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When H’Ngoih Ten Thong Goi was five years old her parents were murdered and she was enslaved to a neighbouring tribe. She was a member of the Bunong ethnic minority group in Vietnam’s Central Highlands region. Pastor Kun from another ethnic minority group, the Rade, had come to the area to share God’s Word with [...]
“Today, from the bottom of my heart, I praise God for the Bible in my own language.” The Rev Ainap Tao’s words were greeted with heartfelt applause by the thousands of Wa Christians who had gathered in eastern Myanmar to celebrate the launch last month of the Revised Wa Bible. For Mr Ainap, who leads [...]
Christianity is growing fast among Vietnam’s 50 or so minority ethnic groups. In fact, today they account for around 60 per cent of the country’s Protestant Christians. Many of them are eager to have the Bible in their language, and UBS’s Vietnam Partnership is working with the churches to make that happen. Lifelong dream “I [...]
The literacy work carried out by United Bible Societies (UBS) and its 146 member Bible Societies across the world has been given official recognition by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). With more than 150 literacy projects in 70 countries, UBS’s wide international reach was an important contributing factor to its UNESCO [...]
The Apatani Church in north-east India may still be small but it is growing steadily, thanks, in part, to the dedication of its women who are sharing their faith with their families and communities. And this year, with the imminent launch of the New Testament in their language, Apatani women are even keener to share [...]
“For many years my wife didn’t want to hear anything about Christianity,” recalls Ti Frère (real name Marc-Arthur), the Haitian Bible Society’s driver. On January 12, 2010, Haiti was struck by an earthquake. Ti Frère’s house was destroyed, as were thousands of others. His mother, his wife and his son could have been killed, but [...]
Reach young people, speak their language and use their ways of communicating. This is one of the goals of the Haitian Bible Society. Lyonel Junior Maxi, 26, is a new and valuable element in this strategy. “Working for the Bible Society allows me to combine my love for God and my love for IT,” he [...]
Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world and the poorest in the Americas. Raising funds there for Bible work presents significant challenges. For many years, funds raised during the Bible Festival that takes place across the country on the second Sunday in December remained steady at around 330,000 Haitian gourdes (US$7,096). But [...]
When the earthquake struck Port-au-Prince on January 12, 2010, Maxine’s brand new restaurant collapsed on her. She was stuck underneath for hours before a friend came to her rescue and helped her to get out. She lost one of her feet, but she was very grateful to be alive. “God gave me a second chance [...]
The extraordinary influx to Haiti’s churches which followed the earthquake of January 12, 2010, is still continuing two years later. Churches of all types remain full. Haitians’ thirst for God and their interest in the Bible continue unabated. A year ago, the 10 a.m. service at the Baptist church in the Delmas area of Port-au-Prince [...]
