Pastor Ibra Bambarra* accepted Jesus as a teenager. He grew up, got married, had children, and followed God’s call to the ministry. Eventually, however, the deep wounds in his soul began to manifest. He was overbearing with his congregation. He became angry and abusive toward his wife and children. Read More
When governments all over the world forced churches to close their doors during the worst of the pandemic, the audio Bibles our faithful partners provided became invaluable tools for building faith and reaching the lost. In Togo, 16-year-old Hadiza* heard the Word of God for the first time,… Read More
Life turned sour for Abel* when his wife gave herself to witchcraft and left him alone to raise their five children by himself. Without his spouse, Abel felt emotionally and spiritually abandoned. He struggled, not knowing who or what to turn to. These feelings of deep despair are… Read More
“I reluctantly followed my children to the program,” Vivian* says as she reflects on a very special November evening. She is a widow and mother to eight beautiful children. They live in Abaranje in Lagos, Nigeria, where poverty is rampant. When the children heard about a film being shown… Read More
During the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, hurting people around the world began turning to God for hope and comfort. But in places like Tanzania, many believers faced persecution for their newfound beliefs. People like Mingati* know this well . . . In 2020, Mingati watched the JESUS Film,… Read More
Thanks to our faithful partners, Angola’s Umbangala people recently celebrated the completion of the very first translation of the New Testament in their own heart language! More than 500 people gathered at a school in Lunda Norte Province in the northeast of Angola to receive the new Scripture. Read More
American Bible Society Partners have helped place more than 1 million Bibles and New Testaments in the hands and hearts of people in 31 African countries during the past year! Pastors from impoverished regions received Bibles for members of their congregations who had none. School children were also… Read More
How does anyone understand, heal, or move on from the knowledge that their entire people group was targeted for genocide? Though we will likely never know the full extent of the horrors involved, the Rwandan genocide in 1994 killed more than 800,000, primarily of the Tutsi people. Among those who… Read More
The preaching gadget . . . the talking Bible . . . the portable preacher . . . these are just a few of the names Darren* and Rayan* and their friends use to describe audio Bibles. No matter what they are called in the field, the listening devices you… Read More
In the Muslim-majority country of Chad, the most widely spoken language is Chadian Arabic. But there has never been a Bible printed in that language. For many Chadian Christians, reading the Bible in other languages has been very difficult. One group of women who meet regularly to spend… Read More
