January/February 2006 — Number 399
Contents


Europe-Middle East

Window on the world: Damascus Book Fair gives insight into Bible Society work (Syria)
Our goal is a Bible in every home (Syria)
Questions are all in a day’s work for Bible shop manager (Syria)
Daily concerns at the heart of Middle East Bible work
‘Now I understand it!’ – the dedication of the Kyrgyz New Testament (Kyrgyzstan)
Entertaining an angel (Ukraine)
BasisB – “a reason for living” (Germany)
Bridging the divide in Northern Ireland – how the Bible could bring people together
High-tech trailer brings Bible message alive in Scotland
Landmark launch for Malta’s visually impaired community

TURKEY FOCUS:
Young woman at the top
Kurdish Bible translation project looks to the future
A translator who stands up for his people – and for Jesus
How Dijle found the love she craved
Free as a bird
Building up Turkey’s next generation of Christians

Asia-Pacific

The Bible by numbers: change, Church and China
Reading the Bible at last (China)
Braille Scriptures help change lives (India)
Building on the rock: Bible Society joins home-building agencies in nation-building (Philippines)
New Bible highlights women’s issues (Philippines)

Americas

‘It was a joy to be there’: through mud and rain to Jakaltek dedication (Guatemala)
Bible stories to be available in Costa Rican Sign Language
Printshop celebrates past achievements and looks to the future (Brazil)

Africa

Radio Bible set to reach Côte d’Ivoire’s poor
South African technology helps HIV/AIDS work in Burundi

 

 


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Communications Manager: Leslea Batchelor l Editor: Andrew Mathewson l Writer: Andrea Rhodes l Writer/Digital Resources Administrator: Mary Frank l Fundraising Development Manager: Mark Cook l Electronic Communications Manager: Julian Phillips l French Translator: Claire Bedot l Spanish Translation by Athalla Jaramillo l Photojournalist: Dag Smemo

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