Joshua Johnson, right, is the winner of the ABS Scripture Song Award for amateur class. Presenting the award is Dr. Joseph Crockett, Special Assistant to the President of ABS. Photo courtesy of GMA Immerse. Something exciting happens when today's top Christian musicians move from song to words, telling of… Read More
Children attending Camp Tecumseh in Hunterdon County, N.J. This fall, just over 1,000 kids came back to school with a very different story about what they did on their summer vacation. Leaving the sweltering streets of New York City, these inner-city children took advantage of scholarships provided by… Read More
In 2008, youth read God’s Word at an event at Iglesia Artigas (Artigas Church) in Asunción, Paraguay. Although its population is one of the smallest in the region, Paraguay has one of the largest populations of young people in South America. Approximately 59 percent of its population is younger… Read More
A girl reads a Children's Bible in the library at a rehabilitation center for children affected by the Chernobyl disaster, in Belarus. Photo: Bible Society of the Republic of Belarus. More than 23 years after the meltdown of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, the people of… Read More
The team of translators working on the Datooga-language Bible is trying to harmonize the different dialects involved in the project for the Bible Society of Tanzania. “I saw another angel. This one was flying across the sky and had the eternal good news to announce to the people… Read More
This summer, the American Bible Society is partnering with Focus on the Family’s Clubhouse, Jr. magazine to encourage young readers to support the Bible cause. Clubhouse, Jr. is a magazine and web site for kids that reinforces traditional values and encourages families to take on activities to support… Read More
The economic recession in the United States has worsened the situation of disadvantaged residents within inner cities. According to Create Now, a nonprofit arts program for disadvantaged youth in Los Angeles, Calif., nearly 1 million children are abused, neglected or abandoned each year in the… Read More
Since its founding in 1816, the American Bible Society (ABS) has consistently supported organizations that promote the life-changing message of the Bible through innovative and meaningful experiences. Today, ABS carries on this tradition through creative collaborations. This summer, the American Bible Society is an official sponsor of IMMERSE, the… Read More
Volunteer and evangelist Reggie Thomas distributes ABS Bibles at the Joplin City Jail. Photo by David Singer. Shelia Smith had been in and out of prisons her whole adult life. And now she was back in, only this time it was by choice; she teamed up with Bill… Read More
Amy Grant and Dr. Liana Lupas. Photo by David Singer. Dr. Liana Lupas, keeper of the largest collection of Bibles in the Western hemisphere, has a contagious appreciation for the American Bible Society’s collection of some 45,000 copies of Bibles and New Testaments. She often has opportunity to share… Read More
