OUR MISSION

MORE THAN GIVING BIBLES

We strengthen local churches to faithfully steward the Word of God, so that Christ is exalted in communities and across generations.

Today, millions still do not have access to God’s Word, and placing Scripture into someone’s hands for the first time is a profound joy. But the greater crisis runs deeper than distribution. The world needs Scripture driven discipleship, owned and championed by local churches who are equipped to carry it faithfully into the next generation.

With the advent of Bible translations and the resources of the global church, we are focused on reaching rural communities where geography, language, and economic barriers have long kept the Word scarce. We go to them. We equip village pastors who have never had access to biblical training, and we resource congregations with Scripture in their heart language, so that together the church is empowered not just to receive the Word, but to guard it, teach it, and pass it on.

SHEPHERD THE WORD

We train pastors to teach God’s Word faithfully and clearly

SEND THE WORD

We give God’s Word to churches in a form that is best received

SOUND THE WORD

We equip churches to take God’s Word into communities

“THIS IS
THE  RIGHT WAY
TO DO IT”

PRESIDENT AND CEO OF GLOBAL BIBLE TRANSLATION ORGANIZATION
FROM THE FIELD
57 at Nakatwe
GOSPEL FRUIT
57 people give their lives to Christ in a single Jesus film showing
17 at Spring of Life, 7 at True Witness
GOSPEL FRUIT
24 professions of faith across two film showings in one week
The Young Mothers of Bugaya
TRANSFORMATION
Young mothers who cannot read hear Matthew 1 and see themselves differently
Pastor Mulinda
WORD TAKING ROOT
A pastor who tried and failed a marriage seminar before now wants to try again
Mbeiza Phiona
TESTIMONY
Three years of silence ended by God's Word
Eastern Uganda Pilot Trip
MOVEMENT
In six districts across Eastern Uganda, every leadership team unanimously embraced the vision
Sembatya
WORD TAKING ROOT
A man learns to think about consequences before sinning
David
WORD TAKING ROOT
A young husband learns that marriage is about what he gives, not what he gets
Oliver Namwase
TRANSFORMATION
Born with a disability, she planted three churches and stood before a class of pastors
Nangobi Irene
TESTIMONY
A witch's daughter hears God's Word in her own language and gives her life to Christ
Pastor Ewalu
REPENTANCE
337 hands went up in repentance when he stood before his peers and said “we have been lost and misleading God’s people.”
Pastors Freed from Demonic Fear
TRANSFORMATION
Pastors who feared demons more than God discover their security in Christ
Pastor Kirya Plants a New Church
MOVEMENT
A pastor leaves a network of false teaching to plant a church on biblical truth
Pastor Orichom Lawrence
TESTIMONY
Pastors kept discussing what they had learned long after class ended
4 Pregnant Mothers
GOSPEL FRUIT
Four pregnant mothers give their lives to Christ during a care visit
The Churches That Renamed Themselves
TRANSFORMATION
Congregations shed their old names to signal a break from false movements
Beatrice
WORD TAKING ROOT
The Beatitudes move a woman to plan a prison outreach
The Buyende Graduation
GOSPEL FRUIT
4,000 villagers gather and an district official gives his life to Christ the next day
Pastor Charles Fired for Standing on Truth
MOVEMENT
A pastor is dismissed by his overseer for refusing to compromise Scripture
Overseer Ojulong Sam
TESTIMONY
The district overseer writes to personally ask the team to keep coming
Pastors on the Floor in Serere
MOVEMENT
342 pastors show up for training — 78 sleep on the floor without complaint
The Night the Power Went Out
GOSPEL FRUIT
A Muslim man's sound system fails, and over 100 people come to Christ in the dark
Pastor Kirya Ronald
REPENTANCE
A pastor who called himself Apostle lays down the title after studying what an apostle actually is
Pastor Charles
TRANSFORMATION
From cultic congregation to the largest listening group in the program
Robinah
TESTIMONY
She had nothing to give but firewood, and she gave it
Sarah
WORD TAKING ROOT
"I realized I am poor in spirit — and that is where God's power begins"
Pastor Charles Okello on Anointing
TESTIMONY
A pastor discovers that the anointing of the Spirit is not reserved for special people
48 Marriages Restored
TRANSFORMATION
48 pastoral couples covenantally restored as pastors submit to Scripture
A Group Commits to Feed the Widows
