{"id":18976,"date":"2020-08-04T12:10:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T00:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/?p=18976"},"modified":"2020-08-04T12:10:47","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T00:10:47","slug":"bible-for-police-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newzealandmarketing.co.nz\/wordpress\/bible-for-police-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible for Police launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The special-edition Bible for the Police, which many of you helped to fund, was launched at Bible House in Wellington on 29th July 2020.<\/h3>\t\t\n\t\t\n<figure>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/444355148?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Present at the event were Senior Sergeant Claire Bibby, Lead Coordinator for the Bibles for Police project; Inspector Frank Grant and Detective Jon McKenzie, Co-Chairs of the Police Christian Support Network (PCSN); and members of the Bible Society Board.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Police Working Group, including members of the PCSN, the Police Chaplaincy, John Watson, Category Buyer - Bibles, of BSNZ; and representatives including M\u0101ori, Pacific Island, female, constabulary and non-constabulary all contributed to the special content of <a href=\"https:\/\/newzealandmarketing.co.nz\/wordpress\/bible-for-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Bible<\/a> over the course of a year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It's hoped the Bible will be relevant to all New Zealand Police personnel, bringing them the comfort, hope and peace of God\u2019s Word as they face challenges in their working lives every day. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThis Bible will bring a bright light of joy into our lives.&nbsp; It\u2019s practical, portable and relevant to Christians in the Police workplace,\u201d said Senior Sergeant Bibby.&nbsp; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bible will be made available to members of the PCSN at their conference in October at the Royal NZ Police College.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s been a significant year for the Police with the March 2019 terror event, the Whakaari\/White Island eruption, and Covid-19, among others.&nbsp; As well, their colleague Constable Matthew Hunt was slain on duty and his patrol partner seriously injured, something which has impacted the Police badly.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"968\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/newzealandmarketing.co.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_8936-scaled-e1596498141899-968x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_8936-scaled-e1596498141899-968x1024.jpg 968w, https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_8936-scaled-e1596498141899-284x300.jpg 284w, https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_8936-scaled-e1596498141899-768x812.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>Senior Sergeant Bibby<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n<blockquote class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cIn sadness alone we despair, in Christ alone we find our hope, help and comfort,\u201d said Inspector Frank Grant.&nbsp;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These events emphasise the kind of pressures the Police are under every day.&nbsp; It\u2019s why this Bible is urgently needed, so thank you once again for your support. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To learn more about this project, <a href=\"https:\/\/newzealandmarketing.co.nz\/wordpress\/bible-for-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/newzealandmarketing.co.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9089-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9089-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9089-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9089-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9089-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9089-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9089-scaled-e1596497932713.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/newzealandmarketing.co.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_8893-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_8893-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_8893-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_8893-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_8893-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_8893-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_8893-scaled-e1596499266450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/newzealandmarketing.co.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9076-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9076-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9076-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9076-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9076-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9076-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9076-scaled-e1596498803382.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/newzealandmarketing.co.nz\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9086-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bible for New Zealand Police\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9086-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9086-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9086-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9086-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9086-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/biblesociety.org.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_9086-scaled-e1596499214185.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The special-edition Bible for the Police, which many of you helped to fund, was launched at Bible House in Wellington on 29th July 2020. 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