n The Rev Christophe Kongo Kote, General Secretary of the Bible Society of Congo, points to the sign that marked the second storey of the Bible House (maison) in Goma. The ‘ground’ upon which he is standing is actually the lava flow that buried the ground floor and destroyed US$150,000 worth of Scriptures, as a result of a volcanic eruption in January 2002. Goma, DR Congo. Photo: UBS/Larry Jerden (DRC02DJ-114)

Goma: ‘We praise the Lord
who enables us to start again’
— Focus on DR Congo [More...]

Contents

Colombia Focus
Training Christian leaders from toddlers to teens
Scriptures for all at Bogotá’s school for the deaf Ø
‘Terrible’ pupil changed by picture in Bible
Giving poor kids a chance – and the Gospel
School and Bible Society together making a difference

Jamaica Focus
Bible Society builds on Jamaica’s Christian heritage
‘Hiding’ the Word in his heart:
  how a drug addict became a Bible Society supporter
Society reaches far beyond Jamaica
She’s a Bible Society ‘dynamo’ Ø

Social welfare project brings spiritual release to prisoners (Brazil)
A special police station: São Paulo police chief donates food
  and the New Testament (Brazil)
How God’s Word turned a criminal into a sculptor (Brazil) Ø
Faith Comes By Hearing helps struggling pastors in Guatemala
Chile’s Romani people to have New Testament in their own language
Rejoicing greets launch of Wichí Bible (Argentina) (e-213)
Preparations under way to extend Southern Enxet translation
  to Old Testament (Paraguay)

Focus on DR Congo
Goma Bible work overcomes volcano, war and occupation Ø
Hard-hit Goma Baptists carry on ‘by faith of Job’
Pastors thank Society for help in their ‘terrible tragedy’

Focus on Malawi
Hard-hit Malawi has insatiable appetite for the Word of God
Reading the Bible in a Malawian context:
  the Catholic Church takes steps to reach Malawian peoples
Bible translation ‘faces challenges’

FCBH turns fear to hope in Zambia
AIDS and famine prompt BS Zambia booklet (e-214)
FCBH gets off to a good start in Mozambique
Bible Selection follows coup attempt in Côte d’Ivoire (e-215)
Bible Society of Eritrea seeking to reach many different groups Ø

Solomon Islands translators face many challenges
Good progress with Bible translation work in Vanuatu
‘I loved it so much’: reviser of Kiribati Bible reflects on his work
Philippine Bible Society reaches out to prisoners, children at risk –
and bus drivers

Bible Society determined to reach needy people in the West Bank
Bible prices a problem for students at Tüyap Bookfair (Turkey)
‘Fear and instability’ in Israel
How to study the Bible – in 66 lessons (Lebanon)
SAT-7 Cairo studio destroyed by fire (Egypt) (e-212)

Som Dass retires from UBS after 17 years

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