There was much rejoicing in Uganda recently at the dedication of the Kupsapiiny Bible translation. Thanks to the support of people like you who care deeply about sharing God’s Word, the New Testament and Psalms were released to the Sabiny people group in their own language. “We have come… Read More
While in prison, Paul wrote a beautiful prayer for the Ephesians. He prayed that they would fully grasp how wide, how long, how high, and how deep Jesus’s love was for them, (Ephesians 3:17b-18 GNT). As Christians, this is our prayer too. We pray that people everywhere may know… Read More
New Caledonia is a small nation in the South Pacific. In the 1840s, Christian missionaries reached the Loyalty Islands, a subdivision of New Caledonia. They later translated the Bible into the three languages spoken there—Drehu, Iaai, and Nengone—and published them in 1890, 1901, and 1903. But these Loyalty languages… Read More
Each year on May 9, Bible Societies around the world unite in a global day of prayer. On this day, the United Bible Societies, a global fellowship of around 150 Bible Societies spread across 240 countries and territories, spend time thanking God for powerfully working through our ministries… Read More
Today we rejoice that amid the challenges and disruption caused by COVID-19 in 2020, Scripture translation was completed in 66 languages used by 707 million people. This amazing work to translate God’s Word into languages that still have no portion of Scripture is being done by United… Read More
In 1999, the United Nations Education, Science and Cultural Organization declared February 21, International Mother Language Day. This day was birthed after events that occurred on Feb. 21, 1952 in Bangladesh when students gathered to protest recent language policies. These policies established Urdu as the only language to be taught… Read More
Through crisis and disaster, millions of people have been comforted by God’s Word thanks to a world-wide network of around 150 independent Bible Societies in over 240 countries and territories called United Bible Societies (UBS). For 75 years, the mission of these Bible Societies has been to make… Read More
There is great joy in Namibia. In late 2020, Khoekhoegowab speakers – the second largest indigenous language group in Namibia – welcomed the new Khoekhoegowab Bible! In a beautiful ceremony at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the capital city, Windhoek, approximately 250 Khoekhoegowab Christians gathered to celebrate this momentous occasion.The… Read More
There is great joy in southern Nigeria! Epie and Ogbia speakers now have access to God’s Word in their mother tongues. This momentous milestone was marked by two celebrations. On September 22, 2020, just five years after the Bible translation project got underway, people gathered at the Ogbia Brotherhood… Read More
The Nyaneka-Mwila people live in Angola’s southwestern highlands. They are a semi-nomadic people who farm, raise animals, and then move when there’s a need for better grazing and hunting. The predominant beliefs of the Nyaneka-Mwila people are animism and ancestor worship with a heavy reliance on spells, rituals, dark magic,… Read More
