A Little Know Garrett County Tid Bit

Did you know that in the upstairs of the old parsonage at the Zion Lutheran Church in Accident they manufacture Braille Bibles?  I've known this for sometime and did not really take an interest until last night.  My mother-inlaw calls and needs a couple extra hands making Bibles. There are two groups that meet to make two different books of the Bible.  Last night we made 5 copies of the Book of St. John.  Now the interesting part, not only are they in braille but written in Swahili.  So these Bibles that are made in little ole' Accident, MD are sent way off to Africa.  Apparently the Lutheran Braille Workers, Inc. have been making and donating these Bibles since 1949.  There are 7,000 volunteers in the US who produce these braille and large print publication which are then provided free of charge to more than 120 countries in over 30 different languages.  Zion is only 1 of 2 places on the east coast that make these Bibles.  Check out the website for more information www.lbwinc.org.