Give Thanks for God’s Goodness with Psalm 107
As we get closer to Thanksgiving, it’s easy to get distracted by all the good things we have to look forward to: delicious food, friends and family we haven’t seen all year, football games, crisp fall weather.… What’s not to love about this uniquely American holiday? As you anticipate the joy of Thanksgiving, you also have a chance to reflect…
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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alphabet for the Quiché language, which means Quiché children and youth are being taught a different alphabet than the outdated one printed in their Bibles.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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Prayer Request: United Bible Societies’ 2017 Day of Prayer
On May 9, 150 Bible Societies working in more than 200 countries and territories around the world will join in a day of prayer. The annual United Bible Societies’ Day of Prayer is a time to thank God for his provision and to seek his wisdom and guidance in the shared mission of getting his Word into the hands and…
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Pray for Healing and Peace for Syrians
In a recent report from Bible Society of Syria, we heard the story of Bana*, a Syrian woman who was held captive for more than a year by a military group. Armed with a small Bible, she daily prayed Bible verses. After being released she wrote: “Due to my own experience, I started believing so strongly that God would not…
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Prayer Request: Philadelphia Leaders Training to Care for Trauma Victims
Leaders from the Philadelphia area will learn how to care for people hurt by trauma such as abuse, disaster or violence, at a Bible-based trauma healing training in May. In these sessions, participants learn the model for Bible-based trauma healing, explore their own past and need for healing, learn how to lead groups in a participatory way, and develop plans…
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Prayer Request: Bible Translation in Rural China
The church in China continues to grow exponentially, with an estimated 1 million believers joining churches across the country each year. But there are 115 million people in China whose heart language is not Mandarin. Of those, about 77 percent don’t have access to Scripture in their native language. These individuals often live in remote areas and survive on less…
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