“I was hurt, sad, confused, hopeless, tired, and felt everyone hated me.” When you learn 15-year-old Mahesh’s* story, you’ll agree that he had every right to feel this way. “My parents abandoned me in a children’s home,” the young man explains. “I failed in tests. I had no friends. Read More

For the first time in history, migrants in Russia will be able to receive Scripture from the Bible Society. Thousands of Russian- and Kyrgyz-language Bibles will be shared in Moscow and other cities. Because these Bibles are for migrants in Russia, the books also contain the testimonies of other… Read More

The world Chau* grew up in was probably very different from yours. An ethnic minority in Vietnam, his family lived in extreme poverty. “We owned no field to grow crops. Our house was very small, made by wooden planks nailed together. We could hardly make ends meet,” Chau explains. Read More

Discovering Christ in Laos was a difficult journey for Alani*. She had looked into the traditional religions of her ancestors, but never found the support and guidance she was searching for. She had even experienced Christianity earlier in life when she heard the Gospel at her university,… Read More

In her 13 years, Mina* had learned very little about life outside her family and her small ethnic group in Cambodia. She was born to the Kreung, a tribe of poor farmers who also fish and hunt to survive. Her people frequently move around and live in temporary… Read More

2020 has been a year full of challenges, but Chakma, and Marma, speaking Christians in southeastern Bangladesh have reason for celebration: the publication of Scripture in their languages! They are among the country’s 45 different ethnic groups. While most of the 350,000 Chakma people practice Buddhism, and the majority… Read More

Adeline* was born in a poor mountain village in Asia, in a region where poverty makes life hard and where Christians are often persecuted. But no outside struggles could compare to the pain this child endured in her own home. “My father was drunk all the time and… Read More

Every year, thousands of people like Amir* and Suraj* flock to the Arabian Peninsula, desperate for employment. They come from all over the Middle East and Asia, hoping for honest work to support their families back home. Sadly, even when these people can find jobs, they often face difficult… Read More

In the midst of a pandemic, Tropical Cyclone Harold hit the South Pacific, devastating four Island nations – Solomon Islands, Fiji, Tonga, and Vanuatu. Thirty-two lives were lost and approximately 300 were injured. The dual impact of the pandemic and cyclone will have a lasting impact on these countries. Read More

This past year, the Bible Society joined the Church of Vietnam in celebration; over the past 25 years, more than 1 million Bibles and around 3 million New Testaments have been published and distributed in Vietnam! This is an especially impressive feat considering the Bible Society ministry in Vietnam… Read More