Col. Jack Graham III pictured, at lower right, at age 4, with his parents Ella and Jack Graham II, and sister Enid, in Miao costumes, South Yunnan Province, China, in 1935. (Photo courtesy of Col. Jack Graham III) Nearly 70 years after being held at an internment camp in… Read More
Two Sudanese citizens receive Bibles from the Bible Society of Sudan in the capitol, Khartoum. The nation of Sudan is a work in progress. Fifty-five years of religious and racial angst, including two civil wars, tell the story of a country never fully comfortable in its… 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
Rwandan worship leader, Jean Paul Samputu, at left, and traditional drummers performed at the Global Bible Summit. Photo by David Singer. Celebrated writer and Bible teacher, Philip Yancey, opened the American Bible Society's fifth Global Bible Summit with a simple and powerful invitation. “The cross set loose a… Read More
Why did God choose Canaan to be his nation on this earth rather than Iraq — the old Eden, which is really rich in oil? —K. Moresi, New Zealand When Abraham was called by God (Genesis 12.1-3) to migrate to Canaan, it was a land of flourishing… Read More
Fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has forced more than a million people from their homes. It is also preventing the Bible Society from carrying out its ministry among the refugees. Since our prayer request was sent out to… Read More
