As a child of Namibia’s nomadic Ovaherero people group, Watjanga Muharukula grew up surrounded by stories, although not the kind you can read in a book. Watjanga’s people are oral and visual communicators. Every day, they gather around a fire and tell stories through song, dance, drama, and poetry. Read More

On May 27, 2017, Christians in Swaziland celebrated the 20th anniversary of the siSwati Bible translation, which serves the majority of Swaziland’s 1.5 million citizens. During the celebration, which included music and poetry from local churches, a representative for the Prime Minister of Swaziland applauded the work of Bible… Read More

American Bible Society’s generous financial partners are helping bring God’s message of hope and love to families dealing with domestic violence in Peru. Peruvian Bible Society has trained more than 30,000 people to help families prevent domestic violence and to care for one another through the pages of Scripture. Read More

Church leaders in northern Ethiopia are becoming stronger Bible teachers through support from American Bible Society’s financial partners. A new Bible translation for the Tigrigna language launched in October 2015, and now Bible Society of Ethiopia is training priests in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church to teach the good news… Read More

Despite the horrific conditions on the ground, God is at work in Syria. In February 2017, American Bible Society partnered with Bible Society in Syria to train 43 Syrian church leaders in Bible-based trauma healing—a ministry that uses Scripture and mental health best practices to care for people in… Read More

After waiting more than 100 years for a Bible translation in their heart language, the East Lisu people in rural China are learning to read the Bible through Scripture-based literacy classes. According to Jock Foo, a program manager for United Bible Societies China Partnership, Chinese Christians want to learn… Read More

Our Father in heaven, So begins the earnest prayer of Ali, a three-year-old Iraqi refugee living in Southern Jordan. May your holy name be honored; Ali prays in a blend of Arabic and Assyrian, just as he… Read More

Youxian, age 67, and her husband Yuangui, age 74, live at the end of the road, on what seems like the edge of the world. Their small hut sits perched atop a remote mountain in China far from neighbors or towns. That’s why it was unusual for a stranger to… Read More

Like most people in his homeland of Ghana, George has little to call his own. But he has one treasured possession that is priceless … his Bible. Growing up, George never imagined having something that would give him so much comfort and hope. An orphan, “I struggled to survive,” he… Read More

Bahrain in the Arabian Gulf is home to many people who are actually far from their native homes. Desperate migrant workers from developing countries around the world travel here to escape the utter poverty of their native land. More than half the population is comprised of expatriates. Children are left… Read More