When we bought Grace & Truth Books 2 years ago, it was primarily an online store, run out of the former owners' garage. Just a year prior, we had moved to AR from NC, where we'd raised our 9 kids. We didn't know it at the time, but God had a crazy plan to bring a Christian bookstore back to Conway, where the last one had closed some 12 years earlier.

Since we were only an online bookshop and publishing company, when we bought G&TB, we secured a space with a warehouse in Conway's industrial district. We set up shelves to pick our orders from, and when word started getting out that we were here (G&TB has been in business for over 30 years), people wanted to come in and shop. We called it our "industrial-type bookstore." When folks began asking for other things like more Bibles (we'd only ever carried a few), Christian t-shirts, home decor, gifts, and church supplies, we added those as we could.

Now, as I mentioned above, we are not an ordinary Christian bookstore. People ask us why we are in the industrial section—although our location is excellent, right off exit 129 on I-40 (Dave Ward Dr, across from Bargain Brothers). We were first an online retailer and publishing company (we publish about 100 of our own titles). But we also exhibit at homeschool conventions around the country, partner with churches to be the bookstore at their conferences, and most recently, shifted our business model to do book fairs at schools and as fundraisers for other ministries.

Because of all that, we needed office space and a shipping area in addition to retail space. And here we are 2 years later, and we find that we've run out of space in this little shop. Last Saturday for example, we couldn't get down the aisle to help folks. We'd been discussing expanding for some time (our landlord is probably frustrated with us by now for talking it over so many times with him!) and praying regularly about it, and we saw that we finally had to have the faith of a mustard seed and take the plunge. The space next door to us has been open for the two years we've been here—almost like God was keeping it for us!

Real ministry happens in this little shop nearly every day—people are personally helped with whatever they need, and the body of Christ finds gifts and books to encourage others. We supply outreach Bibles and tracts for those who take up the call to evangelize. There's even been counseling, prayer, and tears shed here. No kidding! We strive to be the source for all Conway's (and the surrounding areas') Christian product needs, from Communion supplies to Bibles and Bible studies to greeting cards to devotionals.

But we need your help! We are a small, family-run business, and expanding is no small thing.

If you cannot give financially, would you consider, most importantly, praying for us?

If you are part of the community here, please come and see what we're doing (you may find the book or gift you didn't know you were looking for!).

Nearby churches, we need you! Would you prayerfully consider shopping locally for your church supplies?

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