Scripture Ministry

Reach 4 Life, Eastern Africa

Reaching Out With Life in Christ to Youth at Risk of HIV/AIDS

Biblica-Africa seeks to break the HIV/AIDS cycle of death and disease in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, and Uganda. In Kenya, twice as many young women (ages 15-24) as men are infected with HIV/AIDS. In Tanzania, mother-to-child HIV infection is on the rise. In Malawi, the HIV/AIDS infection rate is 14.2 percent (twice the sub-Saharan overall rate), but in the 15-49 age group one in eight people is infected. In Uganda, although a government campaign in the '90s caused a substantial decline in HIV/AIDS, the disease is increasing among the younger generation. This year, Biblica will conduct R4L programs with high school students in these four key countries.

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Children for Christ, DRC, Senegal, Burundi

Out of Poverty and Struggle Children Encounter God's Love

Children for Christ, East Asia

Children Introduced to Christ Become Young Evangelists

East Asian children in remote villages and predominantly Muslim areas often lack access to the good news of Christ's love. Biblica-East Asia will partner with Book of Hope Ministries and local churches to conduct the Children for Christ (C4C) program in Brunei Darussalam, East Timor, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, including predominantly Muslim Mindanao, to share the gospel with children. C4C has reached more than 1 million children and youth in nine years. Local churches are trained and equipped to present a 10-day, high-energy, high-impact Bible-based children's program. Children engage in Bible lessons, music, games, drama, and Scripture memorization. Many C4C children become young evangelists as they share what they learn with family and friends.

Reach 4 Life, Thailand

Preserving a Generation of Thai young people

Underneath Thailand's beauty lies a dark underbelly of sex trafficking, child prostitution, pornography, and drug abuse. The sex industry is so entrenched that it contributes 14 percent of Thailand's Gross Domestic Product. HIV/AIDS is infecting not only sex workers but the larger population; more than one in 100 adults are HIV-infected. In this sex-saturated society, Thai youth are one of the main risk groups for HIV. To help preserve a generation, Biblica-Southeast Asia is launching the Reach 4 Life (R4L) Bible-based sexual abstinence program to reach Thai youth in secondary schools. R4L teaches, motivates, and equips teens to embrace a relationship with Jesus Christ and a biblical lifestyle that will protect them from HIV/AIDS infection.

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My Monthly Bible Reader, Kenya and Tanzania

Imparting Solid Faith to the Next Generation

Nearly half the populations of Kenya and Tanzania are age 14 or under. Introducing these youngsters, who are typically open to the gospel, to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and grounding them in God's Word is crucial to their countries' future. This year, Biblica will enroll 2,000 youngsters in the four-year My Monthly Bible Reader (MMBR) program. The program uses an interactive, Scripture-based magazine to progressively teach key biblical truths and principles. Each month, Biblica will provide church and school leaders copies of the colorful MMBRs. Natural evangelists, children will share their MMBRs with an estimated three additional children (siblings and friends of students).

Children of Africa, Zimbabwe

For Children Who've Lost Everything— Hope and a Future From God

Zimbabwe was once the beautiful breadbasket of Africa. But political, economic, and social chaos have turned it into a wasteland of poverty and despair. The health system and infrastructure have collapsed, worsening the nationwide cholera epidemic. Human trafficking has enslaved children and adults as farm and sex workers at home and abroad. Children in Zimbabwe's orphanages cling to life, but have little hope for today or tomorrow. This year, Biblica will give these children the assurance of a God who loves them and the hope of His Word, providing copies of The Greatest Story Ever Told, activity workbooks, and teacher's manuals to orphanages.

Reach 4 Life, Ethiopia

Reaching Out With Life in Christ to Youth at Risk of HIV/AIDS

In Ethiopia, 3 million people live with HIV/AIDS, and 1.2 million children have been orphaned by the disease. The economic toll of HIV/AIDS is a devastating drain on this impoverished country. When one family member cannot work, an entire family is at risk of starvation. This year, Biblica will conduct the Reach 4 Life program with Ethiopian teens and preteens in schools, churches, and sports clubs. Students will hear the gospel message as they learn the only true meaning of "safe sex," abstinence before marriage and marital faithfulness that will save them from disease and death. Biblica partners are Scripture Union and Youth With a Mission.

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Reach 4 Life, South Africa

Reaching Out With Life in Christ to Youth at Risk of HIV/AIDS

With 5.3 million—more than one in five people—infected with HIV/AIDS, South Africa has been hardest-hit by the disease. AIDS has decimated much of the adult population and threatens the entire younger generation. The impact on families, workforce, health-care system, and communities is catastrophic. AIDS orphans lack adult supervision, schooling, health care, or social services. South Africa was the launchpad for Reach 4 Life in 2004, and it has gained tremendous acceptance. This year, Biblica will conduct the program with secondary school and upper primary students (ages 10 to 16) in South Africa.

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My Monthly Bible Reader, Russia and Romania

Christ's Love Embraces Orphans in Russia and Romania

The fall of the iron curtain hasn't brought hoped-for health, wealth, and happiness. Organized crime, prostitution, AIDS, drug addiction, family dissolution, and other social ills are ravaging parts of Eastern Europe. Children—neglected, abused, abandoned, and orphaned—are suffering the consequences. To minister to them, Biblica developed the My Monthly Bible Reader (MMBR) four-year curriculum. MMBR is a monthly interactive Scripture-based magazine/reader that teaches children about God's love using stories, games, activities, and real-life lessons in a colorful format. In this second year of the four-year program in Russia and Romania, Biblica will work with orphanages and Christian relief agencies to introduce orphans to Jesus through MMBR.

