Christian* slung his satchel over his shoulder, swung his leg over his bike, and pedaled off for another day of evangelism and outreach in the market. His faith and dedication to reaching his Chadian neighbors had not waned, but he had been frustrated at the tepid response to the gospel. *Pseudonym Chad has 80 distinct […]
Following an Open Bible Stories community check in Chad, the local imam made an astounding comment, declaring, “If any Muslim says that Jesus is not the savior, he is not a real Muslim, and he should be stoned!” One of our Chadian Bible translation partners was there that day. He explained that, initially, teenagers were […]
Greater Reach Alliance reports that Church-Centric Bible Translation gives them the tools they need to reach Muslims in Sudan. Like the man in the Apostle Paul’s dream calling for help in Macedonia, Muslim villages in areas known to be hostile to the gospel are calling for the Bible translation teams to come and share their […]
In southern India, Hindu nationalists persecute Christian leaders. Families drive from their homes and villages their sons and daughters who convert to Christianity. Courageous evangelists continue preaching the gospel from Hindi versions of the Bible, but they face a problem. “People can understand most of the words,” they said, “but their hearts are not touched […]
“It is dangerous for us to go,” said Stephen, “We cannot avoid the dangers, but when we think about what Jesus has done for us, we know that God will help us, and we are not afraid.” Stephen serves with unfoldingWord’s Church-Centric Bible Translation partner in Chad, where 15 million people haven’t heard the gospel […]
As the world worries over the horrific events in Israel and mullahs call for global jihad, a hopeful fact remains. The more Islamists promote jihad, the more average Muslims are open to the gospel. In a recent interview with Life Today TV, Transform Iran founder and unfoldingWord Whole Bible Whole Nation partner Lazarus Yeghnazar illustrated […]
Thanks to the first-ever translation of unfoldingWord® Open Bible Stories into another Iranian language, twenty people have come to Christ, and a new house church has been launched in Iran. While helping the translation team, a woman who speaks a hard-to-reach language read the stories and decided to follow Jesus. Then, she shared her new […]
Sofia Ivanov speaks on the impact of unfoldingWord’s Bible Translation tools Editor’s Note: Sofia Ivanov* is a project manager for unfoldingWord’s Eurasian Whole Bible, Whole Nation partner. Her thoughts on the impact of unfoldingWord’s Bible translation tools in Eurasia follow. *Pseudonyms used for security Bible translation is vital for three reasons. First, it puts God’s […]
“God, this is your journey, your work. Please help us get out of here.” Let’s imagine that your family and close friends have a passing acquaintance with the message of Jesus, and some might even be believers, but they want to know more. They’re hungry for God’s Word, but it doesn’t exist in their language. […]
It used to take western experts at least 20 years to translate the New Testament into a Bible-less language. Now, every bilingual church-planting network has access to the open-license English tools they need to translate everything from Matthew to Revelation quickly and accurately. Translating the Bible is an intimidating task for people groups with minimal […]