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Winter 2009 – Please Pray
BURUNDIPray for the literacy program conducted through the local Bible Society in Burundi. Sixty-five percent of the nation is illiterate: School dropout rates are high as a result of civil war and poverty. Pray for those who accept the Bible as reading and literacy learning material.IRAQPraise God for the 8,000 people of Iraq who received Scripture in Arabic at a…
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Seeds of Hope
Photo by Andrew HoodWhen my husband and I recently traveled to Rwanda and Burundi, we were prepared to enter a war-torn place where people were still recovering from the effects of violence and poverty. Instead, we found lush green fields, breathtaking Lake Tanganyika and, most of all, a gracious, vibrant people eager to serve as ambassadors of their countries and…
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Conflict in the Congo
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 the UBS fellowship in September, the situation has worsened. Fighting has intensified between rebel factions and the…
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World's Oldest Primary School Student
Kimani Maruge, who appears in the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest primary school student in the world, reads from the new interconfessional Gikuyu Bible, launched on July 12, 2008. Nyeri, Kenya.KENYA — Kimani Maruge is not sure exactly how old he is, but he thinks he was born in 1920. He certainly appears in the Guinness Book…
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Light of the Olympic Village
Unloading Bibles from the Amity Press. Photo by Liu Hongliang.An estimated 2 million visitors came to Beijing in August, including 500,000 from abroad. Scriptures printed at the Amity Printing Company's new facility were ready for the occasion.A special edition of the Chinese-English Four Gospel Portions included the official emblem of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee. Some 100,000 copies were printed…
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Historic Celebration
At the Amity Press supporters and workers gather at the ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new facility. Photo courtesy of United Bible Society The official opening of the new Amity Printing Press was celebrated on May 18 in Nanjing, China. Kua Wee Seng, coordinator of the UBS China partnership, board members of the American Bible Society and…
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