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BIBLE LITERACY
Support Bible-based literacy projects IN
Pakistan, Indonesia and Sri Lanka
THE CAUSE
On 8th September 2023, UNESCO celebrated International Literacy Day. The choice to intentionally engage in literacy activities is also integral to the United Bible Societies’ (UBS) mission. The ability to read the Bible for oneself, find meaning from it, and digest it as God’s message for one’s life, family, community, and society is a vital resource that cannot be overstated.
Our focus is on supporting Bible-based literacy programmes in Pakistan, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka. Here, Bible Societies are reaching illiterate men, women, and children with literacy classes. The impact of these classes in bringing change into people’s lives cannot be underestimated.
THE IMPACT
By making a gift today, you will help:
- The Pakistan Bible Society to reach out to Christian women with literacy classes through its Beacon in the Darkness of Illiteracy programme.
- The Indonesian Bible Society to run Bible-based literacy classes for people in the Mentawai Islands, which lie approximately 150 kilometres off the coast of West Sumatra.
- The Ceylon Bible Society to continue running literacy programmes for children and youth, and training for literacy teachers through its Literacy Syllabus Development Workshops.
"The only thing I could not do was to read the Bible"
Discover Metusalak’s inspiring story, who was one of the illiterate Christians who benefitted from the Bible-based literacy classes for people on the Mentawai Islands in Indonesia.
“I am one of the elders in my church. I do all the tasks that an elder does such as singing, praying, and visiting church members. The only thing I could not do was to read the Bible and the weekly announcements. I longed to be literate so I could read the Bible for myself. When I heard about the literacy programme, I enrolled instantly.
“But after several weeks I realised I am not young anymore. Learning to read was difficult for me. Sometimes I was so exhausted after working in my fields all day. In addition, there is no electricity in my house. When it gets dark, I need to use an oil lamp. So, reading and writing after 6.00 pm is a real challenge! But again and again, I reminded myself that I want to read the Bible for myself. Now, I can read Scripture. I can fulfil my task as an elder. Alleluia!”
Can you help the Indonesian Bible Society to reach more people like Metusalak with their Bible-based literacy programmes on the Mentawai Islands?
Testimony from Sri Lanka
Watch the short video below to discover how the Ceylon Bible Society’s literacy programme for children and youth in Sri Lanka has helped to transform Binuri’s literacy skills.
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