GLOBAL MINISTRY UPDATES

NEW BIBLE TRANSLATIONS FOR PEOPLE IN AFGHANISTAN —   In March, the first translation of the New Testament in Afghan Pashto was completed, in addition to a revised translation of the New Testament in Dari and portions of the Bible translated in Hazaragi. More than 40 different languages… Read More

“EVERY DAY, THE BIBLE HELPS ME CHANGE . . .”

From 15 to 71 years old, Rafael* spent his life “lost in alcohol.” Growing up in poverty, in a family of alcoholics, he had lost hope of ever breaking free. Day after day, he was drunk and, as he says, “out of my senses.” Though Rafael had no relationship with… Read More

“I WAS THE HAPPIEST MAN ON EARTH.”

In remote desert regions of the Middle East, Telgu men like Krish* and Arjun* labor in the fields 12 hours a day, 365 days a year. They work far from their families in India so they can earn enough money to send home. Krish describes the joy he experienced when… Read More

“JOY HAS ENGULFED MY FAMILY AND I DON’T WEEP AS MUCH.”

In the rural region of Zimbabwe where Malaika* lives, extreme poverty is common. When her husband passed away, Malaika was left with nothing, forcing her to find employment to keep her children fed, clothed, and enrolled in school. Malaika began selling some of her garden vegetables at the local street… Read More

“I REALLY NEEDED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT JESUS.”

Throughout the Amazon River region, dozens of smaller rivers and streams can be found supporting tens of thousands of remote communities. Many of these people live in deep poverty. They are isolated from the outside world and from other tribes. As you can imagine, the arrival of a Bible Society… Read More

“I LONGED FOR MY OWN BIBLE.”

Lihua* grew up extremely poor in her family’s small ancestral home, where she helps farm the rocky, mountainous terrain. As an adult, she was often plagued by anxiety and even consulted fortune tellers in search of relief, but she found none. Eventually, Lihua became ensnared in one of the many… Read More

GLOBAL MINISTRY UPDATES

THE DIGITAL BIBLE LIBRARY REACHES EXTRAORDINARY MILESTONE — The Digital Bible Library® (https://library.bible/ ) is a centralized Bible archive and distribution platform, offering thousands of Bibles in a multitude of languages. This year, 350 new texts were added, surpassing the milestone of 3,500 texts in… Read More

“WE USED TO CONSULT WITCH DOCTORS…”

Laurena* was raised in a Christian home in Central Africa. However, like others in her region who do not have access to Bibles, her family often mixed elements of Christianity with local cultural beliefs. Laurena had frequent nightmares as a child and explains, “We used to consult witch doctors because… Read More

“THIS BIBLE, TO ME, IS A PRECIOUS TREASURE.”

With a bright smile and her new Bible in hand, Samara* announced, “I decided to follow Jesus!” At 16 years old, Samara had never owned a Bible before. Thanks to partners like you, that changed the day she attended an evangelistic outreach near her town in Central Africa. She… Read More