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It’s a new year, and we want to send a big thanks to everybody who supported our Christmas appeal to open the Bible to Generation Z. Many teens will be able to explore God’s Word this year thanks to you!

In fact, 2024 is a big year for our groundbreaking youth Bible, Reach4Life. It’s 20 years since we produced the first copy – initially aimed at South African young people growing up with the challenge of HIV.

Today, Reach4Life covers dozens of hot topics and challenges faced by teenagers around the world. It’s used in schools, youth groups and even prisons in 40 countries. We estimate that 3 million teenagers have got into the Bible with Reach4Life so far… and God’s just getting started.

 

In its 20^th year, we aim to make this wonderful youth Bible available in Nepal, Cambodia, Libya and Sudan – the translation work is well underway. Plus, we plan to offer youth work training where it’s most needed around the world, and reach new groups of teens through TV, radio and the Reach4Life app.

We can’t wait to see what God does next. Thank you for your support.

To donate, click on the logo below:

We will use your gift wisely where it will have the greatest impact on opening God’s Word to everyone, everywhere.

“The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world…”

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At 15, Sebastian was shocked by the Bible speaking into his life. Please watch his amazing story:

Sebastian had the Bible opened to him on a youth retreat that introduced our special Bible for teenagers (Reach4Life).

This special Bible helps them explore all the pressing questions they don’t dare to ask about sex, porn, friendships, emotional pain, alcohol, their self-image – and how a teen can live in the way of Jesus.

Some of the verses we love at Christmas speak powerfully about how Jesus came to bring light and guidance in the darkness of hard times and confusion about life. That’s what Sebastian found for himself.

“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” – John 8:12

Yes, Generation Z is interested.

All around the world, the teenagers of Generation Z are grappling with difficult questions and the impact the pandemic had on their childhoods.

On top of this, a huge percentage of the world’s teens face other challenges like poverty, forced marriage, oppression, and even incarceration.

We know that the Bible addresses all these challenges.

62% of teenagers worldwide say they are open to engage more with the Bible.* But they need a helping hand to get into God’s Word.

The Reach4Life Bible and training is available in 40 languages so far. Church leaders around the world say it has a profound effect on the young people in their churches and communities.

“The leaders are shy to talk about these hot topics… This training is going to be a breakthrough.”
– Biblica’s Luther Awad, speaking at youth worker training in Egypt.

So let’s send Reach4Life to more places where youth work is scarce. Who knows what God will do when we open the Bible to Generation Z…

£40 could buy 10 teenagers their own youth Bible. Thank you for helping with a Christmas gift!

* ‘The Open Generation’ survey, 2022, surveyed 25,000 teenagers in 26 countries worldwide. Commissioned by Biblica and conducted by Barna.