Scripture engagement leads to knowing God—and lives changed forever. Now more than ever, Americans need to know God’s Word and the hope we have in its transformative message. The State of the Bible is a yearly, in-depth study, asking Americans their opinions and practices relating to the Bible, all made possible by generous supporters like you.
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Living Water for Victims of Drought
In Kenya alone, over 4 million people have been affected. 370,000 people are threatened with starvation in the hard hit region of Turkana. Here, drought has severely threatened the livestock, destroyed the livelihoods of the people. The Bible Society of Kenya is responding to the need. Working in partnership with local churches and Christian organizations, the Society is seeking to…
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Sacrificing Everything
United Bibles Societies is currently translating the Bible within more than 450 projects worldwide (45 in the Americas). Many of these translations are carried out in peaceful settings, but others take place in difficult and even violent contexts. One such project brings us to the Philippines, where we meet Pedro Agustin, a Filipino farmer who gave everything for the translation…
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Pray Around the World
A student at el Bethel Yagma School in Burkina Faso is holding the illustrated Ma Première Bible. (Photo by Joyce Van De Veen.)Benin Thank God for his grace in granting peace for our country and The Bible Society of Benin. Thank him, too, for our good relations with the churches and for our translation, literacy, distribution, fundraising and Faith Comes…
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Changed Lives Through Trauma Healing
These are leaders who were recently trained and now conduct local trauma healing workshops in their communities. Dr. Harriet Hill is pictured right of center wearing sunglasses and a blue and green dress. (Photo by Frederick Barasa.)“I was ‘blind'...I have been a pastor for so many years and didn't realize that I was traumatized.” So said Pastor Samuel Muhemwa from…
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Beauty from Ashes
Photo by Timothy J. WalshQ: What is the purpose of the Trauma Healing Advisory Council, and what do you anticipate will be accomplished through it? Our purpose is to guide ABS as it refines its programs, materials and training processes related to the care of individuals traumatized by war, rape, genocide and natural disasters in the Great Lakes region of…
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Satisfying the Hunger for God’s Word in Cuba
Young Cubans receiving the H20 Bible. (Photo by Chris Leaman.)Like the mustard plant, the church in Cuba has taken root in this lush Caribbean nation. It was anything but easy in what had been an atheistic culture, where the church struggled to survive for many years. In the 1990s, the culture officially began to become more tolerant of religious belief.…
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