Young Vietnamese read the Bible provided by Vietnam Partnership during a church service. Nguyen Thanh Huyên, 28, lives in a world of unrest and stress. Her native country, Vietnam, has one of the fastest developing economies in the world, and is quickly becoming a major economic player in the… Read More
73 year-old Yan Hanquan, one of the original translators of the East Lisu New Testament, is overjoyed to see his work finally come to fruition. Photo by UBSCP/Yeo Tan Tan. In thanksgiving ceremonies last fall, church leaders unveiled the newly translated Bible for the Miao and the New Testament… Read More
Scripture portions distributed to the homeless More than 1.3 billion people speak some form of Chinese as their heart language. God's Word has been translated into Mandarin, as well as nine minority languages. But, there are 55 minority languages and an unknown number of dialects within each minority language. Read More
More than 1.3 billion people speak some form of Chinese as their heart language. God's Word has been translated into Mandarin, as well as nine minority languages. But, there are 55 minority languages and an unknown number of dialects within each minority language. This means there are still millions of… Read More
Copies of the Miao Bible at its launch at The congregation at a Miao church in Manpo, Yunnan Province, China. Daqing Village Church in Yunnan Province, China, September 2009. The Big Flowery Miao have had the New Testament in their everyday language since 1917, when a missionary named Sam… Read More
Katherine Hsu made contributions to pediatric medicine, and was a champion of the Bible cause. Photo courtesy of Katherine Hsu Foundation This past September, at age 93, Katherine H.K. Hsu, MD, went home to the Lord. Yet she leaves behind a lifelong legacy of giving to others. Born… Read More
Photo by Dag Smemo Pastoral overload. It’s quite possibly the dilemma of every pastor in the world today. There are always people to visit, budgets to balance and sermons to write. There never are enough hours in the day. But what if you serve a flock made up of… Read More
Unloading Bibles from the Amity Press. Photo by Liu Hongliang. An estimated 2 million visitors came to Beijing in August, including 500,000 from abroad. Scriptures printed at the Amity Printing Company's new facility were ready for the occasion. A special edition of the Chinese-English Four Gospel Portions included… Read More
At the Amity Press supporters and workers gather at the ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new facility. Photo courtesy of United Bible Society The official opening of the new Amity Printing Press was celebrated on May 18 in Nanjing, China. Kua Wee Seng, coordinator… Read More
Mei Changlan, 85, is in the fullness of the spirit as she reads from Psalm 91. She has only recently learned how to read. Photo by Dag Smemo/United Bible Societes On September 11, 2007, the 50 millionth Bible rolled off the presses at the Amity Printing Company in… Read More
