The Idea
It starts with a Bible
There are Bibles sitting on bookshelves, in cupboards, storerooms, churches, offices and homes that are no longer being used.
At the same time, there are people looking for a Bible of their own.
mustardSEEDventures exists to help connect those two things.
We collect donated Bibles and other Christian resources, make them available to people who are looking for them, and create a community around the simple idea that resources should be shared rather than wasted.
More than books
From a Bible to a community
The vision is bigger than collecting books.
We are working towards a physical community hub where donated resources can be received, sorted and stored - but also where people can meet, read, have a coffee, browse books and DVDs, exchange ideas and simply spend time together. To make that possible, we need more than Bibles.
We need people, businesses, transport, storage, equipment, furniture, technology, skills and practical support.
Every contribution helps build the network for something bigger.
Businesses can join
Your business can help make the seed grow
Not every business has Bibles to donate. That's okay. Businesses can support the initiative by donating goods, providing services, helping with transport or contributing towards the development of the community hub.
There is also another possibility: barter.
Participating businesses can provide Bibles or other resources to us and receive agreed business services in return - such as consulting, website development, hosting or other professional services.
It creates a different kind of exchange:
resources for resources, skills for skills, and business for community.
Where we're going
Start local while Growing organically.
The initial mustardSEEDventures hub is planned around Benoni, Gauteng, with the possibility of satellite locations in KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Cape as the initiative develops.
We don't want to build something enormous before there is a community to support it.
We want to start with what is available, work with people who believe in the idea, and let the initiative grow organically.
Have a Bible to give? Looking for one? Have a business that could help?
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