THE POWER OF PRAYER AROUND THE WORLD

Individuals and even whole communities can be transformed as they encounter the love and healing touch of Jesus within the Scriptures. We want to share with you this incredible story of how the power of prayer brought the Bible to someone for whom poverty had previously put it out of reach. This is just one example of something we’ve experienced to be true time and time again: ‘The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective’ (James 5.16, NIV).

Poverty meant that 13-year-old Victoire could never buy a Bible of her own. She lives in the West African country of Togo with her mum. Her father left when she was a baby. Each day is a desperate struggle to make ends meet. Like every vulnerable community across Africa, Victoire and her mum have been hit hard by the global economic crisis.

But Victoire knew one thing would make a difference in her life: the Bible. And she prayed for one. ‘My friends at church who had Bibles seemed to be happier than those of us who didn’t have one,’ Victoire says. Now Victoire has a Bible.

‘I am overjoyed! It’s such a precious gift that will help me grow in my knowledge of the word of God,’ said Victoire, beaming with joy. Thanks to your support, a total of 3,000 Bibles will be distributed in Togo through Bible Society’s ‘I have my first Bible, how marvellous’ project.

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