Chile – 33 Men Saved: Hope in the Belly of the Earth

Omar Reygadas was the 17th miner brought up. After breathing fresh air for the first time in 70 days, he did not hesitate to thank God for saving his life. Photo courtesy of The Bible Society of Chile. One rescued miner, Carlos Mamani, had written on the front of… Read More

Youth 'Take Charge' in Malawi

Students participate in the Take Charge Program along with their teacher, Annie Jere (in purple dress, second right) and Bible Society of Malawi Bible Youth Advocates Project Officer, Miss Silvia Matola (far right). Photo by Rhoda Gathoga. Twelve-year-old Alile carries a basket of food down a dusty road. Two… Read More

Going the Distance

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

Helping the Least, the Lost, and the Lonely

James Macklin, director of outreach for the Bowery Mission James Macklin, 70, is a modestly dressed, simple black man with short, curly salt-and-pepper hair. He smiles as he shares his life's story, a grandfather-like poise communicating a love for the people around him. “One of my favorite sayings is… Read More

Jenny Finds a Bible

Jenny and the Bible she found in Rwanda’s jungle. Photo by Erle S. Deira. Deep in the jungle in Kigali, Rwanda, a few months ago, a torn Bible lay on the ground. Curious, Jenny, pictured, picked it up and hasn't let it go ever since. Here she displays her… Read More

90 Years, A Labor of Love

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

History of Translation in China

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

The Celebration of a Generation

A Datooga woman at the Bible launch. Photo by Gregory Fisher, Hosanna Ministries/FCBH. The walls inside the tin-roofed and rough-hewn yellow brick church were draped with colorful flags. Generators pumped a steady hum to power the keyboard, speakers, microphones and rotating fans. A crowd of around 300 dressed in… Read More

Calling All Kids

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

Always There in a Crisis

Soldiers unload supplies for Haitian earthquake victims (Photo courtesy of Water Mission International) “The thought of my pain, my homelessness, is bitter poison. I think of it constantly, and my spirit is depressed. Yet hope returns when I remember this one thing: The LORD's unfailing love and mercy still… Read More