. The first bookshop, in Port Moresby, was located at their home, which was known as ‘HAUS THOMAS’.

Memories We Cherish: Reaching Out

A customer was interviewed and explained how she had been converted. One of her sons had been playing in the street near the bookshop in Amsterdam and was given a booklet which he took home. After reading it, his mother came into the shop and looked around and...

The Last of the A Team! by Bertus Keuter

Our hearts are full of gratitude because we know that God leads us and that we do not depend on certainties that the world around us is offering. After closing our shop in Arnhem back in 2013, closing the Amsterdam shop in 2015 had a major impact on us. However, we trust in God that He will...

Celebrating 50 Years by Donald John

The CLC work in Sierra Leone began in July, 1966, when a committee from Scripture Union saw the need for a bookshop. The bookshop was established with the intention of fostering good reading habits for Christians. For this reason, CLC opened a reading room, which also served as...

Encouraging Story: Children in the Bookshop

A girl asked, “Does God love everyone in the world?” I said, “Yes, and God loves you as well.” She then explained that she felt her parents didn’t love her as they were always shouting

Customers Selling Books

CLC staff love to recommend good books to their customers, but it is wonderful when customers advise one another, sharing how a particular book has been helpful to them

Recent History

Praise the Lord, the situation since those early days has changed. In 1993, CLC was recognised by the government as a publisher and Jacob was given a licence to publish books in any or all of the Burmese languages. To date, CLC has published 220 Burmese titles, including translating and publishing major titles, such as The Lion Bible Hand Book and The Bible Dictionary.

Ambitious Projects

One of the most ambitious projects of the newly established work of CLC in Mexico is to visit each state in order to understand first-hand the needs of the believers and, most importantly, how to reach out to those who have not yet been introduced to the Gospel.

The Challenge to Make an Impact by Maria del Carmen Castañeda

For CLC Mexico, it was a challenge to make an impact in the country from the outset. We signed up to participate in, and promote, the first ‘Gran Feria Cristiana’ that took place over three days in Tlalneplantla

USA & Liberia Join Forces for Liberian Pastors’ Summits

A ‘refresher’ summit was held in 2015; then, in March 2016, a Pastors’ Summit was held once again. Dave Almack and Gerardo Scalante attended the event and Dave wrote afterwards: “Our week in Liberia was spent with Dr. Tony Hart and Pastor Sam Reeves hosting a Pastors’ Summit for 300 pastors. The teaching was...

Open for Almost 70 Years! Even if Only a PO Box Number at Times!

CLC Liberia was one of the first countries to open a bookshop in Monrovia, in 1947, under the leadership of Herb and Marion Congo. The history of the CLC ministry has been chequered by opening and closing at times...

Children’s Publications

For the first time in 2015, we published three picture books for young children, entitled Look and Find: Exciting Adventures in the Bible. They consist of Old and New Testament stories and the Christmas story. This came about when Copenhagen Publishing House suggested publishing their books in Korean. We surveyed the costs involved and...