The family she longed for…

Kelsey* never knew a loving family. She arrived at Kenya’s New Hope Orphanage when she was just 2 years old after her mother and father died. She remembers how painful it was to see happy families and hear about the families of her classmates. Some of the children… Read More

Scripture transforms entire community!

Many people in Nigeria are caught between poverty and violence and live without hope. Almost half the population suffers from poverty, while recent violent clashes have killed many and forced families from their homes. But into the darkness, a spark of light can change everything! Support from our financial… Read More

“God’s Word has transformed me”

After losing her mother and father to violence in Liberia, Akeelah* lived with an aunt. But she was soon kicked out to the street when she got pregnant at a young age. “I felt like an orphan without a mother to care for me . . . and hopeless,” she… Read More

“The Bible means eternal life . . .”

Malindi* thought her life was challenging enough when her husband walked out on her and their eight children. She was a single mom forced to work and provide for her children in Zambia, an extremely poor region of the world. They lived in a crowded compound with no running… Read More

Persevering to Translate God’s Word

Ngangela speakers in the African country of Angola have received a brand-new translation of the New Testament, thanks to the diligent work of local translators and the Bible Society! Translators persevered through technical difficulties, accidents, and illnesses to bring the Word of God to their people. “The translation took… Read More

Celebrating God’s Word!

After many years of waiting, a group of excited Agaw people gathered in Ethiopia to celebrate a once-in-a-lifetime event — the launch of the New Testament in their heart language. Many of the 300,000 Agaw people group have come to know Jesus Christ, but they had NEVER had the… Read More

“Without the Bible, I could be a lost girl”

In Niger, West Africa, where many live under the pressure of poverty, violence, and terrorism, children often act out. Samira* was one of those children. “My life was a life of disobedience and rebellion against my parents,” she admits. But Samira found hope because of friends like you who… Read More

“The Bible helped me to forgive”

As a young, married woman, Elise* lived a simple but peaceful life in Rwanda, where she was born. Then a violent civil war broke out and many people fled to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to escape persecution. History would call this volatile period the Rwandan… Read More

Providing Hope Through First Bibles

Flora* was so brokenhearted that she stopped talking and eating. As a very young child, she lost both her parents in an accident. Shortly after, her sister also died. Flora wept all day and was afraid no one would protect her or take care of her. But God… Read More