God did not intend for His Word to be difficult.  But the Good News is hard to understand for many of the people we serve.  They are among the poorest and least educated in the world, often living in remote villages or under‐developed urban centers.  Many have never known or even heard of Jesus Christ.  These are the people who need the hope of the Gospel, who need to understand God’s love for them, so that they can believe.  That is why Bible League International’s easy‐to‐read Bible translations, written in everyday language, are so important.   Join host Michael Woolworth and his guests, Brian McLemore, Alex Oliveros and Dr. Yancy Smith, in this 20-minute Action Podcast to learn how Bible League’s Translation Services are making the Bible accessible around the world.  Part 2 of a two-part podcast series.

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God did not intend for His Word to be difficult. But the Good News is hard to understand for many of the people we serve. They are among the poorest and least educated in the world, often living in remote villages or under‐developed urban centers. Many have never known or even heard of Jesus Christ. These are the people who need the hope of the Gospel, who need to understand God’s love for them, so that they can believe. That is why Bible League International’s easy‐to‐read Bible translations, written in everyday language, are so important. Join host Michael Woolworth and his guests, Brian McLemore, Alex Olivaros, and Dr. Yancy Smith, in this 20-minute Action Podcast to learn how Bible League’s Translation Services team is making the Bible accessible around the world. Part 1 of a two-part podcast series.

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Blindness left Shantha in total despair. He was unable to go to school, and his world completely changed. He felt disdain from his relatives about his disability. He notes, “People are not very accommodating of blind people.”

Today, he gets a meager monthly pension that helps him to make ends meet in his small village in southern India. Many disabled people have no choice but to live off this small pension. They are either left to fend for themselves or left in foster homes. Shantha explains, “I’m currently living with my 80-year-old mother.”

When he was younger, a group of believers came to the village to show the Jesus Film. He says, “The local pastor encouraged me. I wanted to know more about God.” After many years, God answered Shantha’s prayers and hopes of knowing more about God. Recently, he received one of Bible League’s Audio Bibles. He beams, “I have been praying for such a Bible. But I thought that it would be expensive and only available in big cities. How could I ever get it or buy it in our village?”

Shantha believes God sent this Audio Bible to his doorstep. He is incredibly grateful for it and knows it has changed his life forever. He smiles, “Thank you! I’m so happy about this gift. Many people like me will be blessed by this Bible. I cannot explain how joyful I am to receive it. I listen to it every day. God has given me hope.”

Before the pandemic began, Raquel and her husband Gabriel began sharing God’s Word in México 83, a community in Puebla where no one had heard the Gospel. The first people they wanted to engage in God’s Word were children and teens, using Bible League’s Project Philip Bible studies for children.

Though they had to stop for a while due to the pandemic, they resumed their work over the summer. In July, after much planning, the couple held a one-day evangelistic event and invited families from the community to come and get clothes and toys that they had received through donations. Raquel and Gabriel also had some copies of Bible League’s easy-to-read translation of the Spanish Bible to give to the adults. The event was a success. Many children and adults came to receive their gifts.

Since then, the couple, alongside a few other believers, has been going door-to-door, providing Bibles to families and following up with them. Raquel and Gabriel have also invited the young people to a children’s Bible study group. So far, they have covered most of the community. And the people have been very receptive to the couple and the Gospel. When they deliver Bibles to the houses, they share a message of hope, salvation, and encouragement for all those who need comfort, especially during these uncertain times.

Two years ago, she heard a comment that changed her life. Buntita heard someone say, “Believe in God and He will change your life.” At the time, she felt lost and hopeless. “I had so many troubles in my life that I didn’t know what to do to make things better,” she says. “I felt like I was emotionally chained, and I wanted to be free.”

That comment stuck with her, and one day she decided to accept Christ as her Savior. Her newfound faith caused more problems with her parents. “My parents despised me for my new belief,” she says. “We had many arguments. But I was not afraid because God is my Savior and King.”

Buntita tried to study the Bible, but the two translations she owned were difficult to understand. Now, after completing a Project Philip Bible study, she is reading her new Easy-to-Read translation and is growing in her faith. “For the first time, I can easily understand the Word of God,” she says. “I can share the glory of God with my friends and anyone else. God goes with me wherever I go, and I want to know Him more and more. He has forgiven me and given me freedom.”