KYB has been a blessing to many over the past 40 years
and we are praying that the study of God's Word
will grow even more over the next 40 years!
If you would like to know more about Know Your Bible (KYB) studies please email kyb@cwcinz.org.nz to find out more.

KYB STUDIES FOR 2013
Term 1 - Psalms Book 5 (Part 1): Psalms 107-119;137-150 - $8 plus postage NOW AVAILABLE
Term 2 - Philippians (2006) - $8 plus postage NOW AVAILABLE
Term 3 - 2 Samuel - $8 plus postage
Term 4 - The problem of pain - a look at how people in the Bible deal with difficulties and painful situations of life $6 plus postage

SEE AREA CONTACTS BELOW FOR CURRENT STUDIES OR
FOR OLDER BACK STUDIES PLEASE CONTACT Glenda by email kyb@cwcinz.org.nz to order or inquire about these studies
or by phone: 03 217 3678

Gospel of Mark - $8 each plus postage

2012 KYB STUDIES
(Please note that we have a small price rise)
Term 1 - Isaiah Part 2 - $8 plus postage
Term 2 - 1&2 Timothy / Titus - $8 plus postage
Term 3 - Peter: a life transformed (The Life of Peter) - $8 plus postage
Term 4 - Esther (5 studies) - $6 plus postage

2011 KYB STUDIES - $7.00 each plus postage:
Romans Part 2
1 Samuel
James $5.00 each plus postage

OLDER BACK STUDIES
Hosea - $6.00 each plus postage

THE FOLLOWING BOOKS WITH 5 STUDIES ARE $5.00 EACH:
Letters of John (5 studies)
Jonah (5 studies)

Most studies come with a leaders guide and also audio CD introducing the study (both are free of charge.)

For current year's studies please contact:
NORTHERN REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR: From Cape Reinga to Tokoroa (except Waikato area - see below)
Catherine Davison
Phone: 07 543 4496
Email: kybnorth@gmail.com

WAIKATO DISTRIBUTOR: Hamilton, Waikato area
Lorraine Albiston
Phone: 07 856 1116

CENTRAL DISTRIBUTOR: From Tokoroa to Wellington
Clare Lilly
Phone: 06 758 7263

SOUTH ISLAND REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR:
Neroli Goodsir
Phone: 03 614 8300
Email: levelsbn@ihug.co.nz

Above: Sue, Jiu, Gill, Nunia & Lorraine at the launch in Suva. We were garlanded with sulus which have Bible verses printed on them

What a tremendous privilege to be able to visit with the women in Fiji during our recent tour. We were able to meet with many different women during the 10 day visit, primarily to introduce the new Fijian translations of the KYB studies of the books of Ruth and James.... which included speaking at various KYB gatherings, the monthly Power of Prayer meeting in Suva, visiting the Women's Prison in Suva, taking Fiji Hindi New Testaments which we purchased from the Bible Society to groups in Sigatoka and Nadi (thanks to the donations from the Levin KYB ladies), and spending the weekend at a women's camp in Sabeto Valley (just out of Nadi)

What a joy to see and hear the many testimonies of those who have studied the Word of God using KYB studies for many years!

We wished you could all be there to share with us or that we could bring them all here to share with you!!

My name is Senikau Mere Takape. I live in Qauia, Lami, Suva. I am 56 years old and a housewife. I have six children, three girls and three boys. Six grandchildren, with two still on the way!

In the 56 years I have lived, twenty nine were lived in darkness; that is even though I was alive, I was spiritually dead. It was when my fifth child was born that I gave my life to Christ and thus began twenty seven years of life in the light of the Lord.

The first change that came about was a hunger to know God. That is when I was drawn to His Word, the Bible. I was surprised at what the Bible contains. The more I read, the more I hungered to know and the more I read, the more I realized my need to be closer to God and know and grow.

That is where KYB comes in. I believe God saw my desire and He met me by allowing KYB to be studied where I live. Since then KYB has been the best thing for me. I am thankful to God for the past 22 years of studying His Word. I am thankful to those who prepare the studies. Knowing God's Word has been a pillar of strength through difficult times, especially when I was bringing up my children. I owe it to God also for the steadfastness of my family and for their growth today. Without God's Word we would have been like any other troubled family out there.

In studying with KYB I have learned a lot about myself. I have learned how to grow in the Lord. I have learned to walk and talk with Him. I have also learned that the people in the Bible were real people like us today. Their experiences have helped us to see how God deals with us today. I can say that the Bible is the best book to read, and KYB is the study that helps you to grow in the knowledge of it. KYB is a must, it helped me to know my Bible and it will help you too.

2 Corinthians 5:17 "If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation, the old has gone, the new has come."

What a special blessing and benediction on the Fiji tour to be joined by Rosie Boom and her daughter Milly (13) as they came along and shared in message and song together with us!

We were thrilled when Rosie asked if there was anything that they could do to join with us during the team visit. They were able to share in Sigatoka, Lautoka and at the weekend women's retreat at Sabeto Valley, near Nadi. It was a time of mutual blessing and I am sure one that none of us will forget.

We pray that both Rosie and Milly will be blessed for their generous gift of time to us and that they in turn were blessed by hearing the testimonies of those women who are so keen and alive in the Lord.

The theme for the meeting was, "When Life Gives You Lemons". We arrived in good time to greet the ladies and spend time talking with them. We noticed one lady was bowed in prayer along with another lady. There were a lot of tears and yet there was a peace. Netta had been brought along to the meeting by a friend and while talking with her, one of the ladies recognized the prompting to share the gospel with her. Netta had a great need in her life and that morning she responded to the Saviour's words, "If you are tired from carrying heavy burdens, come to me and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28.

Netta's life has given her a lot of 'lemons'. She was the fifth child of 11. Considered the dumb one, teased and taunted with cruelty and unkindness, she ran away from home when she was 14. On the streets Netta was raped and soon she was with child. Prostitution was the only way for her to survive and so she lived for the days when she could go on the boats and be with the locals. Drink and drugs began to take over her life and in her words she was raped "millions of times". The only way to survive as she lived on the streets was to steal. The guilt of stealing from her employer and then her own daughter, lives like a nightmare in her mind.

Netta now lives in an institution. She is the mother of four to four different fathers, and there are now eight grandchildren. Sadly her family does not want to know her and when she tries to visit them, they turn her away. Suicide has been foremost in her thoughts.

But praise the Lord for Nirmala who invited Netta to the meeting. Nirmala lives in the institution with Netta and is involved in a KYB group. The next day after the 'When life gives you lemons' meeting they were at the Power of Prayer meeting. I so wish you could have heard Netta crying to the Lord, "Thank you Jesus for forgiving me, thank you Jesus!" I wish you could have seen the peace in her face as she joined in the worship and prayer. I wish you could have seen the smile of thankfulness as we handed her a Bible.

Do pray for Netta, she has a hard road ahead, but with the Lord's help, the help of her new friends and your prayers, she will know she has made the best choice in her life.