Martina, a Bangladeshi woman, suffered mental and emotional anguish after the death of her husband. In addition to grief, Martina and her two children also faced financial crisis. “My husband was the only earning person in the family. There was nothing left to earn except homestead land,” said Martina. Read More

Today we rejoice that amid the challenges and disruption caused by COVID-19 in 2020, Scripture translation was completed in 66 languages used by 707 million people. This amazing work to translate God’s Word into languages that still have no portion of Scripture is being done by United… Read More

Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday and ends with Easter Sunday. It’s a time to remember and reflect on the Passion of Jesus that eventually led him to the cross and to his resurrection. It’s also a week that can bring on a range of emotions—joy, dread, sorrow, and eventually… Read More

Imagine not being able to get the medicine you need because you can’t read the label. Or being subjected to harsh labor because you can’t read an unfair job contract. Sadly, this is reality for many women in Bangladesh. Indigenous women who live in rural areas of Bangladesh experience… Read More

It’s been one-year since the COVID-19 pandemic and social justice issues turned our world upside down. Many of us have and continue to suffer unimaginable pain. As we process these past 12 months, let’s not forget the beautiful promise found in Hebrews 13:8 (GNT) which says, “Jesus Christ is the… Read More

Friends are a necessary and important part of life. But Jesus is, by far, the most important friend that you can have. Perhaps you’ve never thought of Jesus as a friend. You see him as your Lord, Savior, Redeemer. But in John 15:15 (GNT), Jesus shares with his disciples another… Read More

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, another crisis has emerged in its shadow—trauma. Millions of people are experiencing heightened levels of anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder which often indicate trauma. Trauma is a wound of the heart and mind that causes deep suffering. It hurts every part of us: our… Read More

What a joyous occasion at Thika School for the Blind in Kiambu, Kenya, as students welcomed their very first Bible! Previously, teachers read the Bible to visually impaired students and they took turns sharing one large Brille Bible. But thanks to the generous donation of more than 1,400 Braille Bibles… Read More