(Taken from Bibles for Russia website):
PROVIDING BIBLES FOR CHINA FOR $1.00 EACH
(My condensed version of the story)
The story unfolds in a way that only God could have engineered. Russian tree farmers give timber to a company run by Christians who turn trees into paper. They, in turn, give paper to a sympathetic business man who prints Chinese Bibles. He donates Bibles to truckers who are believers, who deliver them to some of our, “contacts.” Thus far, neither we nor the Russian pastors and evangelists have spent one dollar. Amazing!
Sergei (not his real name.) had the greatest burden. He taught himself the Chinese language and began, smuggling larger numbers of Bibles than we could ever think of. We had suitcases; he had a car.
Traveling long distances by car, however, does cost money: gas, car repairs, food, lodging, customs fees, visas, phone calls, etc. On average, a whole Bible can be hand delivered to a new convert in China for only $1.00 each. It has been done for as little as 60 cents each.
Friends and partners send dollars to Bibles For Russia, Inc. (parent organization of BFC). We get the money into the right hands, and Bibles are delivered. What a beautiful picture of the body of Christ functioning to accomplish a feat some people would call impossible.
Thank you Lord.