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UBS
World Report
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Contents...
Healing
the past and building a better future: the Bible at work in prisons
’I have seen how God has performed miracles
of grace in people’s lives’
(South Africa) 4
‘Dismantling barriers between yesterday’s
enemies’: the Bible at work in Rwanda’s prisons
Literacy program brings light to overcrowded prison
(Madagascar)
From policeman to gang leader to evangelist
(Philippines)
Bible-based literacy classes change prisoners’
lives in Papua New Guinea
God’s Word has ‘incredible’ impact
on prisoners in New Zealand
The Bible touches people behind bars in Austria
Discovering the artist within
(Ukraine)
‘I started to think about my future’:
healing the lives of young offenders (Ukraine)
‘Thank you for your gift of Bibles’:
testimonies from Romania
Donors share Bible Society’s vision for prison
work (Belgium)
Serving
the Church in the land of early morning prayer (South Korea)
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The curious history of the
Pyongyang Bible (South Korea)
Thousands gather to await
Bibles in small village (PR China)
‘God’s book’ speaks to AIDS patient
(Thailand)
Photo Caption (PR China)
Physical blindness brings spiritual sight (Papua
New Guinea)
Faith
Comes By Hearing continues to grow in northern Ghana
Bereaved mother’s recitations ‘just a
revelation from God’ (Malawi)
‘This
book has given me a new life’ (Costa Rica)
‘I am living proof that
handing out Scriptures can change lives’ (Costa Rica)
‘I want to pay back
what I stole’ (Costa Rica)
God’s Word for the poor
and needy in Peru
Society produces first magazine in Braille
(Brazil)
Bible Museum blazes a trail in South America
(Brazil)
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‘In
the Psalms I discover myself’ (Romania)
Summaries
of stories which have been e-mailed in the Latest
News series since the last World Report: World,
World,
DR Congo, Zimbabwe,
Vietnam, Hong
Kong, Côte d’Ivoire,
Europe, Burundi,
Haiti & Dominican Republic.
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Acting General Secretary: The
Rev A Miller Milloy
Head of Corporate Communications: Ashley Scott
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Editor:
Andrew Mathewson
Writer: Andrea Rhodes
Writer: Mary Frank
French Translator: Claire Bedot
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Electronic Communications Manager: Julian Phillips
Fundraising Communications Officer: Mark Cook
Spanish Translation: by Athalla Jaramillo
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Views expressed
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Societies.
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