Scripture engagement leads to knowing God—and lives changed forever. Now more than ever, Americans need to know God’s Word and the hope we have in its transformative message. The State of the Bible is a yearly, in-depth study, asking Americans their opinions and practices relating to the Bible, all made possible by generous supporters like you.
These Bible insights can provide critical information and give you direction for your Biblical ministry to help better serve the needs of people in your community.
A child in Paraguay feels God’s love
When Marcel’s* parents separated, the young boy was crushed. His father moved away, leaving Marcel sad and lonely. He began to act out, struggling to make sense of his feelings. “I felt sad all the time,” Marcel remembers. He didn’t know if his father would ever come home again. There are millions of children across the world like Marcel, forced…
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Ukraine: Children’s Bibles heal internally displaced families.
Ukrainian Bible Society continues to minister to families forced to leave their homes due to the fighting between separatists and pro-government troops in Eastern Ukraine. With support from American Bible Society’s financial partners, Ukrainian Bible Society has distributed Scripture Portions for various age groups, with a special focus on displaced children.Deputy General Secretary of Ukrainian Bible Society Anatoliy Raychynets recently…
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Orphans Meet Jesus
Jeremiah was a small boy when his mother died. But he was old enough to feel his heart breaking. “After my mother’s death, nobody loved me,” Jeremiah explains. At first, the devastated child was sent to live with his uncle in a small village in Bangladesh. His house was made of bamboo and hay, and they never seemed to have…
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How an Orphan in Bangladesh Found the Hope She Needed
Johanna, an orphan who lives in a children’s home in Bangladesh, has endured emotional pain her entire life. Mary, who teaches at Johanna’s children’s home, says: “The orphan children have many problems. They cannot grow well” physically or spiritually.Because of the generosity of our financial partners, American Bible Society was able to help nourish these orphans spiritually by bringing Bibles…
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God’s Word Strengthens Boys and Girls Caught in Violence
Little boys love airplanes. Give a boy a paper plane, and he’ll zip it through the air—“Zoom! Zoom!” Hear an airplane overhead, and he’ll point and squeal.To most children, airplanes mean excitement and adventure. But not for hurting Ukrainian children like Sergi*.When 4-year-old Sergi hears an airplane, he falls to the floor in terror. In his world, the sound of…
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Alone on the Streets of Uganda, One Boy Found Healing in God’s Word
Kiho*, a ten-year-old boy from eastern Uganda, sat speechless in a small classroom. Facilitators of a Bible-based trauma healing session—organized for young victims of disaster and abuse—smiled next to him. The facilitators could tell he had something to say. They just didn’t know how to reach him.Eventually, Kiho burst into tears and began sharing his story.More than a decade earlier,…
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