Thousands of Iraqi Christians have been driven out of their homes by the advancing militants of the Islamic State, formerly known as ISIS. Most have fled with little more than the clothes on their backs. The Bible Society is responding with packages of food, hygiene items and Scriptures. Read More
Despite the upheaval and insecurity over the past several years in Egypt, Bible Society of Egypt (BSE) reports that its mission to make Scripture available to Christians has been expanding significantly thanks to God’s grace in supplying its ministry needs. With support from American Bible Society, BSE’s… Read More
Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ for the spiritual blessings that Christ has brought us from heaven. Ephesians 1.3 (CEV) Bible Societies around the world are helping to share God’s message of hope and love with those who need it most. Here are prayer requests from… Read More
Bible Societies around the world are helping to spread God's message of hope and love with those who need it most. Here are prayer requests from a select group of Bible Societies that ask you to lift them up in prayer. Cyprus Praise God that we, the Bible Society… Read More
Ramez Atallah. Before the Arab Spring of 2011, Bible Societies in the Middle East faced many challenges, but they knew the limits of religious and political freedom under which they worked. Today, they are seizing new opportunities to share God's Word, despite a shifting landscape in which boundaries… Read More
A Bible Society of Egypt banner on a church building in Cairo urges the adoption of biblical values in the reconstruction following February's Revolution. The Society has placed 230 such banners on church buildings across the country. Unprecedented days in the Arab world are providing the Bible Society of… Read More
(Photo courtesy of the Bible Society of Egypt.) Egypt is a transit point for refugees seeking passage to the Middle East and Europe, with some 8,000 entering yearly. Most enter from bordering Sudan. Blind adults and those who bring along visually impaired children, face considerable discrimination and neglect. Read More
Migrant workers in Dubai with Scriptures from the Bible Society in the Gulf. (Photograph Courtesy of the Bible Society in the Gulf ) Prakash wakes up each morning surrounded by sand, heat and a burden of loneliness. A migrant worker in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Prakash lives in… Read More
Dr. Issa Diab and his wife Enas in Beirut, July 2010. He is a translation consultant for the Bible Society of Lebanon. Photo by Rhoda Gathoga. “Peace is what I leave with you; it is my own peace that I give you. I do not give it as the… Read More
A village elder in Rangpur (seated, left) lays hands on Anthony Lamuel, general secretary of PBS. Photo courtesy of Pakistan Bible Society. In July, survivors of the worst flooding in 80 years received Scriptures and food provided by the Pakistan Bible Society (PBS). The Bible Society conducted its ministry… Read More
