(Photo courtesy of the Bible Society of Egypt.) Egypt is a transit point for refugees seeking passage to the Middle East and Europe, with some 8,000 entering yearly. Most enter from bordering Sudan. Blind adults and those who bring along visually impaired children, face considerable discrimination and neglect. Read More
Members of the Chikunda translation team in prayer. The New Testament was released in 2009 and the whole Bible is slated to be finished by 2015. About 145,000 people speak Chikunda in Zimbabwe. (Photo courtesy of the Bible Society of Zimbabwe.) “People are really turning to God,” said Pastor… Read More
Migrant workers in Dubai with Scriptures from the Bible Society in the Gulf. (Photograph Courtesy of the Bible Society in the Gulf ) Prakash wakes up each morning surrounded by sand, heat and a burden of loneliness. A migrant worker in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Prakash lives in… Read More
A woman weeps after receiving her first Bible during a visit to Shang Dang village church by China's first Bible and medical van. (Photo courtesy of Norwegian Bible Society/Dag Smemo) Mrs. Chen is one of about 300 people who benefited from the debut journey in 2010 of China's first… Read More
Photo courtesy of John Mathews Certain images from my ministry trip to China have imprinted themselves forever in my memory, reminding me that the Bible is indeed a precious gift. It's the sight of hundreds of Chinese people — young and old — who walked for hours to… Read More
Photo courtesy of John Mathews About 800 million people — including 70 percent of Chinese Christians — live in rural areas of China. They have little access to personal Bibles or medical care since distribution centers and medical institutions are concentrated in cities. The program will give 150,000 people… Read More
You need to see what happens when someone, after waiting her entire life, finally holds a copy of God's Word in her own hands. It's a joy that is literally beyond words. And it's the day-in and day-out story of our Bible ministry across rural China. Here,… Read More
Scott and Jean Adam (Photo courtesy of svquest.com) In 2002, Scott and Jean Adam ordered Bibles and thematic portions from American Bible Society. The address for this precious cargo was Venice, Calif. But the Bibles didn't stay there long. Within months, they were boarded on the Adams’ 58-foot… Read More
Youth Assembly delegates expressed themselves through drama at the UBS World Assembly in Seoul. Photo by Daud Soesilo. The eighth United Bible Societies World Assembly was held in September in South Korea. It was the occasion to welcome the Rev. Dr. Robert Cunville as the new UBS President, who… Read More
The man in the picture is holding the ABS Reina-Valera 1960 Bible translation that was given by the Bible Society of Chile to each miner through the communication tube used before being rescued. On August 5, 2010, 33 Chilean miners began the most difficult and frightening trial of their… Read More
