Christians in Cuba received more than 83,000 Bibles earlier this month from the International Missions Board.

The Bibles come at a time of growth in the evangelical church in Cuba.

The Baptist Convention in Cuba is distributing the Bibles to believers in more than 1,000 churches all over the island.

Bibles have not been sold in Cuban bookstores for more than 50 years. The only place people can get one is at a church.

Churches have relied on Bible donations, which have had a hard time keeping up with the growing number of belivers in the past few years.