by Canadian Bible Society | Sep 23, 2021 | Articles, Stories
A tragic number of young people feel crushed by powerful social and economic forces, leaving them hopeless and in despair. What, they ask, is the basis for hope? And who will help? There are over 7 million youth and young adults across Canada – 15 to 29 year oldsoften...
by Canadian Bible Society | Sep 23, 2021 | Articles, Stories
The efforts and commitments of volunteers are vital to the ministry of helping people hear God speak through Scripture. We knew that, with the pandemic restrictions, it was no small ask to invite our extended community to ride, walk or run to help raise funds to...
by Canadian Bible Society | Sep 23, 2021 | Articles, Stories
Hannah will never forget the night her family awoke to shouts and gunfire engulfing their town. “While all the gunmen were screaming and running out of the building, all in one direction, we were silently praying for God’s guidance to help us escape,” she remembers....
by Canadian Bible Society | Sep 23, 2021 | Articles, Stories
Madam Niu’s father preached the gospel in China for over fifty years, from age 18, until the Cultural Revolution in 1966 saw him publicly punished, humiliated, and tortured. Once, he was paraded in the streets wearing a placard identifying him as a Christian. He had...
by Canadian Bible Society | Sep 22, 2021 | Articles, Stories
By age two, Lorena was blind from a congenital illness, the central fact in her childhood in Costa Rica, also marked by extreme poverty, hunger and sexual abuse. At the tender age of 14, Lorena became pregnant and gave birth to Tania. Tragically, Tania inherited the...
by Canadian Bible Society | Sep 22, 2021 | Articles, Stories
“I want to say thank you to everyone who worked in getting the Cree Bible to us, [the Bible] that was printed. Our people are really enjoying it.” – Bishop Lydia Mamakwa The Canadian Bible Society works with partners to translate and revise Bibles, New Testaments, and...
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