A Most Precious Gift with Michael WoolworthA Most Precious Gift with Michael Woolworth
Crossroads with Jenny Bushkell
Jenny Bushkell talks with Michael Woolworth about the urgent need for Bibles around the globe and how small gifts help believers in difficult places grow in their faith. Through real stories from refugee camps, Haiti, the Andes, and South Africa, they highlight the deep impact of putting scripture into someone’s hands for the first time.
25:22•10 Jun 2026
A Most Precious Gift: Bringing Bibles to Believers Worldwide
Episode Overview
- Many believers worldwide cannot afford or access a Bible, making each copy a deeply meaningful gift.
- Bible League International provides Bibles and study materials in local languages, supporting new believers in places like Malawi, Haiti, and the Andes.
- Stories from refugee camps and violence-torn regions show how scripture brings calm, hope, and community where chaos once ruled.
- A small financial gift can place Bibles into the hands of people who have never owned one, addressing what Michael calls spiritual malnourishment.
- The episode encourages listeners to see their own access to scripture as a blessing and consider sharing that gift with others.
“Every gift today means what? You’re putting tears of joy on the faces of bible-less believers all over the world.”
How do people find hope in the darkest times? This conversation on Crossroads with Jenny Bushkell shines a spotlight on something many take for granted: owning a Bible. Jenny talks with Michael Woolworth from Bible League International about what it means for believers across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and beyond to receive scripture in their own language.
While many households in the West have several Bibles gathering dust, Michael shares story after story of people who have never had one at all.
You’ll hear about the Zalika Refugee Camp in Malawi, crammed with around 60,000 people, where chaos, violence, and deep poverty are met with small pockets of calm as “a thousand people have said yes to Jesus.” Weekly Bible studies in languages like Kirundi, French, and Swahili are changing the atmosphere, and new believers are simply asking for “the precious word of God” so they can lead their families in faith.
Michael also brings a sobering update from Haiti, where gang violence is so severe that Christian workers ask themselves, “Is this our last day?” Yet even there, he shares that “in recent months, 932 people… have said yes to Jesus” through Bible study in Haitian Creole.
From a 10-year-old girl in the Andes who wants to start each day reading scripture, to a 60-year-old woman in South Africa who “literally cried” when she received her first Bible, the episode highlights how a small gift can have huge spiritual impact. As Michael puts it, “Every gift today means what?
You’re putting tears of joy on the faces of bible-less believers all over the world.” If you’ve ever wondered whether something as simple as a book can change a life, this honest and hope-filled conversation might prompt you to look at your own shelf a little differently.
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