In Memoriam

Our mother, Lottie G. Huennekens Given by Travis and Marcella Huennekens My mother, Gretta JacobsGiven by Mrs. Dallene Keller Kathleen A. Johnson Given by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown Martin S. Quigley Given by American Bible Society In memory and gratitude for… Read More

Miao and Later

Col. Jack Graham III pictured, at lower right, at age 4, with his parents Ella and Jack Graham II, and sister Enid, in Miao costumes, South Yunnan Province, China, in 1935. (Photo courtesy of Col. Jack Graham III) Nearly 70 years after being held at an internment camp in… Read More

Words of Jesus for Migrant Workers

Migrant workers in Dubai with Scriptures from the Bible Society in the Gulf. (Photograph Courtesy of the Bible Society in the Gulf ) Prakash wakes up each morning surrounded by sand, heat and a burden of loneliness. A migrant worker in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Prakash lives in… Read More

Haiti Donor Report

Schoolchildren getting drinking water supplied by Water Missions International, funded by ABS. (Photo by Michael Gibeault) Since the earthquake over a year ago, more than 300,000 people in Haiti have perished. But, one survivor after another tells of the miracle of God leading them out of collapsed buildings and… Read More

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… Read More

When Did Publishers Start Printing Red Letter Bibles?

I am doing some research on Bible translations, and I was wondering when publishers started printing “red letter” edition Bibles (Bibles with Jesus's words in red letters). Do you know when and where (and even why) this practice began? — The Rev. Peter Nafzger, Hugo, Minn., by e-mail According… Read More

By the Numbers

Photo courtesy of John Mathews About 800 million people — including 70 percent of Chinese Christians — live in rural areas of China. They have little access to personal Bibles or medical care since distribution centers and medical institutions are concentrated in cities. The program will give 150,000 people… Read More

Worth the Wait

Photo courtesy of John Mathews Certain images from my ministry trip to China have imprinted themselves forever in my memory, reminding me that the Bible is indeed a precious gift. It's the sight of hundreds of Chinese people — young and old — who walked for hours to… Read More

Tears of Joy

A woman weeps after receiving her first Bible during a visit to Shang Dang village church by China's first Bible and medical van. (Photo courtesy of Norwegian Bible Society/Dag Smemo) Mrs. Chen is one of about 300 people who benefited from the debut journey in 2010 of China's first… Read More

Bible Society Requests Prayer

The Bible Society of Egypt's shop in east Alexandria (Photo courtesy of Bible Society of Egypt) “The eyes of the world have been on Egypt, wondering if a very courageous revolt demanding the resignation of the President, reforming the constitution and ending corruption, would possibly succeed,” reported Ramez Atallah,… Read More