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CHICAGO—Bible League ministry results reveal
that more than 982,000 children’s Scriptures
were provided worldwide in 2007. From Nicaragua to
the Ukraine, God’s Word was placed into the hands
of thousands of children—transforming their lives
and making an eternal difference in the lives of those
around them.
Kate,
an 11-year-old girl from Russia, learned about the
saving grace of Jesus Christ at home. She was 4 years
old when her mother accepted Jesus Christ. Excited
about God’s Word, Kate wanted to share the Good
News with her classmates. She started by giving her
peers New Testaments. “But it was difficult for
children to read it,” says Bible League’s
national director for Russia. Kate decided to go through
a Bible League-sponsored Bible study course specifically
designed for children. “She studied with her
best friend. Some time later other classmates also
joined. Six pupils in her Bible study group have finished
this course, and now the Bible is interesting for them
because they can understand what it says,” says
the national director. “We praise the Lord for
Kate and for the many children who study the Bible
through her ministry.”
“Providing children worldwide with Scriptures they can understand is
critical,” says Bob Cole, Bible League’s president.
About 80 percent of the 35 million people who are displaced
or living as refugees are children, according to the
United Nations. An estimated 2.3 million children
worldwide 14 years old and younger are living with
HIV, according to UNICEF. Globally, about 1.2 million
children are illegally bought, sold, transported and
resold as commodities, according to the International
Labor Organization.
“Children around the world face harsh daily realities and they desperately
need the hope that only God’s Word can provide—but they need translations
that minister to them on their level,” says Cole.
In addition to providing children’s Scriptures
and Bible study materials worldwide, Bible League also
offers a unique program called “Children Caring
for Children,” a series of youth-oriented mission
projects designed to explain how children in other
parts of the world live; American children can send
God’s Word to those children. |
To send Bibles to Christians worldwide, click here.
To find out more about this program that allows children to reach children, click
here.
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