New Restoring Hope Bible Helps Hurting People Find Healing in Scripture
Many people in our world are traumatized. And those who experience deep suffering because of traumatic experiences often feel hopeless and don’t know where to turn. The Restoring Hope Bible is designed to help traumatized people experience God’s hope and healing amid their suffering. Why A Restoring Hope Bible? For more than two centuries, American Bible Society has been putting…
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State of the Bible 2020
Since 2011, American Bible Society has worked with Barna Group to conduct its annual State of the Bible report. This report examines how adults in the United States relate to the Bible and what difference it is making in their lives. This year, the 10th annual State of the Bible report reveals Scripture engagement amid the Covid-19 outbreak. At the…
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Translating Scripture for Deaf People in Thailand
Imagine you’re the only deaf person in your family. While everyone else talks to one another, you must find other ways to communicate because your family doesn’t understand you. Most deaf people in Thailand are born into an all hearing family. Deaf people most often communicate in sign language. Because most families do not know sign language, they congregate around…
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Praise God! 1.8 Billion Scriptures Distributed in 5 Years
We have exciting news! In the last five years, Bible Societies around the globe have distributed 1.8 billion Scriptures, including more than 180 million full Bibles. That’s approximately a quarter of the world’s population that now has access to Scripture. Praise God! This incredible achievement was done by 150 Bible Societies working in over 240 countries and territories. These Bible…
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Please Pray: New Research on Trauma in America
Sadly, one in five American adults has been victim or witness to events that traumatized them in just the past 10 years. Whether its misogyny, child abuse, gun violence, extreme poverty, racial conflict or the most recent Covid-19 pandemic - these ills often rob people of hope and cause lasting suffering. How can the church respond? A new nationwide study…
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Prayer Update: Faith and Liberty Discovery Center
Thank you for praying for the Faith and Liberty Discovery Center. Because of your prayers, we were able to break ground in November 2018 for the newest attraction coming to Philadelphia’s Independence Mall. We continue to believe God for the opening of the Faith and Liberty Discovery Center, a 51,000 square-foot immersive experience. The Faith and Liberty Discovery Center will…
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Pray for the First Bible in the Lunyala Language
The Banyala ba Ndombi people live on the northern edge of the Kakamega rainforest in Kenya. They are a tight knit community with a population of just over 274,000 people. Once part of another Abanyala community, the Banyala ba Ndombi people migrated eastward, settling in the isolated rainforest region. They now have a distinct culture, and a unique way of…
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