World Report

January/February 2001
Number 357

Blessed by
God’s Word

KidsGames Ministry
Grows Worldwide

Children’s Scriptures Transform
Communities in Paraguay

Christians Caught in the
Middle of Sri Lanka’s Conflict

How One Man’s Healing Brought
an Entire Village to God

Belarus Chernobyl Victims
Desperate for God’s Word

Contents

World

KidsGames Go From Strength to Strength
Opportunity 21: Project Updates
UBS Program Book 2001 Goes Online

Americas

Children’s Scriptures Bring Hope to Paraguay’s ‘Forgotten’ Communities
Brazil Photo Story
Making a Difference to the Lives of Street Children (Costa Rica)
ABS Launches The Learning Bible (USA)

Asia-Pacific

UBS and Amity Celebrate 25 Million Bibles for China
First Chinese Handwritten Bible Raises Funds for Opportunity 21 (Hong Kong)
Thousands Flock to Hong Kong Bible Exhibition

Sri Lanka Focus:
    Christians caught in the Middle of Sri Lanka’s Conflict
    Books, Cassette Tapes and Films Spread the Word
    How One Man’s Healing Brought an Entire Village to God
    Producing Selections for the War Zone
    Photo Story: ‘Blessed Island’: The Bible at Work Among the People of Sri Lanka

Europe-Middle East

Desperate Scripture Need Among Belarus’s Chernobyl Victims
European Distribution Center Opens for E-Business (Denmark)

Parole de Vie Bible Focus (France):
    New Parole de Vie Bible Acclaimed
    What is Basic French?
    The History of the Parole de Vie Project
    A Translation for Africa
    A Bible for Catholics, Protestants – and Children

Austria’s ‘Long Night of the Bible’ a National Success
Sweden Launches New Testament in Lule Sami Language
Bible Stands Proud in Turkish Bookfairs
Bible Society of Egypt Publishes Peace Scripture for Middle East Conflict
New Arabic Peshitta Bible a ‘Great Event’ for the Church in Iraq
Bible in Today’s Arabic on Society Website (Lebanon)
Bible Society Encourages Christians at Bookfair (Lebanon)
Bible Society Scriptures Popular on Goodwill Ship (Lebanon)

Africa

Scriptures Reach Mozambique Flood Victims
Rejected Children Receive Scriptures During Kenya’s Bible Week
New Kikuyu Scripture Provokes Interest Among Kenyan Catholics

Fundraising in the UBS

Bibliathon 2000 to ‘Bear Fruit for Many Years to Come’ (South Africa)

Bible People in the News & Bible News in Brief

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