Ministry leaders and partners around the globe adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic, finding new ways to share the hope of Jesus with people in their communities.

“It was a moment that, as a church, we had to reinvent ourselves so that the work would not stop,” says Pastor Josué, a Bible League partner. He began doing online church services and sending words of encouragement via text. But he, like so many others in his community, wanted to do more. They wanted to reach the front-line medical workers, those who faced sickness and death day after day.

Bible League’s team in Brazil created the White Bible Campaign, a movement to get the Word of God into the hands of as many medical professionals as possible. The team prepared 1,500 Bibles to hand out, but once in the hospitals, they realized they needed many more. Through the campaign, they provided more than 5,000 Bibles.

“We would make a tribute and give the best gift—the Word of God—as a form of gratitude and recognition in the midst of so much work and dedication through the pandemic,” says Érica, a nurse who was involved in the campaign. “They would have tears on their faces, crying for this demonstration of affection. To us, it was clear there was a situation of physical exhaustion where the Word of God was received as a balm.”

She and others presented Bibles to doctors, nurses, and nursing assistants as well as administrative, maintenance, and cleaning staff. Though some people resisted the gesture,  most received the Bibles with joy and gratitude.

The team is already hearing testimonies of how God is using this campaign. “The concern of Bible League Brazil to bring the Bible and evangelize really impacted me,” says one healthcare provider. I received the most valuable gift which is the Word of God. The experiences I’ve had with God through this were unique and impacting. God took us to an extraordinary dimension. The situation taught us that prayer brings us closer to God.”

Érica heard story after story of the effect of this campaign. “One of the doctors told us that he was reading the Bible with his little son because the translation was easy to read,” she says. “Hospital coordinators told us that their teams were motivated and strengthened to continue after this expression of gratitude. We met people, heard life stories and testimonies. We felt the care and power of God over us and in the lives of people.”