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MUMBAI, India – Lockdowns imposed due to the COVID-19 coronavirus have given a lot of people extra time to fill. One person in India decided to create a handwritten copy of the Bible, using standard letter-sized paper and ballpoint pens.
Rejin Valson, a 28-years-old who attends St. Antony’s Church in North Karamuck – in the Archdiocese of Thrissur in the southern Indian state of Kerala – finished the project after 113 days, from April 1 – July 22. The 73-book Catholic Bible has 2,755 pages, and Valson ended up using 32 ballpoint pens to complete the job. The finished Bible weighs over 30 pounds.
“My wife, Choice, is pregnant with our first child, she is in her seventh month. I wanted to complete this mission before the delivery. I did not do it for publicity. It is for my baby’s good health and I want to be a good father,” Valson told Crux.
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Holy lockdown! Indian man spends COVID-19 crisis making handwritten Bible
Rejin Valson, a 28-years-old who attends St. Antony’s Church in North Karamuck – in the Archdiocese of Thrissur in the southern Indian state of Kerala – finished the project after 113 days, from April 1 – July 22. The 73-book Catholic Bible has 2,755 pages, and Valson ended up using 32 ballpoint pens to complete the job. The finished Bible weighs over 30 pounds.
“My wife, Choice, is pregnant with our first child, she is in her seventh month. I wanted to complete this mission before the delivery. I did not do it for publicity. It is for my baby’s good health and I want to be a good father,” Valson told Crux.
Continued below.
Holy lockdown! Indian man spends COVID-19 crisis making handwritten Bible
