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‘Now I know that God is my dad’ – young girl after reading the Bible

FORT WORTH, Texas, March 12, 2025 (Newswire.com)
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Nastya’s world was shattered when war took her parents, leaving her alone in an orphanage, overwhelmed with sorrow and hopelessness. She had no one to turn to – until she received a children’s Bible in 2024. Clutching its pages every night, she searched for comfort and hope. Her teacher soon saw a transformation: the light returning to her eyes, a sense of peace settling in her heart.

One night, Nastya whispered, “Now I know that God is my dad.”

For the first time since losing her parents, Nastya knew she was not alone. Then, two months later, she experienced another miracle – she was adopted into a loving family. The one thing she refused to leave behind: her Bible.

Right now, thousands of children like Nastya are waiting for the hope found in God’s Word.

Through the 2025 Bibles for Kids campaign, EEM aims to provide 600,000 illustrated children’s Bibles in 21 languages to kids across Eastern Europe and beyond.

In the last four years, EEM has provided 2.1 million children and teens with their own copy of God’s Word through the ministry’s annual Bibles for Kids campaigns.

“When kids grow up with a copy of the Bible in their own language, they discover that God’s love is real, personal and everlasting,” said EEM CEO and President Bob Burckle. “Children who receive a Bible find strength, peace, and the promise of eternal life with Jesus.”

For more than six decades, EEM has faithfully worked to provide free Bibles and Bible-based materials to people in former Communist bloc countries and beyond. From smuggling Bibles behind the Iron Curtain in the 1960s to working with ministry partners to provide Bibles to refugees in the 2020s, EEM’s mission is simple: to share God’s Word with everyone. Through partnerships with churches, schools, orphanages, refugee ministries and rehabilitation centers, EEM distributes Bibles in over 36 countries in more than 32 languages.

“The Bibles for Kids campaign invites Christians worldwide to come alongside these children in faith – through prayer and financial partnership. Every Bible placed into these precious hands is a chance for a child’s future to be changed for eternity,” said Dirk Smith, EEM Vice President.

“With this year’s matching fund campaign, every $5 donation provides two Bibles to two children,” Smith added. “More than a book; it’s a life-changing message – an invitation to eternity with Jesus!”

To learn more about Bibles for Kids, visit eem.org/bfk. 

About EEM (Eastern European Mission)

EEM was established in 1961 to provide Bibles and Bible-based materials throughout the former communist bloc countries in Eastern Europe. Today, EEM publishes and prints Bibles and New Testaments as well as Teen Bibles, Children’s Bibles and coloring books, distributing them through a vast network of partner churches and organizations reaching more than 36 countries in 32 different languages, including Farsi and Arabic. Visit us at www.eem.org.

Source: EEM

Generous Partners Faithfully Give ‘Heart Language’ Translations of God’s Word

FORT WORTH, Texas, February 11, 2025 (Newswire.com)
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Following a record-setting 2024, in which two million Bibles were distributed, EEM (Eastern European Mission), a ministry that has given free Bibles to Eastern Europe and the surrounding nations for 64 years, reports its end-of-year 2024 “HOPE” campaign was a tremendous success.

“Thanks to generous partners who are committed to seeing God’s Word go forth and transform lives, EEM will be able to send more Bibles and Bible-based resources throughout Eastern Europe and beyond in the first quarter of 2025 than expected,” said EEM Vice President Dirk Smith.

“Each and every Bible that rolls off the printing presses already has an address attached to it. The demand and hunger for God’s Word continues to grow and exceed our ability to print and share Bibles,” said Smith.

Many of these Bibles and resources will be given to families and individuals who have never owned a Bible in their heart language.

Despite the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war and brutal winter, EEM’s distribution of God’s Word continues. In fact, Bibles are one of the top requested resources among the people, even in these war-torn regions.

“People are desperately seeking hope. Many are asking for Bibles to read in their bomb shelters,” shares EEM President Bob Burckle.

“It’s beautiful how they are finding such remarkable solace and joy within the Word of God in this time of continued turmoil and darkness; their hope and resilience in prayer is an example to the rest of the world,” said Burckle.

EEM continues to give accurate native-language translations of God’s Word to the nations of Eastern Europe and beyond – to individuals, churches, public schools, orphanages, hospitals, prisons and rehabilitation institutions. In nations such as Ukraine, Romania, Croatia, North Macedonia and Moldova, EEM has distributed Bibles both in public schools and directly to students through Bible elective courses, which have been offered in schools for more than 15 years now.

EEM field workers report Christians continue to actively minister through evangelism, refugee missions, children’s camps, women’s ministries and discipleship programs.

“We have witnessed an awakening to the Spirit of God throughout Eastern Europe, which has produced a profound transformation to this region of the world, something many in the West have yet to hear about,” said Smith. “These resilient people are changing their communities and the entire region for good.”

“God’s Word is still the most powerful tool to put in the hands of those who don’t know Him,” said Smith. “The ancient, timeless truth of Scripture continues to be relevant, transforming lives across the world.”

About Eastern European Mission

Eastern European Mission (EEM) was established in 1961 to provide Bibles and Bible-based materials throughout Eastern Europe. Today, EEM publishes and prints Bibles and Bible-based materials, distributing them through a network of partner churches and organizations reaching more than 36 countries in 32 languages. EEM is an accredited member of ECFA. For more information, visit eem.org.

Source: EEM