Bible Society of Uganda General Secretary Simon Peter Mukhama. COURTESY PHOTO.
Bible Society of Uganda has announced a major digital campaign to encourage Ugandans to read the Bible, on each day of 2020.
The campaign aims to mobilize “everyone, everywhere” to engage with the Bible in their own context and their own language through a new ‘Bible 2020’ app.
Bible 2020 delivers a daily reading plan via the app, and users are also being encouraged to share the Bible verses with their social networks.
“The purpose of ‘Bible 2020’ is to change lives and transform communities by simply reciting the Bible aloud worldwide,” Bible Society of Uganda said in an update available here.
The campaign, which is an initiative of the Scottish Bible Society, has been embraced by several countries including Kenya, Mozambique, Australia, South Sudan, Seychelles, Turkey, Brazil, Burundi, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Egypt among others.
The Scottish Bible Society leadership was quoted by Christian Today as saying that while the increasing smartphone use could be seen as encouraging individualism and isolation, it can also be a force for good in bringing communities together, both at the local level and global.
“We hope this campaign will encourage Christians to rediscover confidence in the Bible and the power of speaking God’s Word aloud. And it may stimulate people into starting a habit of reading the Bible daily through this year.” Elaine Duncan, CEO of the Scottish Bible Society said, according to Christian Today.
The Scottish Bible Society is also partnering with the popular Bible app YouVersion to maximise global reach.
“Already many Christians have joined the movement and are ready to start the global wave of Bible reading,” said Duncan.
The Bible 2020 app is available from Apple and android app stores, with a reading plan also available on the Youversion Bible App. For more information and to join the global movement visit www.bible2020.org
