by Canadian Bible Society | Jan 6, 2022 | Articles, Stories
Every two seconds a person is forced to flee. Fleeing one’s homeland under dire circumstances and being forced to leave behind family and hard-earned possessions is traumatic. Language and cultural barriers add another layer to their challenges as refugees try to find...
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...
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...
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