WORD TAKING ROOT
A listening group hears Paul on widows and decides to act that week
40 at Mama Kits Visit
GOSPEL FRUIT
60 pregnant mothers receive mama kits — 40 people including escorts give their lives to Christ
Four Pastors, Serere
REPENTANCE
Four lead pastors kneel on the floor to confess sexual sin before their class
Esther
WORD TAKING ROOT
A single mother finds hope after a breakup through a listening group on marriage
90 Evangelism Groups
GOSPEL FRUIT
90 three-person groups sent out into the community — 123 professions, 4,500 reached
The Bishop Who Demanded 25 Million
REPENTANCE
A Kampala bishop threatened to curse Buyende unless paid 25 million shillings
The Kidera Group on Obedience
WORD TAKING ROOT
Members are reminded that success follows obedience even when it seems irrational
Kabale
WORD TAKING ROOT
A former drunkard decides to start testifying publicly about what God did in his life
The Man with the Bottle
TESTIMONY
A man walks forward holding a bottle of local wine and addresses the crowd
Pastor Philemon on the Motorbike
TESTIMONY
"Thank you EBC for shading away my tears"
Pastor Wambi
TRANSFORMATION
"I am no longer alone in my walk with God"
Pastor Adatu
Pastor Adatu TESTIMONY
$1.50 in coins — "you are a savior who has come to save me from ignorance"
26 at Busumba, 18 at Namusita
GOSPEL FRUIT
44 professions of faith across two churches in a single week
Pastors Resolve to Visit Each Other Monthly
MOVEMENT
After evangelism week, pastors resolve to do community outreach together every month
Evangelism Week — Philemon's Village
GOSPEL FRUIT
123 souls in one day, and 8 women who came back the next morning
Pastor David — El Shaddai in Grief
TRANSFORMATION
A pastor grieving his son for a year finds comfort in learning God is El Shaddai
Pastor Igaaga Peter Kikoma
TRANSFORMATION
A pastor who once carried everything alone now raises others to carry with him
Mary the Group Leader
WORD TAKING ROOT
A group leader's struggling marriage becomes the group's prayer — and Pastor Philemon schedules a meeting
Pastor Buyinza Moses
REPENTANCE
A pastor stops a class of 100 to confess he has never been born again and gives his life to Christ on the spot
The Women Pastors of Buyende
REPENTANCE
"We are under spiritual surgery and it is painful, but it is the truth that gives life"
"Over 100 People Give Their Lives Every Week"
MOVEMENT
Pastor Philemon reports that over 100 people give their lives to Jesus every week through the film outreach
The Blind Pastor
REPENTANCE
A pastor who lost his sight five years ago walks every week to a neighboring church’s listening group because it is the only source of Scripture he has to prepare his Sunday sermons.
Kasanga Trading Centre
GOSPEL FRUIT
50 people give their lives to Christ at a trading centre
The Parable of the Sower Group
WORD TAKING ROOT
A group discovers why different people respond so differently to the same Word
Pastor Emmanuel Amito
TRANSFORMATION
A pastor discovers his salvation is doubly secure in both the Father and the Son
34 at Ikanda in One Week
GOSPEL FRUIT
34 professions of faith across two churches in one week in Ikanda
Pastors Abandoning Fortune Telling
TRANSFORMATION
Pastors who practiced divination under cover of prophecy commit to teaching God's Word alone
Denis and the Ninth Hour
WORD TAKING ROOT
A man who believed God only heard prayers at specific hours reads Acts 10 with his group
Lydia
WORD TAKING ROOT
"I promise to always take the Father's way"
The September Harvest
GOSPEL FRUIT
82 people come to Christ across seven film showings in ten days
317 Churches with Proclaimers
MOVEMENT
317 churches across Buyende now have audio Bibles — EBC following up with all of them
Musasizi Mesach
REPENTANCE
"Many times we say we are sinners, but we fail to name the specific sins"
The Nakabembe Group on Romans 6
WORD TAKING ROOT
A group commits to living as weapons of righteousness after studying sanctification
The Prodigal Son Group
WORD TAKING ROOT
Three scenes from the Prodigal Son stop a listening group in their tracks
The August Harvest
GOSPEL FRUIT
36 professions of faith across four film showings in four days
Victory Church Bukungu Group
WORD TAKING ROOT
Members learn that God can turn routine struggles into life-changing encounters
Gladys
REPENTANCE
A woman pastor ends a secret affair and resigns her position after training
Pastor Aisu James Peter
TESTIMONY
"This verse has changed my entire perspective on leadership"
