by Canadian Bible Society | Sep 10, 2021 | Articles, Stories
In Kalbale, Uganda, Phiona grew up blind, ridiculed by other children, and burdened with the knowledge that her father had discarded her in a pit just days after her birth. A Braille Bible provided by donors through the Bible Society of Uganda launched her on a path...
by Canadian Bible Society | Sep 10, 2021 | Articles, Stories
On the other side of the world, in Myanmar, translator Rev. Thang Ngai Om wept as he held the first Bible in his language – Cho Chin. Years of travelling long distances between his home and the translation office and taking great risks in crossing flooded rivers in...
by Canadian Bible Society | Sep 2, 2021 | Articles, Stories
Ellomwe is a language spoken by nearly 2.3 million people in Malawi. In 2019, overjoyed Ellomwe speakers marched around the town of Chiringa, carrying a giant replica of the new Bible to symbolize the arrival of God’s Word in their midst. Just five years earlier, they...
by Canadian Bible Society | Jul 11, 2021 | Articles, Stories
Here’s some of what you have helped make possible, as of Spring of 2021: In the last five years, Bible Societies around the world have completed Scripture translation in over 270 languages used by 1.7 billion people. The number of the world’s 7,000+ languages...
by Canadian Bible Society | Jul 11, 2021 | Articles, Stories
The women who pass through the doors of the Vanier Centre for Women have usually been victims of tremendous abuse and untreated mental health issues. The women also are criminals, often multiple times. Within the Centre, the specific program I run is for women who are...
by Canadian Bible Society | Jul 11, 2021 | Articles, Stories
God’s Word delivered by audio player Many elderly people wrestle with a range of debilitating developments and emotions as they live out the last chapters of their lives. As their bodies begin to impose significant limitations on strength and movement, their spirits...
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