The Middle East continues to be one of the most turbulent regions in the world. The frequent violence, including acts of terror, bloody civil wars, and religious oppression, has an enormous spiritual and emotional effect on the people who experience it. As a result, there is a great… Read More
Join us in thanking God for working in the life of a prisoner named Edwin through a recent Bible-based trauma healing group hosted by American Bible Society in Bolivia’s capital city, La Paz. Bible-based trauma healing is a ministry that shares the message of hope found in… Read More
Recently, we received a prayer request from our friend Joy, a prison chaplain in the Midwest. Joy was about to host a Bible-based trauma healing workshop with eight women in prison using American Bible Society’s Bible-based trauma healing curriculum. The American Bible Society prayer… Read More
In the Great Lakes region of Africa, war and violence have dominated the landscape for decades. Many people in this region have endured atrocities and experienced significant trauma. Through Bible-based trauma healing, a ministry supported by American Bible Society’s financial partners, the healing power of God’s Word can help survivors… Read More
Actively engaging 100 million Americans with God’s Word is one of the critical visions of American Bible Society. Here are some of the exciting steps to accomplish that goal: the Pilgrimage App for daily readings, Mission Trauma Healing, Faith and Liberty Discovery Center… Read More
In early 2016, I had the privilege of visiting Syrian refugees in the Middle East. During my travels, I met countless families who had fled violent unrest in Syria for safer lives in Iraq, Lebanon and Turkey. As I listened to the stories of wounded mothers, fathers, sons and daughters,… Read More
The Bible Society of Rwanda recently launched an audio version of Bible-based trauma healing in Kinyarwanda, the country’s official language. Many Rwandans in need of spiritual healing live in areas where it’s almost impossible to attend an in-person trauma healing session. Now the trauma healing curriculum—which combines God’s Word with… Read More
In March 2016, American Bible Society and its ministry partner in the Middle East, Strategic Resource Group, equipped Iraqi leaders to lead Bible-based trauma healing groups in their communities. One participant from the session, a priest named Father Daniel, has led eight healing groups with 105 total participants since… Read More
Christians around the world are under siege. Children cannot attend school. Families have been driven from their homes. Lives are in danger. Across the Middle East and Africa, violence is rampant. Rebels raid villages with guns and knives in the early morning hours. Militants kidnap children. Families are forced to… Read More
Forty-year-old Ishaku was filled with rage, and he had every reason to be. He saw firsthand the ravaging destruction bloodthirsty terrorists had leveled against his people and hometown just outside of Maiduguri, Nigeria. When militants attacked, he fled with his young family to the mountains in the northeast of the… Read More
