imprisoned and even put to death. The Marxist regime desired to eradicate Christianity from the country. In the midst of this dire persecution, only one thing was most precious to the beleaguered Soviet Christian: the Word of God. Who has not heard of stories of the persecuted Soviet Christians hungering for the written Word! Bibles were copied by hand, and smuggled from one congregation to another. The Scriptures are priceless to the Christian who is oppressed and abused. When hardship occurs, why