THE HOPE OF EVERY NATION
THE ROCK OF EVERY CHURCH
THE TREASURE OF EVERY SOUL
JESUS CHRIST, THE WORD OF GOD
SCRIPTURE IS A TRUST
What we do
MORE THAN GIVING BIBLES
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. This is what we do. We train pastors, place Scripture into hands, and equip local churches to carry God’s Word forward, generation after generation.
HOW WE DO IT
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 share God’s Word into local communities
“THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT”
PRESIDENT AND CEO OF GLOBAL BIBLE TRANSLATION ORGANIZATION
FROM THE FIELD
Pastor Philemon and Joseph Double the Outreach
MOVEMENT
The field outreach doubles as Philemon joins Joseph in the villages
Kasanga Trading Centre
GOSPEL FRUIT
50 people give their lives to Christ at a trading centre
Pastor Philemon Wafula
TRANSFORMATION
"The greatest opportunity that has ever come to Buyende"
Pastor Agipu James
TESTIMONY
"I never knew the significance of Jesus' baptism and temptation until now"
Pastor Philemon on the Motorbike
TESTIMONY
"Thank you EBC for shading away my tears"
Monica
TESTIMONY
She had no money for transport — so she walked 60 kilometers
Joseph Muwaya
TESTIMONY
"There is no better place to be than where God wants you to be"
The Nakabembe Group on Romans 6
WORD TAKING ROOT
A group commits to living as weapons of righteousness after studying sanctification
Patrick at Irapa
WORD TAKING ROOT
"Learning about meekness helped me trust God's timing with my anger"
The Bishop Who Demanded 25 Million
REPENTANCE
A Kampala bishop threatened to curse Buyende unless paid 25 million shillings
17 Pastors, One Room
REPENTANCE
Seventeen church leaders give their lives to Christ in a single session
Pastor Kirya Ronald
REPENTANCE
A pastor who called himself Apostle lays down the title after studying what an apostle actually is
The Prodigal Son Group
WORD TAKING ROOT
Three scenes from the Prodigal Son stop a listening group in their tracks
Pastor Charles
TRANSFORMATION
From cultic congregation to the largest listening group in the program
Pastors Freed from Demonic Fear
TRANSFORMATION
Pastors who feared demons more than God discover their security in Christ
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.
Uninvited Guests at the Training
MOVEMENT
116 leaders expected — more than 300 show up including uninvited guests
Robinah
TESTIMONY
She had nothing to give but firewood, and she gave it
Two Rival Pastors
REPENTANCE
Two pastors who could not look at each other are reconciled after months in class together
Isaac Tusabe
REPENTANCE
A pastor confesses he has been an absent father and commits to telling his children he loves them
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.”
Pastor Mpakibi Robert
TRANSFORMATION
A pastor who was beating his wife commits to building his marriage on Scripture
Mercy, Ndibaisa and Lovisa
WORD TAKING ROOT
Three women commit publicly to becoming peacemakers in their community
The Parable of the Sower Group
WORD TAKING ROOT
A group discovers why different people respond so differently to the same Word
Gladys
REPENTANCE
A woman pastor ends a secret affair and resigns her position after training
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.
Eastern Uganda Pilot Trip
MOVEMENT
In six districts across Eastern Uganda, every leadership team unanimously embraced the vision
Patrick
REPENTANCE
A 67-year-old pastor who stopped witnessing takes the gospel door to door for the first time in years
4 Pregnant Mothers
GOSPEL FRUIT
Four pregnant mothers give their lives to Christ during a care visit
Pastor Sebastian Eyagu
TRANSFORMATION
"Am I a true pastor or just pretending?" — a pastor reckons honestly with his calling
33 at Miru Trading Centre
GOSPEL FRUIT
33 professions of faith as over 350 people gather at a trading centre
Pastor Adatu
Pastor Adatu TESTIMONY
$1.50 in coins — "you are a savior who has come to save me from ignorance"
500 Leaders in Serere
MOVEMENT
The team expected 30 church leaders — over 500 showed up
Eternal Security
TRANSFORMATION
Hundreds of pastors learn for the first time that a believer cannot lose their salvation
The August Harvest
GOSPEL FRUIT
36 professions of faith across four film showings in four days
27 at Church of Christ Nangala
GOSPEL FRUIT
27 people give their lives to Christ at a single film showing
17 at Spring of Life, 7 at True Witness
GOSPEL FRUIT
24 professions of faith across two film showings in one week
Pastors Abandoning Fortune Telling
TRANSFORMATION
Pastors who practiced divination under cover of prophecy commit to teaching God's Word alone
Pastor Mpakibi Robert
REPENTANCE
"My congregation will be set free from the bondage of works-based salvation"
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
The Man with the Bottle
TESTIMONY
A man walks forward holding a bottle of local wine and addresses the crowd
48 Marriages Restored
TRANSFORMATION
48 pastoral couples covenantally restored as pastors submit to Scripture
26 at Busumba, 18 at Namusita
GOSPEL FRUIT
44 professions of faith across two churches in a single week
Evangelism Week — Philemon's Village
GOSPEL FRUIT
123 souls in one day, and 8 women who came back the next morning
The Village of Ngando
GOSPEL FRUIT
96 professions of faith in a village long ruled by a witch doctor
Pastor Sebastian — Wife's Father Dies
TESTIMONY
A pastor's wife loses her father during training week — he stays until the last session
34 at Ikanda in One Week
GOSPEL FRUIT
34 professions of faith across two churches in one week in Ikanda
Mary the Group Leader
WORD TAKING ROOT
A group leader's struggling marriage becomes the group's prayer — and Pastor Philemon schedules a meeting
