As rockets rain and bombs fall, dedicated Iranians continue working on a spiritual revolution, translating God’s Word into the heart languages of its ninety-two million people. Our Whole Bible, Whole Nation partner, Transform Iran, has identified 20 strategic languages in which translated scripture would have the greatest impact on church formation. As of January […]
When we demonstrated how they could align their translations with Burmese, we got gasps!
Grace,* married at age 14 and a mother of two soon after, suffered physical abuse, endured the humiliation of an unfaithful husband, and finally fled to save her life. Divorce forced her to the fringes of her Islamic society, cleaning houses, begging on the streets, and doing anything to earn a living. *Pseudonyms used for […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mr. H (pseudonym) lives in Southeast Asia and works with unfoldingWord’s Whole Bible Whole Nation partner in a country village. Like many church-centric Bible translators around the world, Mr. H discovered that Church-Centric Bible Translation (CCBT) is about more than just producing a Bible in his heart language. It’s about life change. This is his […]
Life in a Sudanese refugee camp is no picnic, and Ajoung Thok is no exception. Founded in 2013 along South Sudan’s northern border, it has grown into a rough rural town of about 40,000. And it needs everything. Food, shelter, clean water, hygiene, and healthcare are all in short supply. That may be why Amona […]
For 500 years, the Cilasi (pseudonym) people have fished, farmed, and hunted around Lake Chad. Having descended from some of the first Muslims to enter the country, their roots run deep in that way of life, and they tolerate little else. They listen to little else. But because of our generous partners, that is changing. […]
One of Jesus’s most beloved parables is the story of the wandering sheep. “What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? And if he finds it, truly […]
Pastor Charles Zinzindohoue was born into a world of voodoo.
I thought only experts with PhDs could translate the Bible. How can we know church-based translations are trustworthy?
“I was a terrible husband for the first fifteen years of our marriage. Every weekend, I would get drunk, abuse my wife, and ridicule her. We mistreated each other terribly,” said Siroos. “But God amazingly changed all that.” Siroos Torabi is the Bible translation team leader for Transform Iran, unfoldingWord’s Iranian Whole Bible Whole Nation […]