Author: dane.skelton
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translationCore: Engine of a Bible translation revolution
I thought only experts with PhDs could translate the Bible. How can we know church-based translations are trustworthy?
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translationCore: A Massive Hit in Myanmar
When we demonstrated how they could align their translations with Burmese, we got gasps!
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Tara felt like Job
Tara’s first experience with the Bible in her language was with the book of Job. Up to that point, her life had been so difficult, she said, “It felt like I had written it. It felt like they were my words. I had lost everything.”
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Opening Minds to the Scriptures
“Wow,” said the pastor/translator. “I’ve studied this passage for years in the national language, but I never really understood it until I read it like this in my language! Thank you!” Every time we interview someone newly involved in Church-Centric Bible Translation using the tools we provide, we hear the same story: The translation Book…
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The Power of Strategic Language Resources
One of the many rewards of partnership in the Church-Centric Bible Translation movement is having a front-row seat to remarkable advances in Bible translation brought on by empowering the global church for quality Bible translation. An essential part of that task is sharing unfoldingWord’s open-license Strategic Language Resources (SLR) with our brothers and sisters in…
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The Impossible Dream
A major scholar said it would take 40 years and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars! That seemed impossible to us.”
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God’s Initiative in Sudan
Jesus said, “The Son of Man came to seek and to save that which was lost.” He takes the initiative to seek and save his dear ones in the darkness. Ibrahim came to Christ and was discipled through the ministry of our South Sudanese partner. As he completed their eight-month discipleship/church planting course, the leaders…
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Overcoming Obstacles to the Gospel in Benin
Charles Z of Benin has been trying to share the gospel of Christ with his Muslim neighbors since 1999. unfoldingWord equips him and his colleagues with the Strategic Language Resources they need to translate God’s Word faster than ever before. Charles’ interest in Bible translation arose the week before he heard of unfoldingWord. He was…
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The Cry for the Gospel in Islands-Asia
With tears in her eyes, the tribal woman stood up in the meeting, slapped her palms on the table, and said, “We could all be gone by the time you get to us!” That moment marked a change in Birhan*. From then on, no matter his challenges, he dedicated himself to making the word of…