Record Winter 2017 Issue

Thanks to supporters like you, people around the world are seeing, hearing, and experiencing the power of God's Word. Cynthia, a teenager from Suriname, tells how everything changed when she met Jesus and got a Bible. Bible-based trauma healing is leading widows in Rwanda to bring their grief to Jesus and find joy. There's a new wave of Bible reading happening in Charlotte, NC, and it's changing the community for the better.

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Board Member Names American Bible Society in her Will

“God is calling us to share his treasures with all of his people,” says Cheryl Holland, a long-time member of American Bible Society’s board of directors. Like many of you, Cheryl named American Bible...

Partner Profile: Faith as Small as an Earring

Lara Davis is a missionary—although not in the traditional sense. She doesn’t travel the world to build houses or consult with Bible translators in the field. Instead, Lara runs a women’s...

Turning Pages, Changing Lives

In early 2017, a group of readers in Charlotte, North Carolina, decided to read a best-selling book from cover to cover. But this was no ordinary book club. For one thing, the group was enormous. More...

See, Hear, Experience

Can you imagine life without Jesus? Around the world, millions of people are still waiting to hear that Jesus loves them. They have never read a word of the Bible. God’s Word may not...

Portraits of Healing

“If my troubles and griefs were weighed on scales, they would weigh more than the sands of the sea.” Job 6:1-2 Bernadette Mukamana was silent for more than two years. When she lost her husband,...

Hurricane Victims Find Comfort in God’s Word

In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, the devastating Category 4 hurricane that struck eastern Texas in August 2017, American Bible Society’s prayer and financial partners ministered to suffering communities with the gift of God’s Word....

Month of the Bible Launches in Arizona

In September 2017, believers in Phoenix, Arizona, joined forces for a first annual Scripture engagement event called Unity and Revival: A Month Together in the Book of Acts. Following a popular tradition of annual Bible celebrations...

Support Bible Ministry through Your Online Purchases

Are you doing any Christmas shopping this year on Amazon? Want another way to support U.S. troops, struggling children, and rural language groups through the power of God’s Word? When you select American...

Brooklyn Families Explore the Scriptures Together

Thousands of Catholic families in Brooklyn, New York, spent summer 2017 reading the Bible together. In June 2017, American Bible Society’s prayer and financial partners joined with Fundación Ramón Pané and Biblica to help...

U.S. Inmates Find Healing in God’s Word

Your prayers and support are bringing God’s message of hope to people in the U.S. prison system. In 2017, American Bible Society partnered with Good News Jail and Prison Ministry to train prison chaplains...