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Chile – 33 Men Saved: Hope in the Belly of the Earth
Omar Reygadas was the 17th miner brought up. After breathing fresh air for the first time in 70 days, he did not hesitate to thank God for saving his life. Photo courtesy of The Bible Society of Chile.One rescued miner, Carlos Mamani, had written on the front of the uniform used to carry him through the escape duct: “Thank you…
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Hope in the Belly of the Earth
The man in the picture is holding the ABS Reina-Valera 1960 Bible translation that was given by the Bible Society of Chile to each miner through the communication tube used before being rescued.On August 5, 2010, 33 Chilean miners began the most difficult and frightening trial of their lives. When a sudden rock fall trapped the workers close to 2,300…
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New Face of Christianity
Young Vietnamese read the Bible provided by Vietnam Partnership during a church service.Nguyen Thanh Huyên, 28, lives in a world of unrest and stress. Her native country, Vietnam, has one of the fastest developing economies in the world, and is quickly becoming a major economic player in the global market. This rapid development has many effects on women like Nguyen.…
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The Book of Luke in Patois Released in the UK
The prospect of the Bible's appearance in Patois has outraged some traditionalists in the U.K., but the Book of Luke has just been released, and the rest of the New Testament will soon follow. Patois is a language that is traditionally considered slang or broken English and is spoken by 90 percent of Jamaicans. Up until now, there has never…
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Mailbag – Daily Bible Reading
This daily Bible reading group in Kigali, Rwanda, is led by Jean Damascene Ruzigana (standing, in the white shirt).Jean Damascene Ruzigana, a subscriber to American Bible Society's Daily Bible Reading Guide, sent the following encouraging e-mail in July to Record magazine: “Nowadays we are so happy, and we continue our Bible reading as [a] group; we meet [for a] few…
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