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Seeking to Understand America’s Relationship with the Bible

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.

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History of Translation in China

History of Translation in China

Scripture portions distributed to the homelessMore than 1.3 billion people speak some form of Chinese as their heart language. God's Word has been translated into Mandarin, as well as nine minority languages. But, there are 55 minority languages and an unknown number of dialects within each minority language. This means there are still millions of Chinese people waiting to hear…

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Going the Distance

Going the Distance

73 year-old Yan Hanquan, one of the original translators of the East Lisu New Testament, is overjoyed to see his work finally come to fruition. Photo by UBSCP/Yeo Tan Tan.In thanksgiving ceremonies last fall, church leaders unveiled the newly translated Bible for the Miao and the New Testament for the East Lisu people. The ceremony for the East Lisu was…

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90 Years, A Labor of Love

90 Years, A Labor of Love

Copies of the Miao Bible at its launch at The congregation at a Miao church in Manpo, Yunnan Province, China. Daqing Village Church in Yunnan Province, China, September 2009.The Big Flowery Miao have had the New Testament in their everyday language since 1917, when a missionary named Sam Pollard came to work with them. As the Miao had no written…

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History of Translation in China

History of Translation in China

More than 1.3 billion people speak some form of Chinese as their heart language. God's Word has been translated into Mandarin, as well as nine minority languages. But, there are 55 minority languages and an unknown number of dialects within each minority language. This means there are still millions of Chinese people waiting to hear God speak in their language.…

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The Celebration of a Generation

The Celebration of a Generation

A Datooga woman at the Bible launch. Photo by Gregory Fisher, Hosanna Ministries/FCBH.The walls inside the tin-roofed and rough-hewn yellow brick church were draped with colorful flags. Generators pumped a steady hum to power the keyboard, speakers, microphones and rotating fans. A crowd of around 300 dressed in plaid regalia and multicolored dresses pressed in along the narrow wooden benches…

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Jenny Finds a Bible

Jenny Finds a Bible

Jenny and the Bible she found in Rwanda’s jungle. Photo by Erle S. Deira.Deep in the jungle in Kigali, Rwanda, a few months ago, a torn Bible lay on the ground. Curious, Jenny, pictured, picked it up and hasn't let it go ever since. Here she displays her treasure to her Faith Comes By Hearing® listening group.Although the Bible is…

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“All who call out to the Lord will be saved. How can people have faith in the Lord and ask him to save them, if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear, unless someone tells them?”
Romans 10:13–14 CEV
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