Gideons International association would be to unite traveling salesmen for evangelism. In July, 1899, Nicholson, Hill, and Will J. Knights met at the YMCA in Janesville. Two of them continued with the distribution of the Bibles. Gideons began distributing free Bibles, the work they are chiefly known for, in 1908, when the first Bibles were placed in the rooms of the Superior Hotel in Superior, Montana. The organization describes its link to the story of Gideon: "Gideon was a man who was willing to do exactly what God wanted him to do, regardless of his own judgment as to the plans or
Healing Rooms Healing Rooms Healing Rooms, officially registered as Healing Rooms Ministries and the Association of Healing Rooms (IAHR) is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Spokane, Washington, United States. While John G. Lake also started a ministry with the same name and in the same city in 1915, the current organization was founded (also phrased in printed materials as "rebirthed" or "reopened") on July 22 of 1999 by Cal Pierce, who was previously involved with Bethel Church in Redding, California. All Healing Rooms locations within the organization agree on a statement of faith and adhere to certain safety, privacy and discretion protocols