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Oh, that is Charles Borg writing the original message. Guess my coffee
didn't work this morning. LOL
JulieMelton
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Pat Ferguson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 8:14 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: [blind-catholics] Bible in Maltese Braille.
> Dear Charlie,
>
> I'm sending this to you privately as well, because I'm not sure if
> you are on the EChurch list yet.
>
> Someone forwarded your message to the EChurch list. It was a great
> project that you were working on and it's unfortunate that the
> majority of the blind people in Malta don't read braille.
>
> Just so you know that the Bible is available in several different
> translations is already available here in the USA in audio cassette
> or audio CD.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Love and Blessings,
> Pat Ferguson
>
>
>
> At 11:47 AM 2/11/2006, you wrote:
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Charles Borg <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: Blind Catholics <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 11:37 PM
> >Subject: [blind-catholics] Bible in Maltese Braille.
> >
> >
> > > Dear listers,
> > >
> > > I would like to share something with you for your prayer
> > > consideration.
> >Since 2004 I have been involved in a project
> > > which saw it's first fruit during Bible week last November. Fr. Paul
> >Sciberras and I have been proof reading books in
> > > Maltese Braille which contain some of the new testament. Fr. Paul is
> > > a
> >Bible scholar and knows nothing about Braille
> > > but he can read the printed version and I make the necessary
> > > observations
> >and comments which render the Braille copy
> > > a true copy of the ink print version.
> > >
> > > Since the first books came out in late November we have another
> > > volunteer
> >Bridget Micallef who is also an avid Braille
> > > reader and offered her services to the Malta Bible Society to help in
> > > the
> >project. Unfortunately, the majority of the local
> > > blind population does not read Braille neither in Maltese nor English.
> > > so
> >the way to bring the word of God to the visually
> > > impaired is through audio either cassettes or cd's. I have suggested
> > > this
> >rout and hopefully the audio version of the Holy
> > > Scriptures will soon be on the shelves for distribution to visually
> >impaired and others who for some reason or another
> > > cannot read the printed word.
> > >
> > > Regards and blessings to all,
> > > Charlie
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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