The world's most populous nation has experienced a revival unparalleled in the history of Christendom. Tens of millions have become Christians over the last couple of decades. Countless numbers of these are still without a copy of the Word of God. This has been and still is the greatest challenge of New Life League, Japan. A significant amount has been done, but because of continued revival and since Bibles are read so much, they don't last for many years. We are consequently further behind today than we have ever been. Increased action is desperately needed.

The situation is not much better in several Southeast Asian nations. In Myanmar the Bible shortage is simply overwhelming. In co-operation with The Bible League we have been privileged to supply Karen, Kachin and Burmese Bibles for several years, but the need is far from being met. The same could be said about the minority groups of Vietnam, and in the Philippines the hunger for God's Word is tremendous. God's Kingdom is advancing at a rate unknown until a few years ago, but the need for Scriptures is alarmingly high.

Because of a tremendous revival and a long-term shortage of Bibles, the situation in Africa is becoming desperate. Never before have so many turned to Christ, and never before have so many been without the possibility of obtaining a copy of God's Word. It is estimated that around 50 million believers don't have a Bible of their own, and at today's rate of delivery it will take 70 years to supply a Bible to every current Christian.

The Bible was a forbidden book in the former Soviet Union for 70 years. When the iron curtain fell at the beginning of the nineties Christians came out from hiding, and large numbers of new ones were added to the ranks. New Life League, Japan has been privileged to print more than seven million Russian New Testaments, several hundred thousand Bibles, millions of gospel booklets, as well as Scriptures in Yakut, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Kazak, and Lithuanian. Many other agencies have also done much, yet it looks as if we have only scratched the surface of a tremendous need.