Remembering his childhood in the mountainous regions of North Vietnam, Bao* knows that God has long had His hand on his life. God protected Bao as a child, kept him safe as he grew up, and later gave him a vision that he would serve God. It started when Bao… Read More

Marie Laure* is a church leader in Uganda. She spends her days helping some of the country’s 1.2 million refugees adjust to their new lives. Many are scarred by the violence that forced them to flee their homes. Marie does her best to help them acclimate, but it’s never… Read More

Like many people in Togo, Gbati can’t read the language he speaks at home. Schools teach just two of the 40 languages spoken in his country. His mother tongue, N’tcham, isn’t one of them. This leaves Gbati and 190,000 other N’tcham speakers illiterate in their preferred language. Gbati can tell… Read More

Seventeen-year-old Bryan grew up in a Christian family in Guatemala. But it was a Bible he received that helped him make his family’s faith his own. “We served God, we worshipped Him, and every day we lived preaching our testimony, but it was not until November 27, 2018 that God… Read More

Komi lives in Warrangni, a rural farming community in Togo, a small country in West Africa. It is one of the world’s poorest countries, with four out of five people struggling to survive on less than $2 a day. Many people in Togo, like Komi, are desperate for the hope… Read More

When she was just 10, Linh* and her mother fled their home to escape Linh’s abusive father. They sold books on the street to survive. But when Linh’s mother realized she was pregnant, she returned home. Not wanting to relive the violence of her youth, Linh decided to fend for… Read More

Like many in her nation, Gloria*, who lives in a small mud hut, knew poverty all too well. At the age of 35, she also knew heartache. All three of her children died. She says, “My life was miserable indeed! We were living under the domination of Satan.” Gratefully, a… Read More

Alex* grew up in one of the most severely damaged towns in Eastern Ukraine — a place ravaged by violence and war. When the fighting reached their hometown, Alex and his family had to flee with no belongings — just the clothes on their backs. Alex is not alone. Wars,… Read More

Representatives of American Bible Society are rejoicing over a new openness and support for Bible work in the Muslim-majority nation of Uzbekistan. The country once known for its religious restrictions in Central Asia is now seen as a model for other former Soviet nations. The government’s participation in… Read More

Little Gabby tip-toes up the stairs. She can barely reach the handle to her grandparents’ bedroom door, but her sticky fingers still twist the doorknob with all their might. She peeks inside and discovers just what she was hoping to see: her grandfather, Anthony, sitting in his big black… Read More