Impacting the World in 2012

 

 ...by working to achieve the most effective translation, publication, and distribution of the Bible in all the languages spoken today.   

 

During 2012, the Bible Society in Northern Ireland is supporting 34 Scripture projects in 32 countries. These projects include working on the translation of the Bible into different languages; distributing God’s Word to people in churches, schools, hospitals and prisons; providing holistic support to people, encouraging them through the comfort found in the Scriptures; giving the Bible to people in a format that they understand, whether written, audio or visual; promoting Bible Literacy through literacy classes, audio Bibles, listening groups and Braille Bibles.

BSNI is supporting projects in the following countries:

Albania  West Balkan Partnership  Benin  Brazil  Burkina Faso  Burundi  Cambodia  China  Costa Rica  Cote d’Ivoire  Estonia  Ethiopia  Gambia  Georgia  Ghana  Greece  Gulf  Indonesia  Kenya  Latvia  Macedonia  Malawi  Malaysia  Nicaragua  Peru  Philippines  Papua New Guinea  Poland  Romania  Swaziland  Turkey  Venezuela

(Click on a country to read a short synopsis of the Bible work BSNI is supporting there.)

 If you wish to know more about our work in any of these countries or to receive information that would enable you, your church or your church organisation to pray for the project, or to support it in any other way, please contact Bible House in Belfast.

 

 

 

 

Current Projects

• 'Light of the Amazon' in Brazil

  The ‘Light of the Amazon’ project uses a hospital-boat to reach the people of the Amazon with spiritual, medical and social care...

   

• Translating the Bible in Papua New Guinea

  Many of the 860 language groups in Papua New Guinea wait for God's Word - you can play a part in translating the Bible into these languages...

    

• Middle East Campaign

  BSNI is supporting projects throughout the Middle East, sharing God with people through His Word and encouraging them to ‘trust in Him at all times’...

• Bibles for China

  There is a great desire for Bibles from the ever-growing Christian population within China - yet so many cannot afford to own one...

   

• Indonesia

  Providing the Tagulandang people with Scripture in their language for the very first time...

   

   

• Translation in Cote d'Ivoire

  Based in Abidjan, the Bible Society in Côte d’Ivoire began ministry as far back as 1903. Of great importance is the focus on translation work, as there are currently only 2 languages out of 60 that have Bibles...