“Now I read the Bible and sing praises for the Lord!”

Quite often, young people in Cuba have faced many difficulties in their short lives. The small island nation suffers through yearly natural disasters, such as earthquakes and floods, and now shoulders the added strain caused by the pandemic. And because they lack the ability to print Bibles,… Read More

“I did not know Christ.”

May your world never crash down around you the way Hannah’s* did. Hannah’s husband and son died, leaving her as a widowed mother of five. Life was already difficult in her native Angola, where four out of 10 people live in poverty. As a widow, it must have seemed… Read More

“I Never Knew About the Bible”

“I was hurt, sad, confused, hopeless, tired, and felt everyone hated me.” When you learn 15-year-old Mahesh’s* story, you’ll agree that he had every right to feel this way. “My parents abandoned me in a children’s home,” the young man explains. “I failed in tests. I had no friends. Read More

First Scripture In Mwimbi-Muthambi Arrives In Kenya

Mwimbi-Muthambi-speaking Christians are receiving Scripture in their heart language for the first time! Prior to the new translation, speakers of Mwimbi-Muthambi had to read the Bible in other dialects or languages. “This will help people of my age to understand the Word of God better, and we will grow… Read More

“We’ve been in their boots . . .”

At American Bible Society, we want to make sure the ministry you provide to our military is as effective as possible. That’s why three highly experienced colonels oversee this critical work. Colonel Art Pace, Colonel Gordon Groseclose, and Lieutenant Colonel Paul McCullough oversee military programs for our American… Read More

God’s Word for Unreached People

But how can they call to him for help if they have not believed? And how can they believe if they have not heard the message? And how can they hear if the message is not proclaimed? Romans 10:14 GNT Can you imagine your world without… Read More

Staff Spotlight: Amanda Sypherd

This is part of a series of staff spotlights at American Bible Society. We hope you enjoy getting to know our staff members, who are using their gifts to advance the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world. Today, meet Amanda Sypherd, who serves as the Hero… Read More

The unspeakable happened . . .

In the early dawn hours of July 1997, a group of savage paramilitary members surrounded a small, quiet village in Colombia. The horror that happened next was so brutal that the memories still haunt people in the region nearly 25 years later. For five days, the people of… Read More

BIBLE SOCIETIES PROVIDE MIGRANTS WITH THOUSANDS OF BIBLES

For the first time in history, migrants in Russia will be able to receive Scripture from the Bible Society. Thousands of Russian- and Kyrgyz-language Bibles will be shared in Moscow and other cities. Because these Bibles are for migrants in Russia, the books also contain the testimonies of other… Read More