Crossway has made an urgent last-minute appeal for financial support in the wake of the company suffering extensive damage from flooding last month.

In a video, Lane Dennis, president and CEO of Crossway, asked donors to help raise $360,000 by the end of the company's 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 are expected to take four to six months, he said.

"I would deeply grateful if you consider making a generous gift at this critical moment," Dennis said in the video posted on Crossway's website. "Our goal is to raise by $360,000 by May 31. I know this is a pretty big goal, but I'm confident that the Lord can help us reach this goal with your help if the Lord should lead you in this way."

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," said Dennis, who previously sent a similar appeal to supporters via email.

"Your willingness to stand with us today will help Crossway recover and carry forward our not-for-profit ministry, and our strategic efforts to reach the world with the gospel and the truth of God's Word."

Visit www.crossway.org/group/support to watch the Crossway video.

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