The Churches That Renamed Themselves
TRANSFORMATION
Congregations shed their old names to signal a break from false movements
The Young Mothers of Bugaya
TRANSFORMATION
Young mothers who cannot read hear Matthew 1 and see themselves differently
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 Oling
TESTIMONY
A pastor who believed Mary was sinless encounters what Scripture actually says
106 Listening Group Leaders in One Day
MOVEMENT
On the same day 17 pastors gave their lives to Christ, 106 listening group leaders were registered
Pastor Charles Fired for Standing on Truth
MOVEMENT
A pastor is dismissed by his overseer for refusing to compromise Scripture
Pastors on the Floor in Serere
MOVEMENT
342 pastors show up for training — 78 sleep on the floor without complaint
Sembatya
WORD TAKING ROOT
A man learns to think about consequences before sinning
Pastor Philemon Wafula
REPENTANCE
The host pastor voluntarily surrenders his title of Bishop
Pastors' Preaching Transformed
TRANSFORMATION
From stories and topical talks to letting the Bible speak for itself
Surrounding Districts Request Training
MOVEMENT
Churches outside Buyende begin requesting training as transformation becomes visible
Pastor Mulinda
WORD TAKING ROOT
A pastor who tried and failed a marriage seminar before now wants to try again
Pastor Lazarus
REPENTANCE
A pastor who turned his home into a war zone apologizes to his family
Pastor Seruzi Isaiah
TESTIMONY
A pastor preaches on the mind of Christ and the room weeps
The Funeral Film Showing
GOSPEL FRUIT
Joseph shows the Jesus film at a funeral ground and 11 people come to Christ
Overseer Ojulong Sam
TESTIMONY
The district overseer writes to personally ask the team to keep coming
Pastor Isaac Kushabe
TRANSFORMATION
"I have been in several trainings, but none has transformed me and my family like this one"
The Buyende Graduation
GOSPEL FRUIT
4,000 villagers gather and an district official gives his life to Christ the next day
Philip
WORD TAKING ROOT
A man about to be married finally gets answers to questions no one had ever given him
Pastor Kirya Plants a New Church
MOVEMENT
A pastor leaves a network of false teaching to plant a church on biblical truth
Esther
WORD TAKING ROOT
A single mother finds hope after a breakup through a listening group on marriage
Kabale
WORD TAKING ROOT
A former drunkard decides to start testifying publicly about what God did in his life
A Lead Pastor in Serere
TESTIMONY
"I cannot go back to how I was teaching before"
The September Harvest
GOSPEL FRUIT
82 people come to Christ across seven film showings in ten days
Pastor Orichom Lawrence
TESTIMONY
Pastors kept discussing what they had learned long after class ended
90 Evangelism Groups
GOSPEL FRUIT
90 three-person groups sent out into the community — 123 professions, 4,500 reached
20 at Kingdom Life Faith Church
GOSPEL FRUIT
20 professions of faith including prayer for a demon-possessed man
Four Pastors, Serere
REPENTANCE
Four lead pastors kneel on the floor to confess sexual sin before their class
317 Churches with Proclaimers
MOVEMENT
317 churches across Buyende now have audio Bibles — EBC following up with all of them
Pastor Wambi
TRANSFORMATION
"I am no longer alone in my walk with God"
Lydia
WORD TAKING ROOT
"I promise to always take the Father's way"
Victory Church Bukungu Group
WORD TAKING ROOT
Members learn that God can turn routine struggles into life-changing encounters
Pastor David — El Shaddai in Grief
TRANSFORMATION
A pastor grieving his son for a year finds comfort in learning God is El Shaddai
A Group Commits to Feed the Widows
WORD TAKING ROOT
A listening group hears Paul on widows and decides to act that week
Musasizi Mesach
REPENTANCE
"Many times we say we are sinners, but we fail to name the specific sins"
Oliver Namwase
TRANSFORMATION
Born with a disability, she planted three churches and stood before a class of pastors
Mbeiza Phiona
TESTIMONY
Three years of silence ended by God's Word
David
WORD TAKING ROOT
A young husband learns that marriage is about what he gives, not what he gets
57 at Nakatwe
GOSPEL FRUIT
57 people give their lives to Christ in a single Jesus film showing
Sarah
WORD TAKING ROOT
"I realized I am poor in spirit — and that is where God's power begins"
Nangobi Irene
TESTIMONY
A witch's daughter hears God's Word in her own language and gives her life to Christ
Pastor Igaaga Peter Kikoma
TRANSFORMATION
A pastor who once carried everything alone now raises others to carry with him
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
Pastor Emmanuel Amito
TRANSFORMATION
A pastor discovers his salvation is doubly secure in both the Father and the Son
"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
WORD TAKING ROOT
A blind pastor walks to a neighboring church every week to prepare his Sunday sermons
The Kidera Group on Obedience
WORD TAKING ROOT
Members are reminded that success follows obedience even when it seems irrational
Pastor Andrew's Mama
TESTIMONY
An elderly woman who cannot read learns the gospel chapter by chapter
Pastors Resolve to Visit Each Other Monthly
MOVEMENT
After evangelism week, pastors resolve to do community outreach together every month
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
Pastor Andrew
TESTIMONY
"The fire will burn the whole village through this program"
Pastor Dasani
REPENTANCE
"There is no priority above the priority of sitting under this training"
A YEAR OF SCRIPTURE STEWARDSHIP
Another day in Buyende.
A roadside stand.
Business and life as usual.
A roadside stand.
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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