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.
“THE AUDIO BIBLE IS ALWAYS WITH ME.”
Gwyn’s* husband passed away after just one year of marriage. Becoming a widow at such a young age was agonizing. “There were no words that could describe my pain at that time,” she recalls. But Gwyn’s husband planted the seed of God’s Word in her heart, even though she was reluctant to trust an unseen God. Her life has been…
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Orphans Transformed by God’s Word
Sahan* coped with the pain in his heart by acting out of bitterness and anger toward others. He has grown up in an orphanage in Sri Lanka, like tens of thousands of other infants and children who have been abandoned over the years due to war, displacement, family conflict, or extreme poverty. “I was addicted to bad habits,” Sahan explains.…
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“If I Didn’t Have a Bible … I Wouldn’t Have Found My Way to Eternal Life.”
Living in rural South Asia, many people like Anika* endure difficult conditions without running water, and one in five experience poverty. Many people are unable to read, and many who can read are unable to access the Scriptures they hope for. Anika prayed every day for God’s blessing and strength, but she could not obtain God’s Word in her small…
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No Longer Forgotten
A field laborer who wakes up at 4 a.m. each morning to provide for her daughter. A rural Sunday school teacher without any Scripture resources. A young child who helps his family scrape together a living on the shores of Dau Tieng Lake. These are just a few of the people in Vietnam who received Scripture thanks to you! Now,…
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“That Bible saved my life.”
There are roughly 100 million people living in Vietnam, and they speak 110 different languages. Bible poverty is a major problem, not only for the poor living in rural communities, but also for those living in larger cities. But a Bible that sat untouched in the home of Trang* and Kim* for a couple of decades was more of a…
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“I always tried to know more about the Bible. But I couldn’t read.”
In Bangladesh, about one out of every four people lives below the poverty line, and in rural areas, around one in three people is unable to read. For people like Anouka* who live in remote areas, buying and reading a Bible is just not a possibility — no matter how much they yearn to engage with God’s Word. “I always…
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