In this episode of the Prayer Snapshot, we pray for those battling health issues. Watching loved ones or friends struggle with sickness or disease can be troubling, but we don’t have to sit back and feel helpless. We can be like the four friends in Mark 2:1-5 (GNT), whose… Read More

In Ecuador, approximately 213,000 people are Deaf, but only 40 of them go to church. That’s because only three churches provide sign language interpretation. Additionally, there are no Bible materials available in their heart language—Ecuadorian Sign Language. Deaf people in Ecuador need to know that God loves them. They… Read More

God cares about families. In fact, the concept of family was all his idea! In Genesis 1:27-28a (CEV) we read, “So God created humans to be like himself; he made men and women. God gave them his blessing and said: ‘Have a lot of children! Fill the earth with people… Read More

Takvor*, a 9th grader from Armenia, knows the pain of war. For decades, his town of Nagorno-Karabakh has been at the center of a conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. In late 2020, another war erupted bringing more pain and trauma to the region. “I lost my homeland, my house, my… Read More

Have you ever been stuck in a prayer rut? Like your prayers feel dull and maybe even boring. Perhaps you find yourself praying the same things about the same things. We know that God hears all our prayers, even if they aren’t eloquent, lengthy, or different than yesterday’s prayer. Read More

When Wini was a young girl, her mother gave birth to twins. Wini had to quit school to stay home and help her mother. But she longed to be in school. She longed to read like other kids her age. Then Wini got a second chance. As a… Read More

Last year, despite lockdown restrictions, economic challenges, and emotional suffering—150 Bible Societies operating in more than 240 countries and territories around the world, distributed more than 190 million Scripture resources. Praise God! People were able to experience the peace and comfort found in Scripture in a time when… Read More

Millions of people around the world are cut off from God’s Word. Some lack access due to barriers such as poverty, illiteracy, vision impairment, and deafness. Others are cut off because of discrimination, oppression, and persecution. Still others live in places so remote it is difficult to reach them with… Read More

For 2 billion people, God’s Word does not exist in the language they speak every day. Of the world’s 7,000 languages, nearly 3,800 still don’t have access to the whole Bible and of these, almost 2,000 don’t even have a single verse. But American Bible Society, in partnership with other… Read More

June 2021 marked the 10th anniversary of the world’s largest Bible library—the Digital Bible Library (DBL). Today, we celebrate the DBL which has made God’s Word available to millions of people by making it accessible through digital platforms. The History of the Digital Bible Library There are more than… Read More