Two arced, mirrored towers spear the sky in a triangular shape: Bahrain’s World Trade Center. At night, the sea of ultra-sleek structures and bright city lights bounce off the Persian Gulf—a rainbow of reflections. Not far from modern Manama, however, packed housing units line unlit streets. Here, behind-the-scenes service… Read More

Thanks to your support, a Veteran named Pastor Vargas gives 1,000 Soldiers a Bible of their own each year. Pastor Vargas has served on the Fort Jackson base in South Carolina for more than 23 years, and he partners with American Bible Society’s Armed Services Ministry. Half of the… Read More

You are sitting under a brisk summer sky on a carved wooden stool. Next to you is a modest clay house with a thatched roof. At your feet, the ground rolls away down the hill and into tiered rice paddies and rivers. Bundles of sticks are piled to your… Read More

Elsie Sokol was an impressive woman. Always prim and proper, she exuded charm and acumen. She lived the American dream: starting as a bookkeeper at the Freehold Trust Company and working her way up to the position of President and CEO of Freehold Trust Company and its later expansion… Read More

One of the best ways to grow in your relationship with God is to read His Word each day. Use this guide to read through the Bible this year, asking God to illuminate His truths to you and to help you live for Him. Get your 2020… Read More

Orphans Monique* and Armanie* were born into a difficult life in the Dominican Republic. Living without your parents is bad enough, but it’s hard to imagine that life will improve when you live in a country plagued by violence and unemployment. More than one in five Dominicans live in poverty,… Read More

Romanian children living in rural villages don’t have the same opportunities as children born in the city. In some areas, where 70% of the population lives in poverty, many parents have left in search of work abroad. With few opportunities for a better future, these children are desperate for the… Read More

Finally, the wait is over. The Kikongo speakers in Angola now have a New Testament in a language they can understand and relate to, thanks to the generosity of our partners! The 537,000 people who speak Kikongo recently received the newly translated Kikongo New Testament, and they were thrilled. Manuel,… Read More

At the young age of 6, Julius* was sent away. He was sent outside his village in Ghana to work in harsh conditions as a shepherd. He was often alone and slept outside. At times, he felt completely abandoned, unloved, and forgotten. In a country of extreme poverty, Julius had… Read More

Hannah* will never forget the night of the attack . . . Her family awoke to shouts and gunfire engulfing their town in the Middle East. “While all the gunmen had been screaming and running out of the building, all in one direction, we had been silently praying for God’s… Read More