It was a day of jubilation for Pere speakers in Cameroon, Africa! The Pere people, who love singing and dancing, recently celebrated receiving a new edition of the Scriptures in their language. “This means everything to the churches in this area,” said Bakari Etienne, a retired Lutheran pastor in the… Read More

At age 23, Abigail* and her husband struggled to provide food and basic necessities for their two small children. The difficulties they faced took a toll on their marriage. But then Abigail received her first Bible in her heart language. “After learning the will of God through His Word, we… Read More

Like one-third of Benin’s population, 10-year-old Claude* and his family live in poverty. They share one bedroom in their small home, and Claude works beside them on the farm — from morning to evening — to help them survive. It’s enough to make him a little angry. Before he became… Read More

The Bible Society in South Sudan has celebrated the translation of the Bible into the Mabaan language for the first time. Despite dangerous conditions and a devastating civil war, the Bible Society staff stayed in the country to continue God’s work. An estimated 88 thousand people speak Mabaan as their… Read More

Over 2,000 years ago, your best gift was delivered. God sent his Son down to earth. God with us. Hope in human form. Heaven revealed. Jesus Christ. Through the testimonies found in Scripture, we can visualize Jesus’s humble beginnings in Bethlehem. We can watch his life’s… Read More

Imagine finally getting a copy of the book that everyone says can change your life. You’re excited, but when you open it, you don’t recognize many of the words. It leaves you frustrated and you quickly close the book and move on to something else. That’s what is… Read More

By the time Gracinda was 21, she was already living apart from her husband in Mozambique. Things were not working out as she had planned. Part of the problem was that her husband was a Christ follower, and she was not. Gracinda didn’t attend church, so she didn’t… Read More

A little girl, unable able to sleep, tip-toes into her parents’ room. In the dark of dawn, she digs for a toe under the blanket and tugs. “Mommy! Is it time for presents?!” Like a child awaiting Christmas morning, we, too, get excited in anticipation of things to… Read More

At age 72, Su Feng* has lived a long, hard life full of poverty and work. Today, she struggles to survive as a widow caring for her 95-year-old mother-in-law. But you would never know the trials she endures from the smile on her face! Su Feng… Read More

Jin* and Lan* are siblings who share a small plot of farmland in China. Both in their 70s, they live on less than $10 a day because they are too old to work. Their modest home contains a few pieces of furniture, some prized possessions … and a coffin. Read More