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Pray Around the World
Bible Societies around the world are helping to spread God's message of hope and love with those who need it most. Here are prayer requests from a select group of Bible Societies that ask you to lift them up in prayer. CyprusPraise God that we, the Bible Society in Cyprus, continue to bring the Word of God to the many…
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AzerbaijanGive thanks for the work translating the Bible into Azeri, Talish and Udi. Ask that God will bless these projects and that they will have an impact on many people. Praise him, too, for opportunities to publish, distribute and proclaim his Word. Pray for his protection and guidance, for future mission opportunities and for his blessing on all aspects of…
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GreeceWe thank God that, despite the difficult economic situation, the distribution of the Word of God by all churches continues smoothly. We thank him, too, that the Greek New Testament on CD had a warm welcome. We pray that we may continue to be partners with all Churches in their efforts to help people know God by his written Word.Holy…
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A student at el Bethel Yagma School in Burkina Faso is holding the illustrated Ma Première Bible. (Photo by Joyce Van De Veen.)Benin Thank God for his grace in granting peace for our country and The Bible Society of Benin. Thank him, too, for our good relations with the churches and for our translation, literacy, distribution, fundraising and Faith Comes…
READ MORENational Prayer Breakfast
In February, American Bible Society participated in the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. A chief focus was seeking to raise awareness of She's My Sister™ — an ABS initiative that responds to the vicious acts of war that have left women broken and children orphaned in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The general secretaries of the Bible…
READ MOREChristians in Garbage City Fall Victim to Egypt’s Instability
Political and religious tension is at an all-time high in areas of Egypt's Garbage City. Photo by Malorie Tull Violence between Christians and Muslims erupted in the shanty town in Manshiyit el Nasr in Cairo, also known as Mokattam Garbage Village. Ten have died, nine of them young Christians and one a Muslim who lives in the village. More than…
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