School Outreach, Eastern Europe

The Solid Rock of God's Word for Eastern Europe's Students

Western European influences such as post-Christian secularism, unrestrained consumerism, and organized crime have flooded Eastern Europe, tainting the minds and hearts of the younger generation. Yet this generation will someday lead government and society. Will they base their thoughts and actions on shifting sands or solid rock? Because many European nations require public schools to teach religion courses, Biblica-Europe has an excellent opportunity to reach and influence children and youth with the gospel. Biblica is partnering with New Generation, Russian Ministries, and other local partners to translate and distribute New Testaments in five languages for East European schools and day camps.

School Outreach, United Kingdom

School Doors Open to God's Word in the U.K.

In Western Europe, atheism and agnosticism have displaced Christianity as the foundation for thought and action. Most mainline Christian denominations in the United Kingdom have seen steep declines in membership, and evangelical churches are basically in maintenance mode. Less than 10 percent of the population believes in Jesus Christ, and Christianity is marginalized in all sectors of society—media, education, government, law, social services. Coupled with the rise of Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and "alternative" religions like occultism and paganism, this has resulted in a generation of young people with little or no exposure to God's Word. Ironically, religious education is mandated in public schools for children ages 5-18. This gives Biblica, working with other organizations and ministries, an open door to distribute Bibles and Scripture resources to schools in Northern England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.

Children for Christ, Argentina

News of Jesus Christ For At-Risk Children

In urban Argentina, drugs, abuse, and exploitation threaten children's well-being. They lose ground daily in their struggle for survival. Three out of four children have never been introduced to Jesus Christ and the hope He offers.

Working with local churches and ministries, Biblica-Argentina will reach underprivileged Argentinean children this year through its Children for Christ (C4C) program, which has presented the gospel to more than 1 million youth in nine years. C4C trains and equips local Christians to evangelize and disciple youth through a 10-day, high-impact, fun Bible-based program. Argentinean children will learn of God's love and how to resist social evils through a relationship with Jesus Christ.

Children at Risk, Bolivia, Chile, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay

News of Jesus Christ For At-Risk Children

Poverty breeds desperation. Parents abandon their children, six-year-olds work on the streets, preteens have babies, and drug abuse and prostitution are rampant in impoverished regions. But Biblica-Latin America knows the power of God's Word can transform communities. In Bolivia, Chile, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay, Biblica will pour Scripture resources into the lives of at-risk children through churches, schools, and community centers. Children will learn of a heavenly Father who loves them and a Savior Who promises never to abandon them. Ministry partners will distribute Biblica's children's resources, including New Testaments, Bible workbooks, and Aventuras bíblicas magazine/readers. Many children will also receive blankets for warmth.

Children at Risk, Northeastern Brazil

News of Jesus Christ For At-Risk Children

Northeastern Brazil is an especially impoverished, underdeveloped area, with the country's lowest percentage of evangelicals. Evangelical ministry is often met by political and religious resistance; however, Biblica-Brazil has ministered there for several years. This year, Biblica-Brazil, in partnership with Cook Communications Ministries and Campus Crusade for Christ, will reach adults and children with God's Word through The Jesus Film, followed by a presentation of the gospel and distribution of Scripture resources, including New Testaments for children. Biblica-Brazil trains volunteers from local churches to follow up with people who have seen the film, heard the Word, and received Scriptures

Children at Risk, Colombia

News of Jesus Christ For At-Risk Children

Political and drug-related violence has wracked Colombia for 40 years. Children suffer most because they lack understanding of their circumstances and have little control over them. Nothing will bring comfort, peace, and hope to these children like God's Word and the Person of Jesus Christ. Partnering with local churches, Biblica-Colombia will reach children this year in Colombia's major cities with Scriptures designed to draw children to Christ. Programs in Barranquilla and Cartagena have had remarkable results: not only have many children come to Christ, they have led their parents to Him, as well. For every child reached, an estimated six more people will hear the gospel.

Children at Risk, Ecuador

News of Jesus Christ For At-Risk Children

Poverty in Ecuador forces many children, some as young as 6 years old, to work to help support their families. Other children, just as young, are surviving on their own. They are vulnerable to physical and sexual abuse and drugs and alcohol. Most will never go to school or church. Biblica-Ecuador partners with local churches and ministries that specialize in working with street children. The gospel message—a heavenly Father who deeply loves them and a Savior who longs to know them personally—touches the hearts of these street-tough children and can draw them into life-changing relationship with Him. This year, Biblica-Ecuador will provide children's New Testaments and Bible-centered, interactive magazines/readers for these children.

Children at Risk, Guatemala

News of Jesus Christ For At-Risk Children

Forty percent of Guatemal's population is under age 14; a staggering 60 percent is under age 18. Widespread poverty and a culture of violence (the residue of a 36-year civil war) take a toll on these children's lives. More than one in four children under age five is malnourished, and tens of thousands are war orphans and street children. Biblica-Guatemala partners with humanitarian and child development organizations to provide God's Word so children whose physical needs are being met can also enter into a life-changing relationship with Jesus Christ. This year, Biblica-Guatemala will reach at-risk children with New Testaments and the "Conociendo mi Bíblia" ("Knowing my Bible") series.