Pray Around the World

Bible Societies around the world are helping to spread God's message of hope and love with those who need it most. Here are prayer requests from a select group of Bible Societies that ask you to lift them up in prayer. Cyprus Praise God that we, the Bible Society… Read More

International Update

Members of the Afrian Children's Choir performed at the opening ceremony for the 2012 Project Round Table, held in Nairobi, Kenya. China – Expanding Ministry in China On July 2, Chairman Elder Fu Xianwei of the three Self Party Movement/China Christian Council visited American Bible Society. Elder Fu thanked… Read More

Pray Around the World

AzerbaijanGive thanks for the work translating the Bible into Azeri, Talish and Udi. Ask that God will bless these projects and that they will have an impact on many people. Praise him, too, for opportunities to publish, distribute and proclaim his Word. Pray for his protection and… Read More

International Update

Bishop Aloysius Jim Luxian has a deep devotion to God's Word, which is his source and strength. Photo by UBSCP/Yeo Tan Tan. China – A Lifelong Commitment to God's Word Bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian, 95, of China's Catholic Patriotic Association granted a rare interview with the United… Read More

Scripture Ministry That Speaks to Trauma

Pastor Ubutu Assuni is pictured (second from right) above. He is standing with the Nyanga language team from the Scripture-based trauma healing training, held in Goma, Democratic of the Congo. Some people need to discover Job before they are ready to trust Jesus. This is a lesson American… Read More

The Arab Spring a Year Later

Ramez Atallah. Before the Arab Spring of 2011, Bible Societies in the Middle East faced many challenges, but they knew the limits of religious and political freedom under which they worked. Today, they are seizing new opportunities to share God's Word, despite a shifting landscape in which boundaries… Read More

A New Day in Peru

Elizabeth Alana outside a church in Lima, where she presented her testimony as part of a Stop the Violence workshop. The Peruvian Bible Society (PBS) has made significant progress in combating the problem of domestic violence in Peru, legally and spiritually. American Bible Society colleagues visited Peru this… Read More

Enter the Dungeons of the Heart

Pictured are the dungeons of the Cape Coast Castle in West Africa, the place where nearly 1,500 male and female slaves were locked up before being shipped abroad. Diane Langberg is an expert on trauma healing. As a practicing psychologist for 35 years, she’s seen the effects of… Read More

A Short History of the Bible in China

The President of Wesley Theological Seminary welcomed more than 500 guests to the October opening of the “Bible Ministry Exhibition of the Protestant Church in China” in Washington. The crowd applauded thunderously when Rev. Gao Feng, president of China Christian Council (CCC), announced that “more than 400,000 believers in… Read More