Testify! Our Staff Share Stories of Your Prayers at Work. Here’s Amanda.
In this Testify series, our staff at American Bible Society share the testimonies of people whose lives have been transformed through your prayers. Your prayers enable us, American Bible Society and our global partners, to share the life-changing message of the Bible with people around the world. And God is moving on hearts in miraculous ways! Today, Amanda Sypherd, who…
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Pray for America: 2018 National Day of Prayer
The Pledge of Allegiance celebrates America as “one nation, under God.” While we rejoice in the solidarity and strength we enjoy as a nation, we also acknowledge our history of division. But God can put a divided nation back together again. Taking our nation’s troubles to him in prayer can bring about change and transformation. “If they pray to me…
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Please Pray: Reaching Children in Egypt with God’s Love
He’s big, he’s furry, and children all over Egypt love him. Who is he? A lovable lion named Kingo! This life-sized lion character began as a video series called Kingsley’s Meadows, produced by American Bible Society. The popular children’s series stars a friendly lion named Kingo and his puppet friends, who teach biblical values in a fun and engaging way.…
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Please Pray: Deaf Communities All Over the World Need God’s Word
For 70 million people worldwide, sign language is the first or only language they know. It is the language they use to think in and the one they understand best. It is their heart language. Sign language doesn’t follow the spoken and written language of hearing people. It’s a unique communication system of manual, facial, and body movements, with its…
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Please Pray for the People of Ecuador as they Continue to Rebuild
In April 2016, northern Ecuador was struck by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. More than 650 people were killed and at least 16,600 were injured. Families were stripped of their homes, loved ones, and in many cases, hope. Immediately following the tragedy, United Bible Society in Ecuador provided relief in the form of emergency supplies, hygiene products, and water. But they…
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Pray for Dr. King’s Dream of Racial Justice to be Realized
From a jail cell in Birmingham, Alabama, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote an impassioned 7,000-word letter in response to fellow clergymen who accused his activities as being “unwise and untimely.” What activities? Just four days earlier, King and more than 50 other people led a non-violent demonstration through the streets of Birmingham, protesting the racist treatment suffered by…
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Pray that God will Comfort American Troops and Veterans
While on active duty in Afghanistan, Sgt. Bryan Flanery was critically injured. He suffered two spinal surgeries, a partial hip replacement, shoulder surgery, and a near knee replacement, leaving him feeling hopeless. After a failed suicide attempt, Sgt. Flanery decided to turn to God and the Bible for hope. And God turned his sorrow into joy: “Over the last five…
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