PHILADELPHIA, Penn. – June 23, 2020 – American Bible Society, one of the nation’s most enduring nonprofit organizations, announced today that Robert L. Briggs has been appointed as president and CEO of the 204-year-old Bible ministry. Briggs, who served most recently as interim president and CEO following the retirement of… Read More
Covid-19 has led to the death of hundreds of thousands of people worldwide and has infected millions more. The fear, panic and anxiety this global pandemic has caused will lead to another health crisis, a mental health crisis in the form of depression that should not be ignored. Read More
Natori* was just a small child in Kenya when he was abandoned by his parents. Homeless and alone, he thought he was saved when another woman took him in. But the woman made Natori and other children beg for money on the streets. When this woman was killed, Natori and… Read More
Alima* was born in Mozambique, a place where nearly one in two people are trapped in chronic poverty. Her father passed away when she was young, and her mother struggled to care for Alima and her two brothers. “My mother did everything so that we could have something to eat,”… Read More
The COVID-19 outbreak is not the first time that American Bible Society has been a first responder in a time of crisis. Our financial partners have been answering the call to help those in urgent need since the time of our founding in 1816. From the Civil War to the… Read More
They each arrived at Kenya’s New Hope Orphanage for different reasons. But these five little girls had one thing in common — they needed God’s healing power. Anita, Sharon, Maxine, Faith, and Kelsey* all came to the orphanage because of tragedy, family struggles, or poverty when they were very young,… Read More
Imagine copying the entire Bible . . . by hand! For some Chinese Christians like Yong*, Bibles are very hard to come by. A hand copy was the only way he could imagine having God’s Word for himself. Yong survived the Japanese invasion during World War II and then the… Read More
American Bible Society today announced a new 40-day campaign to support Military Service members and their families with Bible and Scripture resources as the military faces increased mental health challenges and heightened uncertainty amid COVID-19. The God Understands campaign, featuring a suite of free Bible-based trauma healing… Read More
Amadi* was living a miserable life in a small town in Ethiopia. Because of the widespread poverty and lack of opportunity, he saw no other choice but to turn to crime to survive and substance abuse to numb his pain. Soon, Amadi tried to spread his misery to other people… Read More
Eleven-year-old Lana* remembers the day her family fled for their lives. When radical militants invaded her hometown in the Middle East, they had three choices: convert, run, or die. “We had to leave our house and flee,” she recalls. “We left everything — our toys, books, clothes — and we… Read More
