In early 2016, I had the privilege of visiting Syrian refugees in the Middle East. During my travels, I met countless families who had fled violent unrest in Syria for safer lives in Iraq, Lebanon and Turkey. As I listened to the stories of wounded mothers, fathers, sons and daughters,… Read More
When Idir surveys the rolling hills of Northern Algeria, he admires far more than the natural beauty of his homeland. He admires the bravery of his Christian brothers and sisters in Algeria. “In the early 2000s, Christians here used to meet in hiding—under the trees, in the mountains,” Idir says. Read More
Hundreds of thousands of young people from around the world descended on Krakow, Poland, in July for World Youth Day, an international gathering for Catholic youth. Through “Pilgrimage,” a Bible engagement app that launched at the event, both event attendees and American youth who were unable to travel to Poland… Read More
In November, American Bible Society launched “Strength for the Street,” a Scripture engagement resource for law enforcement officers in Philadelphia. The booklet pairs Scripture passages with testimonies from local police officers, making “Strength for the Streets” a useful resource for police chaplains as they minister within a grueling professional environment. Read More
Ukrainian Bible Society continues to minister to families forced to leave their homes due to the fighting between separatists and pro-government troops in Eastern Ukraine. With support from American Bible Society’s financial partners, Ukrainian Bible Society has distributed Scripture Portions for various age groups, with a special focus on displaced… Read More
A newly published book series titled “Journey of a Military Wife” is designed to help military wives find solid ground in God’s Word during the instability of military life. Written by Brenda Pace and published by American Bible Society’s Armed Services Ministry, each of the series’ four books contains 60… Read More
The Bible Society of Rwanda recently launched an audio version of Bible-based trauma healing in Kinyarwanda, the country’s official language. Many Rwandans in need of spiritual healing live in areas where it’s almost impossible to attend an in-person trauma healing session. Now the trauma healing curriculum—which combines God’s Word with… Read More
A mere three and half years after the translation projects started, the Nsenga and Ila New Testaments officially launched in Zambia in July 2016. Together these two translation projects made God’s Word available in the heart languages of approximately 1 million people. In the past decade, New Testament translation projects… Read More
A mere three and half years after the translation projects started, the Nsenga and Ila New Testaments officially launched in Zambia in July 2016. Together these two translation projects made God’s Word available in the heart languages of approximately 1 million people. In the past decade, New Testament translation projects… Read More
Fourteen-year-old Martha is the woman of the house—if you can call it a house. She lives with her two younger brothers and little sister in a small shack with gaps in the wooden slatted sides and floors made of dirt and rocks. They have no idea where their mom… Read More
