When you think of Somalia, you may remember the famine of the early 1990s or the infamous Black Hawk Down incident. Or you may know Somalia as the birthplace of al-Shabaab, the extremist Islamic terrorist group. But Somalia is also home to a small but determined group of our brothers
Can you imagine sacrificing even your name for your faith? For their protection, we often change the names of the people whose stories we tell you. Sarah* can’t even use her real name with her neighbors and friends. She and her husband have escaped from two governments that hunted and
Dear Friend, The Bible tells us that many things in the natural world point to God’s character. And every year, spring reminds us that even after the deepest, darkest winter, new life is possible. In fact, in the midst of green grass and warm breezes, we may even forget that
No one should be excluded from God’s Word because they never had the privilege of learning to read. Each time we release a new translation, we also create an audio version to reach the whole community. Minoti in West Bengal, India, has been glad to get the Bengali Contemporary Version
In the midst of the ongoing tragedy in Ukraine, your compassionate gifts continue to offer hope. One of our partner ministries on the ground there reports that they have been sharing God’s Word and preaching the Gospel as they provide food, shelter, heat, and safety to thousands of people. As
“Why would God let me have brain cancer?” Nobody asks the hard questions better than children, and 6-year-old Matthew in Egypt is no exception. Praise God, Matthew survived surgery to remove the cancer and recuperated, but he was left with some very big questions about God’s plan for his life
Dear Friend, When I talk with our frontline workers and partner ministries, when I travel to visit people all over the world who are risking it all for the Gospel every day, I’m overcome by a sense of urgency. The work of translating God’s Word, making it accessible, and helping
