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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Iraq: Bible-based trauma healing participant ministers to refugees
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 he was first introduced to the program.“It has had a huge…
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God’s Word Brings Power to Persecuted Christians Worldwide
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 watch as their loved ones are executed.But thanks to the support…
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How One Man’s Rage Turned into Forgiveness
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 country.His family hid in a large cave for a month until…
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Mission Trauma Healing: Pointing Hurting People to the Bible
In January, American Bible Society published a new edition of “Healing the Wounds of Trauma”—the flagship text behind its Scripture Engagement trauma healing ministry. First published in 2013, it now includes four new chapters on domestic abuse, suicide, addictions and disaster relief. The new content was added to address the specific needs of partners who use the book to minister…
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Iraq Through the Eyes of a Father
When American Bible Society launched its Bible-based trauma healing program in the Middle East, the first issue to capture my heart was the exploitation and abuse of women at the hands of cruel and deviant men, especially within the Islamic State. Perhaps it’s because I’ve seen so many hurting women, especially in Africa, find reconciliation and forgiveness by claiming the…
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Alone on the Streets of Uganda, One Boy Found Healing in God’s Word
Kiho*, a ten-year-old boy from eastern Uganda, sat speechless in a small classroom. Facilitators of a Bible-based trauma healing session—organized for young victims of disaster and abuse—smiled next to him. The facilitators could tell he had something to say. They just didn’t know how to reach him.Eventually, Kiho burst into tears and began sharing his story.More than a decade earlier,…
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