Author: Aaron Sweeney
Providing the “Bread of Life” in Peru
In Peru, more than half a million children under the age of 5 are malnourished. 25% of the population live in poverty, and yet, the thing they want most is to have a Bible of their own. That’s why the Peruvian Bible Society began the “Pan de Vida” project, or as we might know it, […]
Reflecting Back & Moving On
Catherine, our outgoing General Secretary, shares her reflections on the last 8 years. When I started as General Secretary in April 2016, I had a lot to learn! Those first months involved learning about our team, our Board, and our work. It involved a World Assembly of United Bible Societies in Philadelphia and a lot […]
Botswana: Bibles for the Bakgalagari
A project update from 2014 In our Autumn 2014 magazine, almost 10 years ago, we introduced a translation project run by the Bible Society of Botswana in partnership with the Lutheran Bible Translators. The Bible has never been available in Shekgalagari, the language of the Bakgalagari people who mainly live in the Kgalagari desert. Now, […]
UBS Bible Translation Statistics 2023
At the heart of the work of Bible Societies across the world is the value of making sure that everyone on the earth can one day read God’s Word in their own heart language. It is our prayer that everyone would be able to hear God speaking to them in the language that they think […]
Staff Update – May 2024
Our General Secretary, Catherine, is moving on from Bible Society NI this month to a new role with our United Bible Societies global fellowship as Head of Mobilisation. Her new role will involve building collaboration between Bible Societies around the world. Please pray for Catherine as she finishes up her time with Bible Society NI […]
Sharing the Gospel through sport in Albania
Albania has been described as one of the least religious countries in the world – some might see that as a challenge, but the Bible Society in Albania see this as an opportunity. Since the beginnings of the work of the Bible Society in Albania in 1996 they have used sports to reach out to […]
