152 MILLION SCRIPTURES DISTRIBUTED IN 2023! The Bible Society global network distributed 152 million printed Biblical texts last year, raising the total distributed since 2014 to nearly 300 million Bibles, 107 million New Testaments, and 2.5 billion Scripture portions. That means almost 3 billion Biblical texts have been placed… Read More

In this issue of Record magazine, witness how you shared the good… Read More

SHEKGALAGARI BIBLE, BOTSWANA —    The completion of the Shekgalagari Bible translation earlier this year was widely celebrated among the Bakgalagari people in Botswana. Previously, the only Scripture they could access was in a different, ancient language that was very difficult to understand. This new Bible, along with an audio… Read More

Young people in Niger are navigating several challenges, such as extreme poverty and illiteracy, while also encountering a rise in aggressive groups within the predominantly Islamic country.   Thanks to faithful partners like you, the local Bible Society is placing God’s Word into the hands and hearts of thousands of… Read More

Samuel* grew up helping his father run the family’s large rubber tree farm in Liberia, a country where over 64 percent of the population lives in poverty. When Samuel was old enough, he decided to move to the city with some friends who wanted to “live large” and party frequently. Read More

Dear American Bible Society,   My Father was a soldier in WW2 and a German POW for one and a half years. The Bible he was given when he enlisted traveled with him through it all and comforted him. It gave him help.   He survived, and passed away… Read More

Major Mike Johnson* is extremely grateful for the military Bible and Scripture resources that have helped him remain strong in his faith during his lengthy military career.   But the support of friends like you goes far beyond providing God’s Word for our active-duty Troops. You also minister to their… Read More

“The military Bibles went like hotcakes,” Chaplain Keller* states, expressing his heartfelt appreciation for the resources that friends like you help provide for military cadets.   Over 60 cadets showed up for the first interfaith prayer group meeting that Chaplain Keller recently conducted. He shares, “Many did not have Bibles,… Read More

Training to become a Combat Medic includes learning to stay spiritually fit, explains Army Chaplain Gallagher*. This is crucial because, as he adds, “Once soldiers complete Combat Medic training, they could be sent into very dangerous situations . . . potentially facing death themselves.”   Thanks to friends like you,… Read More

HISTORIC CH’OL BIBLE DEDICATION — More than 5,000 gathered in Chiapas, Mexico this spring to celebrate the completion of the Ch’ol Bible translation. Julio Splinker, General Director of the Bible Society of Mexico shares, “After 14 years of hard translation work, the Ch’ol people have in their hands the first… Read More