This Congolese woman and many like her are being helped through ABS's Restoration Ministry. ABS has just launched a new ministry called Restoration, an initiative that seeks to stop trauma in its tracks around the world, in all of its expressions, using Scripture-based trauma healing programs tailored to specific… Read More
Pictured are the dungeons of the Cape Coast Castle in West Africa, the place where nearly 1,500 male and female slaves were locked up before being shipped abroad. Diane Langberg is an expert on trauma healing. As a practicing psychologist for 35 years, she’s seen the effects of… Read More
Members of the Chikunda translation team in prayer. The New Testament was released in 2009 and the whole Bible is slated to be finished by 2015. About 145,000 people speak Chikunda in Zimbabwe. (Photo courtesy of the Bible Society of Zimbabwe.) “People are really turning to God,” said Pastor… Read More
J(Photo courtesy of the Bible Society of Nicaragua.) In the only pediatric hospital in Nicaragua, in Managua, cancer is a leading cause of death for children ages 10 to 19. The Bible Society of Nicaragua is meeting the needs of these pediatric cancer patients and their families with spiritual… Read More
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Video still by Eliu Cornielle. Eddie grew up without a father and survived multiple rapes by family members. In high school, he got into street drugs to ease his emotional pain but was trying to break the habit. One day, he and his sister were driving on a freeway,… Read More
Through Journeys, God's Word can be delivered by SMS and a variety of other methods such as e-mail and audio. John Walter, director of National Campaigns at American Bible Society, went to DRC again in May to review ABS's work there. What follows is an excerpt from his blog,… Read More
In biblical times, lepers were considered unclean and unworthy of human touch. Women who have been raped in the DRC bear that same stigma. Often, they are rejected by their husbands, families and communities. For the estimated 200,000 women who have been raped in DRC, this rejection fills them… Read More
Flora, 27, raised goats and worked in other forms of agriculture in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. One day, she heard gunshots and ran into the bush for safety. There, soldiers captured and raped her. This experience deeply scarred her. But she believes in God’s power to… Read More
