Less than a year ago, a husband and wife team visited Garissa University College in northeast Kenya to host a Bible-based trauma healing session, a program that helps survivors of violence, abuse and natural disasters find healing through God’s Word. Because the region is prone to militant attacks, the… Read More

JORDAN: Syrian and Iraqi Refugees Experience the Love of Christ Jordan, a nation of 7.9 million people, has become home to hundreds of thousands of refugees in the last three years due to conflicts in neighboring Iraq and Syria. Many of these refugees arrive without money, food, shelter or hope. Read More

Syria: God’s Word and Supplies for Refugees To provide aid to the millions of Syrians displaced by civil war, the Bible Societies of neighboring Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan have planned ministries to provide food and other deeply needed supplies—including Bibles and Scripture portions. The number of… Read More

Justus Rubarema is a global advocate for Bible-based trauma healing in Uganda, but he says he grew up as “a village boy.” He and his seven siblings regularly attended church, which was more a social than spiritual activity. He longed for an education, so he left… Read More

One evening in August 1997, 17-year-old Koffi Kpomgbe experienced a life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ. “I will never forget it. I had been a smart boy at school, proud of myself for being intelligent. Then, the Lord spoke to me and saw my nakedness, and I gave… Read More

“I thought only prostitutes could acquire AIDS, and since I am not a prostitute, I had no need to learn about AIDS and its prevention. But my perception changed after I was told the various modes of HIV transmission during the HIV/AIDS awareness campaign by the Bible… Read More

South Sudan: New Translation Brings Forgiveness The Shilluk people of South Sudan have experienced more than 22 years of war and conflict. And they endured it all without a translation of the Bible in their language. But now the Bible Society of South Sudan, with support… Read More

Labib Madanat has worked in the Middle East for more than 20 years to share the Bible’s message of peace. Photo credit Benjamin Leaman. When Labib Madanat helped start the Palestinian Bible Society in the early ‘90s, he had no idea what to expect. Read More

This July, four young volunteers teamed up with American Bible Society’s Reel Hope Challenge to bring the Word of God to orphaned children in Kenya. While there, Rosa Esparza, Christy Mulberger, Jackie Pacheco and Maria Serino visited eight orphanages over the course of seven days, bringing the life-changing message… Read More

Participate in World Youth Day American Bible Society distributed 250,000 Scripture Portions at World Youth Day in partnership with the Bible Society of Brazil, the Colombian Bible Society and CELAM, a council of Roman Catholic bishops in Latin America. The event, located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,… Read More