Category: Sowers

“When I finished reading the Bible, I realized that my life had turned 180°.”

Mario, The Netherlands

As a Sower, you are a vital part of our mission to make the Bible accessible to everyone, everywhere, every day.

Every second, nearly 300 people open the Bible App.

One of those people is Mario. When he had nowhere else to turn, he felt peace that only God could give him through His Word, and it changed his life.

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In case you missed it…

Thousands of Sowers joined live from 67 countries for our first-ever Virtual Sowers Gathering last month!

Being a Sower can mean something different for every person, but the mission stays the same.

To celebrate and encourage your generosity as a Sower, our team has written a brand-new Sowers Plan specifically for you!

As a valued part of our global community, we want you to join us in Oklahoma City for the Beyond a Billion event on November 17 to celebrate a billion installs – and counting – of YouVersion’s Bible apps.

Join us and celebrate the timeless power of God’s Word together.

As someone who gives faithfully to this mission, you, along with our Partners, are sharing God’s Word with more people.

Right now, Partners are translating the Bible into languages and creating more than 200,000 pieces of biblical content.

The video below shows how your generosity is helping more than 24,000 Partners, like Jesus.net, change the world.

Because of you, our Partners are reaching millions—soon to be billions—of people. Thank you so much for choosing to power our Partners!

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In Case You Missed It:

Earlier this month, we celebrated our first-ever Virtual Sower’s Gathering!

We’re grateful for how God is using your generosity to reach people around the world with His Word.

If you couldn’t join us, here’s a link to the gathering!

Watch the Gathering

Thank you for your faithful generosity and commitment to this mission!

God is doing amazing things through His Word this year, and we want to take a moment to celebrate with you.

Because of your generosity, here’s what God has done so far in 2025…

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• 53M+ New Installs Across Our Family of Apps
• 1.3B+ Highlights, Bookmarks, and Notes
• 208M+ Bible Verses Shared

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Each of these numbers represents a life that’s been transformed by God’s Word.

“I was in a dark place. After a suicide attempt, I found myself in the hospital. That’s when my brother shared the Bible App with me, and it gave me hope. The Verse of the Day was enough to speak to me and make me want a real relationship with God. Six years later, I graduated with a theological qualification and now serve as a pastor at my church.”

In September 2022, we launched Bible App Lite to help people in remote areas with low internet connectivity easily access Scripture.

On March 23, Bible App Lite saw a record-breaking day of people engaging with God’s Word.

2.1M Bible app opens

Thanks to our Bible Partners, we’ve added 84 new Bible languages to the Bible App this year!

With these new languages, we’re continuing to take God’s Word to some of the hardest-to-reach areas in the world. And, for the first time, the Lambya people of Malawi can read the entire Bible in their own heart language!

Thank you.

God is using your generosity to reach millions—soon to be billions—with His Word!

As we prepare to celebrate our Bible apps reaching one billion devices, let’s pray together and ask that more people will experience the hope, truth, and life of God’s Word.

As you pray, think about someone in your life who needs that hope. Share the life-changing power of the Bible with them today!

Share the Bible App

Because of God’s surpassing faithfulness and your support, we’re on track to reach one billion installs across our Family of Apps later this year!

This milestone has happened faster than we anticipated, and your generosity played a crucial role in making it happen. Thank you!

But this is more than a milestone.

One billion installs means that more people than ever before will have access to the life-changing power of God’s Word right at their fingertips.

The moment we’re in is special. God is doing something incredible through His Word, and you’re part of it.

As we get ready to celebrate this milestone with our entire YouVersion Community, we want you to know how deeply grateful we are for you.

Thank you for your generosity, prayers, and commitment to sharing God’s Word with the world. We can’t wait to see how God continues to use you to reach a billion and beyond.