A co-operation agreement with the Tanzania SDA Church had been worked out to organize the book distribution and selling during five years. This program has continually grown and has become one of our major outreach programs. Kibidula operated up to 22 bookstores all over Tanzania where devoted workers used to sell books (Swahili and English) to the colporteurs and church members.

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This period came to an end in 2010, and we have now become a wholesaler to the official Book distribution system of the Church (HHES Tanzania). At the same time we closed our own distribution network. This new procedure will assure that our books will be available to all 1800 Literature Evangelists in the country, as HHES is operating many more depositories than we would have been able to operate ourselves.

In the year 2010, we were blessed to be able to print 155,000 books in Swahili! If you stack all those books on top of each other, you will get a “mountain” of 1580 meters (5184 feet). Quite impressive! The highlight was to see the book “Gifted Hands” by Dr. Ben Carson to be published for the first time in Swahili!

Kibidula is also expanding its sales outside of Tanzania: We have established contacts with HHES Kenya, and sent a first batch of books to them early in 2011. We also sent a shipment of books to DR Congo, hoping that the Publishing Work will pick up there as well. People are eager to learn more about the gospel and health related topics. Books are highly valued and are one of the most effective ways to pass on the Gospel truth.

In January 2011 our translator and editor was called by Tanzania Adventist Publishing House to serve as their Chief Editor. The position is now vacant at Kibidula and we hope that we can find a new editor soon, who can help us to provide more Swahili books!

Publishing Director: Irma Bauder
e-mail address: irma.kibidula (at) gmail (dot) com