“My hope was restored!”

Emine* always felt something was missing from her life. Growing up in extreme poverty in rural Liberia, she had no running water or electricity. Her family and entire community clung to the practice of witchcraft. But it gave her no relief. “I always felt something was missing… Read More

Healing a Child’s Trauma with Scripture

Joseph’s* young heart was broken into a million pieces. Growing up in poverty-stricken Burkina Faso was hard enough, but Joseph had to do it all alone. “I lost my father when I was 3 years old, and my mother a year later,” he explains. “I thought… Read More

“I know that Jesus will always be with me…”

Maria lives in a modest rural village about an hour east of Nairobi, Kenya. There, families live in small concrete houses, surrounded by dirt paths and humble tin structures. Just outside Maria’s home, there is a circle of plastic chairs with a small audio player in the middle. But this… Read More

God’s Light for the Blind!

Great news . . . Uganda’s Luganda language now has a Braille Bible! Luganda is the 45th language in the world to have a Braille Bible which was recently celebrated with a launch event. This effort, made possible by American Bible Society financial partners, will reach many people… Read More

“My life has been totally transformed.”

Emmanuel* lived in the slums of Togo with little to call his own. His makeshift home was just one of many in his village in Togo where the poorest of the poor from nearby areas crowd together hoping to find work in the city. The 11-year-old’s small home had no… Read More

Healing for a Broken Heart

How do you love someone who made your life a nightmare? As a child in Kenya, Mwende* lived in fear. She was beaten daily with a stick or belt. Her tormentor? An alcoholic father. Terrorized every day of her life, Mwende’s broken heart grew to hate her father. She… Read More

“God is restoring me and my family.”

The people of Central Africa know about pain and suffering. The region has been ravaged by warfare, genocide, abuse, and disasters. People like Marta* struggle to survive the trauma. “I lost everything during the war,” Marta says. As a victim of war, she suffered for years. Long after the… Read More

“This Bible is Life!”

The scar on Ivie’s* cheek is a reminder of how far she has come. “Do you see the scar on my left cheek?” she asks. “It is a token that I belonged to voodoo. I used to worship idols, especially one called ‘Adja-voodoo.’” Despite continually sacrificing to idols, Ivie… Read More

The Bible Brings “Great leaps of joy!”

Like so many in Angola, 12-year-old Abigail* has known little but hardship in her short life. She lives in a small home with no electricity or running water. Her family struggles to survive. Abigail remembers a time when “we had nothing to wear and nothing to eat. My… Read More