A young boy in Jakarta receives a gift, including a children’s Bible. Photo courtesy of Tommi & Poppi Smith Ministries American Bible Society President R. Lamar Vest provided a grant for the purchase of children’s Bibles in the Alkitab language for 1,500 children across the poorest parts of Jakarta. Read More
An Egyptian boy waves his Kingo flag. Photo by Malorie Tull. The first thing that strikes you is the volume — the sound of thousands of children singing and clapping, as more and more stream in. For a moment, the heat and grime of the surrounding shantytown are forgotten. Read More
Eleven-year-old Idriss Segney reading an illustrated Bible donated by the Bible Society of Cameroon to an orphanage in Yaoundé, Cameroon, October 2009. Photo by Joaquim Dassonville. Orphanages in Cameroon are home to tens of thousands of children as a result of AIDS-related deaths and a generally high mortality rate. Read More
Recipient of Angel Tree® gift. Photo by Timothy Walsh, Jr. Nine-year-old Elijah misses his daddy desperately. His mom took him to visit his dad in prison, but it overwhelmed Elijah and he never went back. The American Bible Society is joining forces with Angel Tree®, a program of… Read More
At left is John Colligan, and far right is Thom May, both from the American Bible Society, and Cherilyn Frei, of RMH, presenting Bibles to RMH patients. In June, American Bible Society staff members delivered 150 Bibles to the Ronald McDonald House (RMH) on Manhattan’s Upper… Read More
A volunteer helps an inner city boy learn to read with God’s Word. How can we both improve critical literacy deficits and introduce children to God’s Word? Answer: Mission: Literacy. Many low-income urban school districts report that up to 70 percent of fourth-grade students cannot read at a basic… Read More
New graduate and recipient of a New Testament in Panama. Photo by Chris Leaman. The first thing that strikes you is the laughter — it's contagious as each child holds for herself, a first, personal New Testament. It is not the sound you expect, given the lives too many… Read More
Children attending Camp Tecumseh in Hunterdon County, N.J. This fall, just over 1,000 kids came back to school with a very different story about what they did on their summer vacation. Leaving the sweltering streets of New York City, these inner-city children took advantage of scholarships provided by… Read More
Children participate in a quiz at the Bible Society of Egypt's “Bible World” attraction in Cairo. Photo by Dag Smemo. Christians are a minority in Egypt and face the challenges of living in a culture where the Qur'an,… Read More
Children in Mexico receive Gospel Portions. Photo by Greg Nemer. A new translation of the Books of Luke and Mark have been distributed in the Tzoltzil-speaking communities of South West Mexico. The Bible Society of Mexico worked with Missionary Greg Nemer since January to introduce the Portions, the… Read More
