God moves in a mysterious way. If it were not so, faith would be easier, but joy would have no surprise. The founder of the Amos Scripture Care Trust encountered a serious problem in the Church, which was not easy to resolve. He had to make a personal act of repentance before God opened his heart to the answer.
Western society, particularly in Britain, was finding it harder to accept the Word of God, however, credit and loyalty cards were becoming increasingly popular. In 1994 advances in colour technology for home computers and printers were creating opportunities for the Church and the answer was to put Scripture onto similar cards, using a personal computer and a laminating machine.
The cards were distributed in several Edinburgh Churches to gauge the level of interest. The success of this trial was very encouraging.
How the Amos Scripture Care Trust received its name
Society will become barren if it loses interest in God's Word. Can society care; without the knowledge of Scripture to build its care? The motto for the city of Edinburgh is 'Unless the Lord builds this house, the builders work in vain.'
At an early stage of the work with the cards, which had not been given a name, a church in Edinburgh asked the founder to give a talk about them. While preparing for that talk in prayer, the Lord came to him and said, "Look at the grey book in your bookshelf." He took it down from the bookshelf. The book was a memoriam to his Grandfather who had been Minister of North Leith church. It contained the text of a sermon, from Amos, that his grandfather preached on the Sunday before he died.
The founder discovered that, unknown to the Minister or himself, he was giving his talk to North Leith Parish Church on the anniversary of his Grandfather's death. God has a message for us from Amos and it is clear that He wants the Trust to be called 'The Amos Scripture Care Trust.'
