Bible-A-Month

Sharing The Word. For Life.

Bible-a-Month is working to connect God’s Word with the fabric of people’s everyday lives – in a language and format they can read and understand. The power of monthly giving allows CBS to commit to various projects around the world, where Bible Societies are reaching out with the Word of God to men women and children every single day!

“Go, then, to all peoples everywhere and make them my disciples...” Matthew 28.19 (GNT)

The Power of Monthly Giving ends the waiting!

We all know what it’s like to wait for something. But can you ever remember waiting for a Bible? Probably not, because five minutes at the bookstore counter isn’t very long – someone has already spent years translating it and making it readily available for you.

Now, imagine waiting for a Bible in your own Language. Imagine not being able to read it in a language that you can understand, and as a result you think that God must not be interested in you or your community. For millions this is a reality. In fact, it’s true for 4,421 languages that still wait for even one book of the Bible.

This stark reality is called Bible poverty – and Bible-a-Month is working to end it.

It’s because of faithful Bible-a-Month supporters that CBS along with other Bible Societies around the globe, is able to bring new translations to birth – sometimes in languages that have never even been written down.

When you support Bible-a-Month you are making God’s Word available to those who still wait – those who are longing to receive the Bible’s life-changing message in the language of their heart.

Bible-a-Month is a lasting gift from you to them!

Praise and Prayer from the Bible Society in Nepal

Nepal, which was officially known as the Only Hindu Kingdom in the world has been declared as a secular state after the popular political movement in 2006. Now, it is called Federal Democratic Nepal. It is a prayer of Nepalese Christians that this will be well spelled out in the new constitution of the country and implemented.

Christian leaders believe that there are now about a million Nepalese Christians in Nepal alone. Nepal Bible Society (NBS) was established back in 1976. Since its inception, the Society has been completely committed to provide the Word of Eternal Hope to people, mainly to Nepali speaking Churches in all situations—in times of hardships and freedom.

As a registered Christian NGO, the Society can now translate, publish and distribute Bibles and Bible related materials in the country.

“It is our Triune God Himself who is doing these amazing things for the Nepal Bible Society through the fervent prayers of His people around the globe”, says Tej B Jirel, the General Secretary of NBS. “Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.” (Isaiah 64:4, NIV)

In 2008, for the very first time, Nepalese Christians celebrated Christmas with great happiness as the government declared Christmas a public holiday for the first time in the country’s history. The President visited Christmas programmes and various political leaders participated in a Christmas programme in Kathmandu and delivered Christmas wishes on the Christmas day.

During the Good Friday and Easter 2009, the Nepal Bible Society staff and Churches and Para Church Organisations throughout the country distributed over 31,000 copies of Surprising but True Easter booklet for free.

The Bible distribution growth in five years time (2004-2008) is over one hundred ninety seven percent. Nepal Bible Society distributed over 1.4 million copies of Scriptures last year alone. NBS praises God for all of this growth!

Please pray that God would guide and empower the Nepal Bible Society to purchase its own land to build a Bible House to serve the ever growing Churches in the country. Pray that many Nepalese men, women and children will come to know Christ as their Saviour.