Open the nightstand drawer in almost any hotel room in the world and you will find a Bible placed there by the Gideon's International. The oldest Christian business and professional men's association in the United States, the Gideon's have been around for more than 100 years, and have been placing Bibles in hotel rooms for almost that long.
The Gideon's primary purpose has always been personal evangelization conducted by Christian business and professional men. As early as 1900, the organization considered putting Bibles at the front desk of the hotels its members stayed in, but it was not until 1908 that the association voted to place Bibles in all hotel rooms. Within 20 years of the first placement of a Gideon Bible in a hotel room, the association distributed one million Bibles. Because the Gideon's so quickly became associated with hotel room Bibles, the association has, at times, had to remind its members that the Bibles are but a means to an end, not an end in themselves. The sole purpose of the group is to win men, women, boys and girls to a saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ through personal witnessing and the distribution of Bibles and New Testaments.
On Sunday morning April 11, 2010 the Minonk Community Church will be hosting the Gideon's at 8:45 AM. Come on out and hear what great things God is doing in the lives of the Gideon's. Mr. Milt Hillman will be the guest speaker, and would love to meet you.
Minonk Community Church is located at 715 North Washington Street in Minonk. Hope to see you there!