December 1 was World AIDS Day, a day when people renewed their battle against this worldwide scourge. American Bible Society has joined many other Bible Societies in the United Bible Societies fellowship to provide education and assistance to populations hit by HIV/AIDS, like Swaziland’s Bible Society, responding… Read More

This month, ABC Television affiliates began airing a documentary called Hope Rising: Stories of Trauma and Healing, a true account of restored lives in survivors of severe trauma. Follow their stories as these incredible individuals participate in an American Bible Society trauma healing program and encounter the Good News of… Read More

Around the world, accelerated Bible translation is transforming lives and communities. In the U.S., the Bible is working in cities to bring hope and renewal to people of all ages. Download this issue

Théodore Yébovi makes his way to the Bible Society office each day through the winding, dusty streets of Lomé, Togo’s capital city. The journey from his house on the outskirts of the city to the old, cement building in the center of town is 30 kilometers, which he often… Read More

Imagine a world where churches in cities across America engage Scripture with their congregations, who then go out into their communities to feed the hungry, clothe the naked and take care of the sick. And imagine a world where this living out of Scripture transforms the city itself:… Read More

Bill and Lucille Sapp For more than 25 years, Lucille Sapp shared God’s Word with female inmates in the Douglas County Correctional Center in Omaha, Neb. As a member of the Gideons Auxiliary, she would travel 60 miles round trip several times a month to deliver… Read More

BOLIVIA Please pray for the Bolivian population. Most people earn less than $180 per month. Pray also for the completion of the Quechua Bible and that the Word of God will reach special groups, such as victimized women, abandoned children, the elderly, those affected by HIV,… Read More

Verbum Domini II: God’s Word Goes Out to the World is a remarkableBible exhibit that testifies to the power of Scripture and people’s thirst for the Word of God. Launched at Vatican City in early April, the exhibit showcased more than 200 sacred… Read More

Iraq: Helping Persecuted Christians in Iraq Thousands of Iraqi Christians have been driven out of their homes by the Islamic State, formerly known as ISIS. Most have fled with little more than the clothes on their backs. Many have taken refuge in Kurdistan… Read More

ABC Documentary Features Bible-based Trauma Healing Around the world 1 in 7 people suffer the trauma of war, abuse and natural disaster. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the number is even higher. The new documentary Hope Rising: Stories of Trauma and Healing ,… Read More