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Releasing God’s Word
Members of the Chikunda translation team in prayer. The New Testament was released in 2009 and the whole Bible is slated to be finished by 2015. About 145,000 people speak Chikunda in Zimbabwe. (Photo courtesy of the Bible Society of Zimbabwe.)“People are really turning to God,” said Pastor Ikabodi Chinayati, the new General Secretary of the Bible Society of Zimbabwe.…
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Yearning for a New Day
Haitian Children at the Christian Institute, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Photo by Rhoda Gathoga) She's clad in a red and white checked shirt and a navy blue skirt, her hair braided in three ponytails. Her feet sport black shoes and white socks raised to the ankle, and her face and alert eyes convey confidence despite her circumstances. Marie Lunie Laventure, at 9…
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Homeless . . . but not Hopeless
ABS staff Donald Cavanaugh and Delores Burnett flank honoree Edward H. Morgan, Jr., of The Bowery Mission, with ABS staff Emilio A. Reyes and Robert L. Briggs, left to right. Photo by Rebecca Detrick.“The Bowery Mission has a gem in Ed Morgan as their leader. Ed's passion for the Bible and its ability to impact the lives of the beneficiaries…
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Haitians Reach for the Hope of God’s Word
Mie Gisèle Roc sits by the tent that became her home after the earthquake.Scripture: “. . . people need more than food to live — they need every word that the Lord has spoken.” Deuteronomy 8.3b (CEV)On the afternoon of January 12, 52-year-old Haitian Mie Gisèle Roc was watching television at a friend's house. Suddenly, at 4:53 local time, the…
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Mozambique: Life After HIV/AIDS
Rosalina Matola (right) and Rhoda Gathoga, Research Director of Global Scripture Impact.She greets visitors with a wide smile, dancing and joy. Abundant joy.But Rosalina Matola, founder of the Evangelical Church of the Divine Pastorate of Mozambique, also understands pain.“My own father died when I was 3 years old,” Rosalina explains, “so I know what it is to be in need.”…
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Learning Lessons from a Loveable Lion
An egyptian girl smiles as she waits with her friends for the start of the Kingo festival. Photo by Malorie Tull.The Zabbaleen—or garbage collectors—of Mokattam live among trash, the stench of rotting refuse assaulting the nose. Sometimes, the waste piles two to three stories high. Other times, it keeps company with the residents, who number about 40,000. Pigs play in…
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