Manna Publications Bible teaching commentaries were written by Fred Morris in the period 1990 to 2015 after he retired from missionary work. They are based on his perceived need of Bible teaching books written in easy English when he was a missionary in Africa and Asia. Manna Publications is a not-for-profit organisation. In 2000, Fred established Manna Publications in the UK where editorial skills exist in easy English. We are affiliated to Avail UK www.availmission.com (charity registration 1017386) and support the Evangelical Alliance statement of faith www.eauk.org. Since the year 2000, God has enabled Manna Publications to support the printing and distribution of nearly 700,000 Manna Bible teaching studies in over forty countries and more than forty languages, by printing typically five hundred copies at a time at points of greatest need.

Fred Morris (1924 - 2018) visited Japan at the end of World War Two whilst in the Royal Australian Navy and experienced a love for the Japanese. “I knew they needed God just as we [all] do. All are sinners and need to be saved by the blood of Jesus.” Later, he met his future wife Lorna - also Australian - and together they settled in Japan to help establish a Christian church and local Christian bookshop. Over the next fifty years, God expanded their ministry as missionaries across Asia and Africa and eventually in Jamaica, where Fred began a Christian literature ministry with Christian Literature Crusade before retiring to the USA. In 1990, he began to write his Manna Publications Bible teaching commentaries for translation, self-publishing and self-teaching projects overseas. See Fred's life story.

Author Fred Morris used his Bible teaching notes from his missionary days to provide small, easy-to-read studies called ‘Manna Publications Bible teaching commentaries in worldwide easy English’. Typically, these were forty pages long and intended for self-teaching purposes. We also supply large-print versions (A4) which are useful for reading on-screen or on mobile phones. They quote from the NIrV Bible and give Fred's understanding and application of God's truth for today. They include questions for further study and topics for personal meditation. See our sample pages. Many of Fred's Bible teaching books are now available for free downloading to read or print or translate from this website. Find the English Bible commentaries Here; the Portuguese Bible commentaries Here; the French Bible commentaries Here and the Spanish Bible commentaries Here.

Fred Morris did not print his Manna Publications Bible teaching studies in the USA then mail them overseas. Instead, he created good quality print masters at home and mailed them overseas in cardboard tubes to his known and trusted Christian contacts to print them locally at the point of need, typically five hundred copies at a time. The books are now checked in the UK for easy English then translated into other languages. These days, the print masters are sent overseas electronically by email in PDF format, together with the funding for initial print runs or for translation into local langauges. See the full list of countries and languages here. See also the photo of our print shop in Africa Here.

Manna Publications supporters in the UK and USA fund initial printings of the Manna Bible teaching studies in each country. This happens after the overseas publisher or distributor and a local printer's quotation has been approved. The publisher is then sent electronically the money for printing, along with a print master in PDF format for printing low-cost versions - in black ink only, using coloured paper covers. See this photo of books printed in the Democratic Republic of Congo Here. The money from selling books at affordable prices helps to fund the travel expenses of the distributors. Any money left over is used for the next print run and can be subsidised by the Manna Publications organisation or overseas churches and missions if needed.

Manna Publications Bible teaching courses and commentaries are used by church pastors and members for self-teaching or for teaching in small groups, using Bibles if available. They are used in youth and adult Sunday Schools. They are also suitable for new believers and all who wish to know more about the Christian faith. The easy English text is useful for adults with learning difficulties or limited reading skills. They are often passed on to family members and are also used in schools, colleges and prisons. Read our "More about Manna" article showing Manna aims and methods for printing and distributing Bible teaching books overseas at the point of need. They are also available in large print and produced in Braille in Malawi and in the UK.

Manna Publications Bible teaching studies can be distributed by any approved publisher or distributor who seeks to serve their Lord Jesus in spreading the good news and extending God's Kingdom on earth. This can be achieved in rural churches or home groups in cities and towns. Distributors are unpaid volunteers who are appointed by Manna publishers to arrange distribution of books and collection of sales money and account for their expenses. Distributors often attend church conferences and set up a table-top bookstall. They sometimes gain access to schools, colleges, prisons and hospitals. See this photo of a table-top book sale in Malawi.

Translation of Manna Publications Bible teaching commentaries are normally arranged by approved Manna Publications publishers in the country of need. They request the latest Manna Publications translator's word-processed file (in easy English or français courant) from Manna UK along with the translation instructions. You can see an example of such a file here: Revelation Chapters 1 to 3. A qualified person must separately proof-read the translation before returning the file by email to Manna UK for make-up as a new Manna Publications Bible teaching commentary.

MissionAssist (missionassist.org.uk) provide make-up facilities for Manna Publications Bible teaching books in the UK. Currently, we have twenty-two easy English Bible teaching commentaries translated into over forty languages with customised covers for use in more than forty countries. It is normal to add a map on the front cover showing the country and place of printing before sending out the print master PDF file to print at the point of need. See some ready-to-print PDF samples of a Manna Publications Bible teaching book (two A5 pages on an A4 sheet) here: Ruth & Hannah for D.R. Congo in the Kisongye language. See which countries and languages are available: here .

You may download the printer's files to print our A5 (or half-letter) books at home. Alternatively, you may wish to read our full colour Manna Publications Bible teaching books online. They are available in English Here; in French Here; in Spanish Here or in Portuguese Here. They may all be downloaded free of charge to electronic devices. These same downloads may also be used for printing in large print onto A4 (or letter-size) sheets. You may also wish to try the new Bite-size Manna EASY READ English Bible teaching booklets.

• All Manna Bible teaching commentaries were written by ex-missionary Fred Morris who was familiar with local needs in various locations across Africa and Asia. He had the educational abilities and needs of the end readers very much in mind. The books are self-teaching. Read the testimonies from users Here.

• All Manna Publications Bible teaching commentaries are edited in the UK by an editorial team with many years of experience in the use of easy English in Christian literature at home and overseas. They remove Western jargon and culture, explain theological words, and avoid 'Prosperity' and 'Replacement' theology. They ensure that the writings are relevant to believers in the one true God Almighty, including Jewish and Muslim believers. They are also helpful for others of little or no religious faith. The team uses the Holy Bible New International Readers Version in easy English. You can view this online at: NIrV Bible.

• Because the English is easy to read and understand, they are quickly and more accurately translated, without error, into local languages - over forty to date - as well as other European languages. There are over twenty different titles to date. Learning to read easy English is also useful in commerce and career development as well as teaching and administration in Christian missions and ministries.

• The printing of Manna Publications Bible teaching studies only at the point of need is almost unique and provides employment for local people in Africa and Asia and work experience in publishing, printing, selling and distributing plus accountability for funding and sales money. (We never print our commentaries in the UK or USA to send overseas.) This in turn enables churches and missions to set up small publishing ministries in the areas they operate with affordable sales money helping to print more titles, supported by subsidies from Manna UK, Manna USA or local missions when available.

Offers of support from volunteers in the UK, USA and Europe or from volunteer publishers and distributors in Asia, Africa and the American continent can contact us here.

Churches, missions and individuals worldwide have permission to download and print one or more copies of Manna Bible teaching studies from this website using Format 1 for printing in the following languages:

• English books: Here;
• French books: Here;
• Spanish books: Here using Size 1 or 2 OR
• Portuguese books: Here.

Alternatively, you can translate and make up your own teaching books using part or all of the English or French text from Format 2, ensuring that the Manna Publications copyright information appears in your literature and it conforms to our Terms & Conditions.

Please contact us here to explain what you want to do. We will then reply with further instructions and tell you how we can help you publish Manna Bible teaching booklets and commentaries in your own language (as well as in worldwide easy English).