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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Prayer Request: God’s Word for Service Members, Veterans and Military Families
Active duty Service members and veterans often struggle with spiritual and emotional injuries as a result of their service in the military. This can lead to feelings of fear, anger, depression, hopelessness, and grief. Their families have unique struggles as well, from learning to cope with loneliness and extra responsibilities while a loved one is deployed to helping their family…
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Prayer Request: Churches Exploring a New Way to Read Scripture
Reading and studying the Bible is an important part of spiritual growth. Yet many church goers don’t read the Bible on a regular basis. To help change this, we’re partnering with church leaders and Biblica to ignite a renewal of Bible reading in their churches through a program called the Community Bible Experience. The Community Bible Experience takes participants through…
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Prayer Request: Accelerating Bible Translation
Today, many people are still waiting to engage God’s Word in their heart language. That’s why American Bible Society is partnering with local translators and Bible translation agencies to overcome barriers that create delays in Bible translation. Together we can accelerate Bible translation by improving training, technology and processes for translation teams around the world. The result? Bible translations are…
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Prayer Request: First Complete Sign Language Bible
We long for the day when all people will have access to the life-changing message of the Bible in the language of their heart—including the deaf community. That’s why, together with our partners, American Bible Society is supporting the translation of the first-ever complete American Sign Language (ASL) Bible. The Need There are an estimated 70 million deaf people in…
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Prayer Request: Bible-Based Trauma Healing Ministry in the U.S.
Today in the United States, many people suffer the effects of trauma as a result of experiencing or witnessing intense wounds to the body, mind and soul. Whether the trauma is caused by domestic violence, sexual abuse, human trafficking, or addiction, it can leave people with deep heart wounds.But God’s Word brings healing and hope. Bible-based trauma healing uses an…
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Prayer Request: Audio Bible-Based Trauma Healing in the Great Lakes Region of Africa
In the Great Lakes region of Africa, war and violence have dominated the landscape for decades. Many people in this region have endured atrocities and experienced significant trauma.Through Bible-based trauma healing, a ministry supported by American Bible Society’s financial partners, the healing power of God’s Word can help survivors of trauma in countries such as the Democratic Republic of the…
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