HISTORIC CH’OL BIBLE DEDICATION — More than 5,000 gathered in Chiapas, Mexico this spring to celebrate the completion of the Ch’ol Bible translation. Julio Splinker, General Director of the Bible Society of Mexico shares, “After 14 years of hard translation work, the Ch’ol people have in their hands the first… Read More
NEW BIBLE TRANSLATIONS FOR PEOPLE IN AFGHANISTAN — In March, the first translation of the New Testament in Afghan Pashto was completed, in addition to a revised translation of the New Testament in Dari and portions of the Bible translated in Hazaragi. More than 40 different languages… Read More
THE DIGITAL BIBLE LIBRARY REACHES EXTRAORDINARY MILESTONE — The Digital Bible Library® (https://library.bible/ ) is a centralized Bible archive and distribution platform, offering thousands of Bibles in a multitude of languages. This year, 350 new texts were added, surpassing the milestone of 3,500 texts in… Read More
Mia* and her family are part of the Tai Dón ethnic group living in the mountainous regions of northern Vietnam . Since the Tai Dón people are treated as a minority group there, many families are underprivileged and very poor. Though Mia enjoys reading, she has never had a… Read More
Partners like you helped reach over 17,000 people in the Philippines with the Word of God last year! Through printed Bibles, audio Bibles, and other Scripture resources you help provide, church leaders are equipped to connect with people in cities, provinces, and even remote tribal areas across the 7,000+ islands… Read More
•“My last unit went through a tough time with three deaths,” Chaplain Greg Cahoon*, U.S. Army, writes, “It was a tragic time, but American Bible Society has tremendously helped our brigade. I am very proud to hand a military Bible to each of my soldiers.” •Chaplain Henry Garmon*, U.S. Read More
In Liberia, drug addiction is prevalent among former child soldiers who were introduced to drugs during the 14-year-long civil war. In this country, which is plagued by extreme poverty, high crime, and limited healthcare, addiction continues to claim new victims. Cecilia* grew up in a Muslim community and… Read More
Though he is now retired, Chaplain (Colonel) Browning will never stop caring about our troops and veterans. He led the largest Department of Defense Joint Base Chaplain Corps team, providing spiritual care for over 264,000 servicemen and women, military trainees, and many others. He understands the importance of the Bibles… Read More
Pastor Thomas* is originally from West Africa and now lives in the United States. Last year, when he heard God’s Word in his heart language for the first time on an audio Bible provided by Bible Society partners, he was thrilled — and inspired. He immediately made plans to take… Read More
In addition to Spanish, more than 60 different native languages are still spoken in the indigenous communities in Mexico. Roughly 60 percent of the people in those communities, like Miguel*, do not know how to read or write in their native languages. Miguel and his family live in… Read More