Mercy, Ndibaisa and Lovisa
WORD TAKING ROOT
Three women commit publicly to becoming peacemakers in their community
Pastors Who Were Hunting Satan
TESTIMONY
Pastors who used to chase and stone Satan discover the biblical way to resist evil
The Funeral Film Showing
REPENTANCE
Joseph arrived at a village to find everyone at a funeral, walked to the grieving father and asked to show the film there, and 11 people gave their lives to Christ.
Pastor Dasani
REPENTANCE
"There is no priority above the priority of sitting under this training"
Pastor Ronald
REPENTANCE
“I realized I had been giving poison” — a pastor who resisted training opens Scripture for the first time and repents before his congregation.
20 at Kingdom Life Faith Church
GOSPEL FRUIT
20 professions of faith including prayer for a demon-possessed man
Pastor Lazarus
REPENTANCE
A pastor who turned his home into a war zone apologizes to his family
Two Rival Pastors
REPENTANCE
Two pastors who could not look at each other are reconciled after months in class together
Waida Lasuuli
WORD TAKING ROOT
25 years old, crippled in both legs, walking on one stick — he has not missed a session
Pastors' Preaching Transformed
TRANSFORMATION
From stories and topical talks to letting the Bible speak for itself
Joseph Muwaya
TESTIMONY
"There is no better place to be than where God wants you to be"
Pastor Baliruno Joel
REPENTANCE
A pastor who had been preaching for years gives his life to Christ after hearing Philippians 2
33 at Miru Trading Centre
GOSPEL FRUIT
33 professions of faith as over 350 people gather at a trading centre
500 Leaders in Serere
MOVEMENT
The team expected 30 church leaders — over 500 showed up
Monica
TESTIMONY
She had no money for transport — so she walked 60 kilometers
Pastor Mpakibi Robert
TRANSFORMATION
A pastor who was beating his wife commits to building his marriage on Scripture
17 Pastors, One Room
REPENTANCE
Seventeen church leaders give their lives to Christ in a single session
Pastor Isaac Kushabe
TRANSFORMATION
"I have been in several trainings, but none has transformed me and my family like this one"
Pastor Agipu James
TESTIMONY
"I never knew the significance of Jesus' baptism and temptation until now"
Patrick
REPENTANCE
A 67-year-old pastor who stopped witnessing takes the gospel door to door for the first time in years
Pastor Sebastian — Wife's Father Dies
TESTIMONY
A pastor's wife loses her father during training week — he stays until the last session
Pastor Philemon Wafula
TRANSFORMATION
"The greatest opportunity that has ever come to Buyende"
Surrounding Districts Request Training
MOVEMENT
Churches outside Buyende begin requesting training as transformation becomes visible
Pastor Sebastian Eyagu
TRANSFORMATION
"Am I a true pastor or just pretending?" — a pastor reckons honestly with his calling
The Blind Pastor
WORD TAKING ROOT
A blind pastor walks to a neighboring church every week to prepare his Sunday sermons
Pastor Seruzi Isaiah
TESTIMONY
A pastor preaches on the mind of Christ and the room weeps
Pastor Mpakibi Robert
REPENTANCE
"My congregation will be set free from the bondage of works-based salvation"
Pastor Philemon Wafula
REPENTANCE
The host pastor voluntarily surrenders his title of Bishop
27 at Church of Christ Nangala
GOSPEL FRUIT
27 people give their lives to Christ at a single film showing
Eternal Security
TRANSFORMATION
Hundreds of pastors learn for the first time that a believer cannot lose their salvation
A Lead Pastor in Serere
TESTIMONY
"I cannot go back to how I was teaching before"
Pastor Andrew
TESTIMONY
"The fire will burn the whole village through this program"
Philip
WORD TAKING ROOT
A man about to be married finally gets answers to questions no one had ever given him
Isaac Tusabe
REPENTANCE
A pastor confesses he has been an absent father and commits to telling his children he loves them

A YEAR OF SCRIPTURE
STEWARDSHIP

Another day in Buyende, Uganda.
A roadside stand. A simple transaction.Business and life as usual.
Yet just down the road, people are being rescued from darkness and brought into the kingdom of Christ.
IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS
625+
Pastors and church leaders trained in God’s Word
13K+
People engaging Scripture weekly through audio
7.5K+
Bibles placed in the hands of new readers
2.4K
People weekly encountering Jesus through film

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