Finding Peace Amid the Storm: Start the “Praying through Anxiety” YouVersion Plan
Anxiety can be an unwelcome companion that sneaks into our lives when we least expect it. The unwanted cloud of anxiety affects millions of people worldwide—regardless of age, background, or circumstances. Anxiety can be triggered by work stress, relationships, health concerns, and uncertainties of life. Its grip can be suffocating, leaving us feeling helpless and overwhelmed. But here’s the good…
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Pray for YouVersion’s Bible App to Spark Increased Bible Reading in Churches
Imagine you’re sitting in a church service. The pastor approaches the pulpit and says, “Please take out your phones.” Confused, you think, Aren’t cell phones forbidden in church? Not anymore. More and more churches are turning to technology—including smartphones—to inspire daily Bible reading habits in churchgoers. YouVersion designed a free Bible App to help people fully engage with the Bible,…
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Pray for Catholic Families to be Strengthened by Scripture
In 2007, Luis, his wife, and his 5-year-old daughter Mariah moved from Bogota, Colombia, to Brooklyn, New York, in pursuit of a better life. A devout Catholic family, the Arroyos regularly attend Sunday mass and follow the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. But recently, Luis began to notice that Mariah, who is now 15, seemed less interested in attending…
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Prayer Request: Reaching Youth in Serbia with the Bible
In a recent trip to Serbia, Marco Herrera, Managing Director of American Bible Society’s Mission Global team wrote: “I visited an Orthodox church where 70 young people from the community meet every week for a time of Bible reading. Christian leaders from the Catholic, Orthodox and Evangelical churches facilitate these Bible study groups. These youngsters come from different family, social,…
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Pray for Emotional and Spiritual Healing for Exiled Women in Ghana
In remote communities in Ghana, a 150-year-old tradition allows women falsely accused of witchcraft to be exiled from their homes and sent to “women’s camps” in the northern part of the country. Already suffering the trauma of being torn from their families, these women are then forced to live in overcrowded mud houses and are often beaten. But many women…
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Pray for a New Bible for Young Quiché Speakers
Young Quiché speakers in Guatemala cannot read their Bibles. Why? Mayan Languages Academy in Guatemala recently created a new alphabet for the Quiché language, which means Quiché children and youth are being taught a different alphabet than the outdated one printed in their Bibles. Manuela Cotiy Suy, a young Quiché speaker said, “Now I cannot read the Bible because there…
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Pray for Bible-Based Trauma Healing Ministry Leaders
As an international church leader and the wife of a pastor, Laura Burgueño had seen firsthand the deep wounds and pain of many Latino churchgoers. But Laura had no background in counseling and did not know how to address these experiences. Then she came across a magazine advertisement for American Bible Society’s Bible-based trauma healing ministry, which uses God’s Word…
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