Scripture engagement leads to knowing God—and lives changed forever. Now more than ever, Americans need to know God’s Word and the hope we have in its transformative message. The State of the Bible is a yearly, in-depth study, asking Americans their opinions and practices relating to the Bible, all made possible by generous supporters like you.
These Bible insights can provide critical information and give you direction for your Biblical ministry to help better serve the needs of people in your community.
Linked with God’s Mission
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 called my sister and I to read the Bible together as…
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Conquering Illiteracy with God’s Word
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 his wife he loves her, but if he wants to write…
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Providing Bibles for Hurting People in Vietnam
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 herself in the city.Linh lived away from home for five…
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Spreading the Hope of God’s Word in Togo
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 that can only be found in God’s Word. Yet growing up,…
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Helping Children Find Peace through God’s Word
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, disasters, and large-scale epidemics, along with poverty and abuse, have left…
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Fon Bible Translation Illuminates Hearts in Benin
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 neighbor talked to Gloria about Jesus and she began attending a…
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