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Donations Needed Update as of July 21, 2005

Since our plea for help during July 2004, we raised $19,000 of the $34,000 we needed to setup and operate the 2 Xerox Docutechs and other bindery equipment. We managed to get the first Docutech online in August 2004, began delivering one-volume Interlinear Bibles in September, 2004 but had such a backlog of orders, we weren't able to keep up with demand. It is great that we had so much demand, but it is terrible that so many of our customers had to wait many months before receiving their Bibles. In fact we still have over 350 backorders for the four volume Interlinear Bible sets from Spring 2005 that we are still trying to fill. We acquired a second Docutech and got it into production at the beginning of November 2004.

As is usual with any start-up operation (printing the Interlinear Bibles in house) we encountered a number of unforeseen problems. All of the hard cover binding is done by an outside bindery. The first bindery that we selected couldn't keep up with our production. He promised us 750 volumes per week but only produced 375 volumes per week. Finally during December, some of his equipment broke down, resulting in this bindery not delivering us any volumes in the last 3 1/2 weeks of December. Obviously, this is the absolute worse time of the year for this to happen. As of the December 18, 2004, we had no less than 3,800 volumes on his floor waiting to be bound. Bear in mind that these were all volumes that were promised for Christmas delivery. Based on the production results when his equipment was operating (375 volumes per week) it would take this binder another 10 weeks to bind what was on his floor.

The last week of December, we located and started using another much larger bindery that could produce 1,000 volumes a week. However, their lag time is four weeks. In other words each volume takes four week to complete its process, but after the first four weeks, and assuming we deliver 1,000 volumes a week to them, they could put out 1,000 volumes per week. This bindery has worked out pretty well. Unfortunately, as the other bindery already had us 3,800 volumes in the hole, it took us into June to get mostly caught up.

There were other problems that arose along the way. As we were printing 1,000,000+ sheets a month on the Docutechs, and they require major maintenance every 1,000,000 impressions, they were also breaking down constantly. During the nine months we have had both machines, we have probably only had four weeks that both machines ran all week without a breakdown of some kind. Still, they got the job done when we had no other way of getting it done. But these extra costs which we didn't foresee, keep eating away at our capital leaving us constantly operating on a shoestring and unable to accumulate funds. The repair and maintenance costs on the Docutechs run anywhere from $6,000 to $10,000 a month.

During the Spring of 2005, Hendrickson Publishers, Inc. of Lowell, MA was able to acquire a perpetual license to publish the Interlinear Bibles from the Courts. We fought this but apparently it is God's will that they have this perpetual license. However, you should know that the Interlinear Bible editions they are publishing have not been revised since 1985. They don't have the revised New Testament which we completed in 2000, and they don't have the lexicons that we have added to our new Interlinear just now appearing. They have also undercut our prices dramatically. They have lowered the retail price on the One Volume Edition by $15.00 to $69.99, and the retail on the four volume edition by $60.00 to $119.99. They are selling the One Volume on their CBD website for $24.00, and the four volume edition for $49.99. These prices that they are selling the Interlinears to the public for are approximating our costs to produce the Interlinears. They seem intent on putting us out of business. If any of you desire to know more about how they were about to obtian theiur perpetual license against our will, please ask and we will let you know.

At any rate, we now find ourselves at a crossroads and need to seek your help once again. Both of our Docutechs are down and in need of service. The estimate for repairs is four to five thousand dollars. The KJ3-Literal Translation Bible (2005 Revised Edition of the Literal Translation of the Bible) was in production at the time the Docutechs broke down. Additionally, we are need about $5,000 of paper to get the KJ3 printed and another $5,000 to print the new editions of the Interlinear Bibles.

Our Xerox service contracts have expired which should cut our $6,000 to $10,000 per month in maintenance costs in half. We are having one of our Docutech Operators sent to a three week training school to learn to service the machines. As labor costs are over 50% of our maintenance costs from Xerox, we feel pretty comfortable that we can meet our goal of reducing the maintenance by 50%.

How You Can Help

• 1. For those who are able, a donation would be appreciated (Use one of the links above), and/or,

• 2. Purchase one of the volumes below at a 50% discount from retail price for yourself and maybe another for a friend or family member, and

• 3. Pray that God will give us the guidance and resources to do His will and show us what he would have us do.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and please pray for us.

In His Service,

Jay Green, Jr.

Donations Needed Update as May 8, 2005

Since my last update we have been very busy. We have printed and delivered the following books and Bibles:

1. 6,706 copies of the Interlinear Bible - 1 Volume Edition
2. 1,047 sets of the Interlinear Bible - 4 Volume Edition (4,188 vols.)
3. 190 copies of the Black Leather Interlinear N.T.
4. 56 copies of the Interlinear Hebrew O.T. - 3 Volume Edition (168 vols.)
5. 39 copies of the Burgundy Leather Interlinear N.T.
6. 63 copies of the hardcover Interlinear N.T.
7. 70 copies of Death of the Church Victorious
8. 175 copies of the New Englishman's Greek Concordance
9. 75 copies of Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment
10. 80 copies of Unholy Hands Vol. II
    That is 11,754 volumes printed and delivered

We have printed and are awaiting delivery from the bindery

1. 130 copies of the Interlinear Bible - 1 Volume Edition
2. 900 copies of the Interlinear Bible - 4 Volume Edition (3,600 vols.)

3. 50 copies of Unholy Hands Vol. II
   That is another 3,780 volumes printed

Total volumes printed on the two Xerox Docutechs through this date is 15,534 books.

We have recieved an additional $5,353 in donations for a total donations received to date as $19,353. This is 51.6% of our original goal of $37,445.00. 

In His Service,

Jay Green, Jr.

It is hoped that our God is keeping you in good health, as He is doing for me.

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