Crossway has appealed for financial support in the wake of the company suffering extensive damage from flooding last month. The publisher has also asked donors to help raise $360,000 by the end of its fiscal year, May 31, for "priority projects."

Crossway's offices in Wheaton, Ill., incurred substantial flooding, forcing closures April 17-18. About 2 feet of water poured into the publisher's 32 first-floor offices, and repairs and rebuilding will take five to six months, company officials said.

In an email to supporters, Lane Dennis, president and CEO of Crossway, wrote: "As a not-for-profit ministry, Crossway is not only committed to publishing the ESV [English Standard Version] Bible and gospel-centered content, but also to providing God's Word to hundreds of thousands of people overseas, either free or at a substantially reduced cost. Because of the recent flood, however, some of these international ministry efforts are now at risk."

He added that the financial assistance will pay for three areas: damage not covered by insurance; installation of new safeguards to flood-proof Crossway's building; and "crucial Bible ministry projects."

"Your support will make it possible especially for us to continue moving forward with the following priority projects: translation costs for the ESV Chinese Study Bible, to be published in mainland China; printing costs for 60,000 copies of the Chinese-English ESV bilingual Bible, also for publication and distribution in mainland China; completion and global distribution of the ESV Gospel Transformation Bible this fall; development of the Knowing the Bible studies, to be offered free digitally worldwide," Dennis said.

"Though we don't know exactly how the Lord will use these events for His kingdom and for His glory, we are confident in His grace and mercy and in His gracious provision for the work He has called us to do—trusting His words in Isaiah 43:2: 'When you pass through the waters, I will be with you.' "

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