Opening
God’s Word
through
literacy
programs
(Bangladesh)

UBS board elects first woman chair
Reaching out and touching visually-impaired people  »
Millennium boost for Jesus film viewing

Newspaper advertisements put the Easter message across (Ghana)
UBS to partner SGM in Africa (South Africa)
The Bible Society’s most precious donation (South Africa)
Mauritius celebrates arrival of the new millennium
From ‘utter darkness’ to light: a prisoner’s testimony (Malawi)
Armed attack on Bible Society family; translator killed in C.A.R.
Sharing God’s Word through bread wrappers (Senegal)
Ethiopia’s Kafa people welcome New Testament  »
Bible Society president to head Accra football disaster inquiry (Ghana)

Thailand focus:
   The hill road to Mae Sariang  »
   Woven together for a common purpose
   A people of prayer and achievement
   A people ‘once closed’ are now ‘committed to the Gospel’
   Not enough pastors to go round

New Testament welcomed by Philippines sports fans and athletes
First Opportunity 21 ‘Gospel wagon’ takes Scriptures to rural churches
(PR China)
Outpourings of gratitude from rural Chinese Christians
Experiment speeds up Solomon Islands translation project
Literacy program involves 100 churches in first five years (Bangladesh)

Scriptures bring smiles to Croatia’s sick and orphaned children  »
Bringing hope to Romania’s hospitals
Bible Society in Lebanon launches online fundraising
Bible Society plays leading role in Armenia’s celebration of Christianity
Bible Society scoops broadcast awards (England)
Bible verse campaign raises Society profile as well as funds (Latvia)
Turkey bookfair hit by national economic crisis
The translator transformed (Uzbekistan)

Bible Society’s holistic hospital ministry comforts the sick (Brazil)
‘The best day of my life’ (Brazil)
‘Dreams can come true’, says footballer (Brazil)  »
Opportunity 21 project puts Scriptures into the hands of
Argentina’s leaders
Bible Society offers Proclamation materials via web site (Canada)
Peru’s poorest homes receive Scriptures through O-21
Good News Bible gets new name (USA)

Bible People in the News

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