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# Book Aid Charitable Trust

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- [Blog](https://book-aid.org/blog/)
- [Saturday Sale!](https://book-aid.org/2023/03/21/saturday-sale/) - We'd love to have you! There is a train strike that day, but the DLR will still run to Lewisham, where you can take a bus a short distance to us! The 25% applies up to book purchases up to £100 pounds apart from our rare books selection in our back room. We've brought up
- [Book Aid Featured in the Stone Chapel Podcast](https://book-aid.org/2022/07/19/book-aid-featured-in-the-stone-chapel-podcast/) - Last week Book Aid Charitable Trust was pleased to welcome Dr David Capes, Director of the Lanier Theological Library in Houston, Texas. David interviewed Christine Pulsford (Book Aid's Director) and Rob Bradshaw (one of the Trustees) about Book Aid's ministry. This is now available as part of the Stone Chapel Podcast series. You can listen
- [Two Containers Shipped in One Week!](https://book-aid.org/2020/03/18/two-containers-shipped-in-one-week/) - That’s about 200,000 books sharing the gospel eagerly awaited.
- [Book Aid Container finally arrives in Mombasa!](https://book-aid.org/2021/09/23/book-aid-container-finally-arrives-in-mombasa/) - More than a month later than expected and the container has arrived! Our partner writes that it was delivered at 8pm and the COVID curfew starts at 10pm. Thankfully the team unloaded it box by box in one hour. Thank you for your prayers.
- [Book Aid to Sell Books on Instagram](https://book-aid.org/2019/05/29/book-aid-to-sell-books-on-instagram/) - Book Aid has always sold books, that are not required overseas, in its bookshops and more recently on-line via Amazon.co.uk and the Advanced Book Exchange. The money raised is used to cover the cost of transporting, sorting and packing those books that are sent overseas to Book Aid’s container partners. In order to reach a larger market Book
- [Book Aid Winter 2014-15 News Update](https://book-aid.org/2015/01/06/book-aid-winter-2014-15-news-update/) - Book Aid continues to reach areas of literature need across the world. In 2014 seven container loads (nearly 3/4 of a million books) were shipped to Africa and India. You might think that would leave us short of books. Not so! That is the one thing we are not short and we have calls daily for books
- [Bob Hiley Retires as Director of Book Aid](https://book-aid.org/2015/03/31/bob-hiley-retires-as-director-of-book-aid/) - After twenty-seven years of founding and leading the Book Aid ministry Bob Hiley is standing down from leadership. Well known for his vision, energy and pioneering spirit he will be greatly missed. His legacy of over 300 containers of Christian literature sent by Book Aid to places of need across the world is evidence of God’s
- [Urgent Appeal for Bibles from Italy](https://book-aid.org/2015/05/18/urgent-appeal-for-bibles-from-italy/) - Many thousands of English-speaking Africans cross over the sea from Africa to Europe (see this BBC report). Sadly, many are lost at sea and do not reach their intended destination. Others do reach Italy and are stranded without help from the government. Local believers are doing what they can, but have run out of Bibles in
- [Increasing Demand for Theology Books](https://book-aid.org/2015/06/24/increasing-demand-for-theology-books/) - Book Aid is seeing an increasing demand for books on theology from its partners overseas. In some countries, such as Kenya, the Government is insisting that in order to run a church ministers must now obtain a recognised qualification in theology. It is very likely that this trend will continue and be applied in other countries.
- [Book Aid Supplies Study Books for Bible College Library in Pakistan](https://book-aid.org/2016/06/16/book-aid-supplies-study-books-for-bible-college-library-in-pakistan/) - The Vice Principal of Full Gospel Assemblies Bible College Lahore, Tariq Warsi, speaks of the need for academic books for their small library. Book Aid was pleased to be able to assist the College.
- [Bob & Ada Hiley Receive Lifetime Achievement Award](https://book-aid.org/2015/11/09/bob-ada-hiley-receive-lifetime-achievement-award/) - At the 2015 Christian Resources Together (CRT) retreat in September this year Bob and Ada Hiley were privileged to be presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of their many years of serving God through Christian Literature. Bob & Ada Hiley Receive Lifetime Achievement Award The award was presented to them at the Book Aid Head
- [More Bibles, Please!](https://book-aid.org/2016/01/29/more-bibles-please/) - Early this morning we shipped a container to Zimbabwe (see photo taken by the truck driver) which included 76 boxes of Bibles on board along with many more boxes of books. Last year we sent them 92 boxes of Bibles and we hope they won’t be too disappointed! Book Aid is experiencing an unprecedented request
- [Release of Zimbabwe Container](https://book-aid.org/2017/01/31/release-of-zimbabwe-container/) - One year after the container was dispatched to Zimbabwe full of books it has finally been released! When it arrived at Harare last year it was impounded out of the blue and a tax of 40% and $1 per kilo had been imposed. We and our container partners have spent a year praying for its
- [Book Aid Announces Death of Ada Hiley](https://book-aid.org/2017/09/04/book-aid-announces-death-of-ada-hiley/) - It is with enormous sadness that Book Aid has to announce the death of Ada Hiley on Saturday 2nd September. Many will know that Ada was the co-founder of Book Aid, along with her husband Bob and she worked tirelessly and wholeheartedly for the Lord setting up and running the Book Aid bookshop here in
- [Theological Journals for Bible Colleges](https://book-aid.org/2017/12/09/theological-journals-for-bible-colleges/) - Book Aid has been asked to provide theology journals for Bible Colleges in Europe and West Africa. If you have sets or individual journals you would like to donate, we would be most grateful to receive them. Please let us know in advance by emailing office@book-aid.org so that we can check if they are on the “wants
- [Book Aid is Back at the Christian Resources Exhibition!](https://book-aid.org/2018/10/11/book-aid-is-back-at-the-christian-resources-exhibition/) - It’s been a few years since Book Aid was able to get a van near to CRE’s site in London, but now that CRE is back at Sandown Park the Book Aid van will be there 16th-18th October 2018. We’ve been allocated space is on the ‘yellow brick ‘ outside the main entrance. Book Aid team
- [Bob Hiley (1930-2019)](https://book-aid.org/2019/02/26/bob-hiley-1930-2019/) - Bob Hiley, the founder of Book Aid went to be with the Lord in the early hours of the morning of 18th February. Bob (and Ada who died 18 months ago) was in Christian Literature ministry for over 60 years – 30 with CLC and 30 with Book Aid. Bob came to faith on board ship serving in the

