With all his siblings in gangs, it was almost a certainty that Raul*, now 11, would follow in their footsteps. “At 9 years old, I started doing drugs and got into a gang,” Raul says. “I stole. I got into street fights.” After being arrested and sent to a children’s… Read More

Like young people everywhere, Slovenians under the age of 30 prefer God’s Word in the language they speak every day — not the archaic, outdated language found in most Slovenian Bibles. That’s why Slovenian youth and young adults are so excited to receive Life with Jesus, a modern language translation… Read More

On most Saturdays, the parks in Tel Aviv are full of refugees — some of the 37,000 people who fled to Israel to escape the violence in their home countries. Some live in the parks. Most go there to relax. On a recent Saturday, Abdo*, a Sudanese refugee, was in… Read More

The people of Ukraine need God’s Word like never before. For years they’ve lived in danger as an unannounced war rages around them, taking the lives of their family members and friends. As they experience one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, civilians and military personnel alike need… Read More

Sofia* knows what it’s like to struggle. Poverty has spread through her home country of Macedonia since it gained independence almost 30 years ago. In one of the poorest countries in Eastern Europe, it’s often children like Sofia who suffer most. Lack of access to basic necessities, such as food,… Read More

Keilana* has spent her life looking after others. As is common in her Hmong culture, she never went to school — only boys got that opportunity. She instead had to stay home and care for her seven siblings. Her culture celebrates shamanism and ancestor worship, and many believe that sickness… Read More

Ask Freddy* about the worst day of his life, and he’ll tell you it was the day he discovered his daughter was being abused by her uncle. “In that moment, a deep guilt and sadness took over me,” Freddy says. “I felt responsible. I went into a terrible depression and… Read More

Life in Guatemala is hard. Violence is rampant, gangs rule, and domestic abuse is prevalent. For 16-year-old Emely*, life became even harder when she gave birth while still in eighth grade. The baby’s father isn’t a part of their life, and she hasn’t been able to return to school. She… Read More

Most seminary students in China can’t afford resources like commentaries, concordances, and Bibles in the original Greek and Hebrew. It takes most of their money just to pay the tuition bill. The support of American Bible Society’s financial partners is providing these resources to students like Li Qiang*, and they… Read More

Only God knew that Rafi’s* years spent in a Buddhist temple were preparing him for his role as a Bible translator. After living and learning among the monks for 10 years, Rafi is now a Christian who is dedicated to bringing God’s Word to the people of Bangladesh. “My dream… Read More