Opening ceremony – Month of the Bible 2011

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Chilean Bible Society held at the Government Palace chapel, a church service to mark the beginning of the “Month of the Bible”

On September 26, 1569 was printed the Bible of the Bear ((named for the drawing of a bear in the book’s cover), initial translation of the Bible called

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Christian organizations commemorated the day of drug prevention in Santiago

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Was conducted under the “International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.” On this occasion hundreds of people in the outputs of the top 10 underground stations received stickers to support the campaign. Various churches and Christian organizations, including Chilean Bible Society make up the “Table of Christian World”

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Staff and customers join in prayer in Chile

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Staff of the Chilean Bible Society joined in prayer with customers in its bookshop on the United Bible Societies’ Day of Prayer on May 9. General Secretary Francisco Viguera also talked about the origins of the Day of Prayer

Photo: Staff of the Chilean Bible Society join with customers in

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Romani women are strong; they’re not afraid of anything

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Chilean Romani holding a Bible study meeting.

An interview by Javier García, Information Officer of the Chilean Bible Society, with Papusa, who is a Romani and a member of the Presbyterian Church

How did your faith begin? How did you come to know Jesus? I went to one of

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We take the hope and love of Christ into prison

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Photo (CHI10DJ-33): Women in the maternity unit of the Santiago women’s prison listening to a talk from a Bible Society visitor.

For several years the Chilean Bible Society has been paying monthly visits to prisons. One of the places that we go to most often is the maternity unit

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