Across the Arabian Gulf region, uncertainty and rapid change have touched every generation.

For the youth in the Gulf, life had generally been predictable. Weekdays were busy with studies and scrolling through social media. Weekends offered time to hang out with friends.

While they could read news updates about war and political fractures, it felt like distant, low-definition background noise – tragedies happening to other people. It was all safely contained behind a screen.

Until the night the sky changed.

When an individual lives far from home and family, it can be challenging to find a sense of belonging or an anchor for the complexities of life. There are many barriers to this, but one is language. The simple act of communicating is suddenly difficult.

So, what happens when an individual like that gets access to the Bible in their heart language (native vernacular)? The Bible Society of the Gulf sees it regularly. Lives are changed.