When I started Trace the Living Word, I knew it wasn't just about making books, it was about getting Scripture into people's hands in a way that helps them truly dwell in it.

From the beginning, I made a commitment: for every five books sold, I donate one. But I quickly realized the people I most want to reach those in prisons, rehab centers, and hospitals, often can't receive spiral bound books. To serve them, I need to produce glue bound editions, which requires a special binding machine.

Our current goal is to sell 250 books, 100% of the profit goes toward that equipment. Once we have it, we can begin making books specifically for these forgotten places, places where people have time, and often a deep hunger, to meet God.

I believe there's something powerful about hand tracing Scripture. It slows you down. It asks something of your body, not just your mind. For someone in a prison cell or a hospital bed, that kind of quiet, meditative practice might be exactly what's needed.

This is the work I believe God has called me to. Every book sold brings me closer to reaching someone who might never have the chance otherwise.

If this mission resonates with you, here's how you can help:

Buy a book  for yourself or as a gift

Share this page with anyone who might be moved by this vision

Pray, that these books find their way to the people who need them most

Thank you for being part of this.

Marina