March 2005 — Number 391
Contents

Bible translation: steady progress enriches individuals and communities (Scripture Language Report)

‘…amazed by the miracle of listening to the Lord’s Prayer in their own tongue’ (Bolivia)
‘You can’t leave us like this’: a Revelation at a school (Bolivia)
God’s provision ensures completion of Inga audio New Testament (Colombia)
Bible Society tries to restore ‘lost values’ among young people (Nicaragua)

HIV/AIDS in Asia
China’s Christians roll up their sleeves to help sufferers
Helping people towards a positive view (Thailand)
AIDS agency Director favours Bible Society booklet (Thailand)
‘Prevention is better than cure’ in Bangladesh
Fighting the Goliath of HIV/AIDS (Kenya)
‘How I felt called to help the Church fight AIDS’ (Kenya)
Getting the churches to talk about AIDS (Burkina Faso)
Donors respond positively to plea to protect young people (Uganda)
Latvian Bible Society AIDS campaign goes into second year

Bible sales a mainstay in Uzbekistan
‘My life is so much better now’ (Uzbekistan)
The translator transformed through his work: Nasimkhon’s story (Uzbekistan)
Devoted nuns tend both buildings and people (Uzbekistan)
‘Hands-on’ bishop serves country-wide congregation (Uzbekistan)
MegaVoice in the land of the Nenets... (Russia)
Blind distributor desperate to continue hearing God’s Word (Ukraine)
Beirut’s Bible World welcomes 10,000th visitor (Lebanon)

‘Mia baibuli!’: refugees in war-torn Uganda cry out for Bibles

Tianbao, heavenly treasure (PR China)
Forgotten Bible (PR China)

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Editor: Andrew Mathewson l Writer: Andrea Rhodes l Writer/Digital Resources Administrator: Mary Frank l Fundraising Development Manager: Mark Cook l Electronic Communications Manager: Julian Phillips l French Translator: Claire Bedot l Spanish Translation by Athalla Jaramillo

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