Mia* and her family are part of the Tai Dón ethnic group living in the mountainous regions of northern Vietnam . Since the Tai Dón people are treated as a minority group there, many families are underprivileged and very poor. Though Mia enjoys reading, she has never had a… Read More
In this “Testify Series,” our staff at American Bible Society share the testimonies of people whose lives have been transformed through your prayers. Your prayers enable American Bible Society and our global partners to share the life-changing message of the Bible with people around the world. And God is… Read More
On June 12, 2022, in Muxinda Angola, more than 500 people gathered to celebrate the very first New Testament in the Umbangala language. This joyous occasion was marked by singing, dancing, and a beautiful procession of children carrying copies of the New Testament in palm-leaf baskets before sharing… Read More
Every person deserves a chance to understand God’s Word in their language. For Deaf people in Peru that means hearing the gospel in Peruvian Sign Language. In 2017, Peruvian Bible Society (PBS) began translating Scripture into Peruvian Sign Language—the heart language for approximately 167,000 Deaf people in that nation. Read More
On February 21, 1952, Bangladeshi students at Dhaka University set out to do something remarkable—preserve their beloved mother language of Bengali. They protested the current language policy which established Urdu as the only language to be taught in schools. Sadly, four students lost their lives that day. In 1999,… Read More
Your prayers matter. Jesus reminded his disciples of the impact of their prayers. He said, “And I will do whatever you ask for in my name, so that the Father’s glory will be shown through the Son” (John 14:13 GNT). We look back on over 200… 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
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
Ramon* grew up in a Christian household in Paraguay, but it wasn’t until he received his own Bible, as a teenager, that he truly understood the power of God’s Word. At first, he received a Bible in Spanish, which was a little hard to understand. However, when… Read More
