Dr. Lamar Vest is the former presiding bishop of the Church of God. Photo by Jon Simon For the Record engages Dr. Lamar Vest, executive vice president for Global Scripture Ministries, in a conversation about his years of service with the American Bible Society and asks what's on… Read More

Lotus Harris was adopted as a baby by a Christian missionary in India. Today, she helps orphaned children in her home country. Photo by Gary Fong She was only days old when her parents abandoned her — an all-too-frequent fate of baby girls in India. It was during… Read More

Rev. Emilio A. Reyes stands with former Yankee Bernie Williams, who was honored for promoting the Bible in Hispanic America. Photo by David Singer The Rev. Emilio A. Reyes is vice president for Hispanic/Latino Ministries at the American Bible Society. Despite his long commute — he travels regularly… Read More

In early October, we were deeply saddened to learn of the murder of one of our beloved colleagues at the Palestinian Bible Society bookshop in Gaza City, Rami Ayyad. Please keep Rami’s widow, Pauline, and their three very young children in your prayers for protection, provision and healing. Later in… Read More

Mrs. Ruth Stafford Peale. Photo courtesy of Guideposts Herbert and Rebecca Beardslee Given by Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Beardslee My sister, Louise Doris Bechlein Given by the trust of Harry E. Bechlein My father Given by Mr. and Mrs. T. Elton Bost Robert T. Read More

Photo courtesy of NASA ”He named the land ‘Earth,’ and the water which had come together he named ‘Sea.’ And God was pleased with what he saw.” Genesis 1.10 (GNT) It was Christmas Eve, 1968. Commander Frank… Read More

Sri Lanka. Photo by Rune Hansen A small group of Bible translators gathers in a remote stone farmhouse, in the deep snow of an Ontario winter. They come from many Native American tribes; some from as far away as the chilly north slopes of Alaska, others from the… Read More

Colonel Cheryl Adams Served in Iraq in 2005 “Reading the Scriptures kept me grounded. I read chapters of Scripture on my lunch break. Sometimes we ate under the table because of incoming RPGs [rocket propelled grenades]. After a close strike, I felt all over my face and head to find… Read More

Lonnie ‘Bo’ Pilgrim (right) receives an award from ABS officer Simon Barnes. Photo by Charlie Krueger Q Conference The Fermi Project is a think tank that looks for ways to engage modern culture with a biblical message. The… Read More

Marsabit, an arid district of Kenya, is home to 90,000 Borana, an ethnic and linguistic minority. Nomadic and facing a lack of services and a harsh climate, the Borana face chronic food shortages and live below the poverty line. Although the Bible was translated into the Borana language in 1995,… Read More