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- [Welcome to Book Aid Charitable Trust](https://book-aid.org/) - We have moved to our new home in Saxilby, near Lincoln.For updates, follow us on Facebook About Us For the last thirty-nine years, we have been collecting books from our supporters throughout the UK to supply Bibles and Christian literature to our partners living in areas of the world where books are wanted but not
- [Work With Us](https://book-aid.org/workwithus/) - Current Volunteer Opportunities - Warehouse - Unpack, sort and package received donated books (in any of our locations) - Bookshop - Organize books, provide customer service, assist book sales (in any of our locations) - Collection - If your location does not have a designated collection point for book drop-offs, provide a safe place for
- [Give](https://book-aid.org/give/) - Click here to give Your gift will help support the cost of shipping books internationally, which has become increasingly expensive. In addition, we have a never-ending list of ideas and plans for ways we can further partner with our global friends, and your support allows for these visions to become reality! Click here to learn
- [Templepatrick Bookshop](https://book-aid.org/london-store-2/) - Welcome to our shop in Templepatrick! Opening hours:Mondays 10am-4pmWednesday 11am-4pmSaturdays by appointment 44 Rickamore Road UpperBallyclareTemplepatrickCo. AntrimN. Ireland BT39 0JE Contact: Pauline BellinghamPhone: 0289 099 2316Email: bookaid.templepatrick@gmail.comni@book-aid.org Cash/Cheques only Below you will find a gallery of our shop! Search Search
- [Lincoln Bookshop](https://book-aid.org/lincoln-bookstore/) - Our bookshop in Lincoln is COMING SOON To find out where your local collection point is, please email:collectionpoints@book-aid.org thank you Search Search
- [Contact](https://book-aid.org/contact/) - Get in touch Book Aid Charitable TrustUnit 10, Stirlin CourtSaxilby Enterprise ParkSkellingthorpe RoadSaxilby, LincolnLN1 2LR office@book-aid.org01522 712 700 Facebook Twitter Instagram Search Search
- [Shop](https://book-aid.org/shop/) - Come and visit a bookshop in personor shop online The income from these bookshops funds our shipping and admin costs so we can continue sending books to where they are desired around the world. Come and find a comfy corner, a cup of tea and get lost in our range of books! In our bookshops
- [Donate Books](https://book-aid.org/book-collection/) - Donate your books through a collection point near you We have collection points all over the United Kingdom! How to Donate Please email us at collectionpoints@book-aid.org for the address of your nearest collector. Remember to include your post code in the email. We will respond, letting you know where to deliver your books. See below
- [Barnard Castle Bookshop](https://book-aid.org/london-store-2-2/) - Welcome to our shop in Barnard Castle! Opening hours: 11am-3pm, Mon-Sat * 10 GalgateBarnard CastleCo. DurhamDL12 8BG what3words: ///improvise.roofer.treaty Phone: 01833 630209 Cash/Cheques/Cards Below you will find a gallery of our shop! Search Search
- [Shop Online](https://book-aid.org/london-store-3/) - Thousands of Book Aid's books are available online on Amazon and ABE! SHOP ON AMAZON SHOP ON ABE Search Search
- [Our Story](https://book-aid.org/our-story/) - In 1988, after many years of working and travelling the world with the CLC and WEC, Bob and Ada Hiley began to dream about creating a ministry which would provide Bibles and Christian literature to people who struggled to find access to such resources due to political instability and foreign currency restrictions. They began to

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