<diacritize> Rene Mica , who has been in the pioneer service for over 40 years in Europe and in North Africa , states : Since 1950 it has been my goal to read the Bible in its entirety every year , something that I have now done 49 times . <yor>René Mica , who has been in the pioneer service for over 40 years in Europe and in North Africa , states : Since 1950 it has been my goal to read the Bible in its entirety every year , something that I have now done 49 times . 