Sarab’s story
28-year-old mum, Sarab, was walking to her house in Damascus, Syria when it was bombed right in front of her. This is her story of pain, fear and...
“I learned that God is a healer”
Amin fled Syria with his children and grandchildren. He’s received trauma healing support from Bible Society and now he says, “God is a healer.” It’s a warm, sunny...
‘The most dangerous place in Nairobi’ is now a natural haven
“This used to be the most dangerous place in Nairobi,” says our guide. We are standing on the edge of the Karuna Forest. We’re here to plant trees,...
The Bible transforms a village that thought their elderly were witches
While a community grieved the HIV-related deaths across a generation, many elderly people were accused of being witches who had brought on the curse of HIV. Enifa was...
Reaching the NextGen with the Word of Life Through Every Tribe, People...
One chilly week in March, I had a glimpse of Revelation 7:9 in action – people from different tribes and nations coming together to worship and glorify God....
Blinded at Gallipoli
Twenty-one year-old Lt Maurice Little lost all but his life fighting at Quinn’s Post, the most advanced post of the ANZAC line at Gallipoli. But it did not...
‘The bravest man’ I ever knew
Chaplain Andrew Gillison was praised in one soldier’s war diary as ‘the bravest man’ he ever knew. Dearly loved by the Gallipoli soldiers for whom he gave his...
Fear of death part of life for Syrian Bible distributor
The fear of abduction and death is a daily part of life for Syrian Bible distributor, Gaith. We’ve changed his name to protect him from possible attacks. Gaith...
“Bombing will not stop us,” says Pakistan Bible boss
“We are shaken. We are upset. But this will not stop us worshipping.” These are the words of Bible Society’s general secretary in Pakistan, Anthony Ajiaz Lamuel, following...
WW1 Bible offers comfort after tragic death in Afghanistan
When Private Curtis Welsby’s friend Jamie died in Afghanistan just weeks before their battalion was to return to the UK, the 20-year-old from Manchester turned to the Bible....
Bible gives homeless man peace
Temperatures have fallen well below zero in London this week. But a blue sleeping bag is all that keeps the cold out for 40-year-old Mark Alder. His home,...