God is in Control: Psalm 23:1-3 NKJV
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Psalm 23:1-3 NKJV The Psalms are an excellent source of encouragement when we struggle with needing control in…
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Translating the Bible for the Oshiwambo People
The Oshiwambo people make up half the population of Namibia and a small population of Angola. They live in farms and villages relying on the region’s rich soil. Many generations of Oshiwambo people are plagued by the consequences of past generations. They came from homes were domestic tensions were high. Oshiwambo men were frequently recruited to work in mines faraway.…
READ MOREPraying for the Western Kaqchikel People of Guatemala
In Guatemala there are 25 official languages, of which 22 are indigenous languages. One of those is Western Kaqchikel. The Western Kaqchikel community of 110,380 people lives in the highlands of Guatemala. These Mayan people predate the Spanish conquistadors. About 90 percent of the Western Kaqchikel people profess faith in Christ, but do not have access to Scripture. The New…
READ MOREGod’s Word for Pomeranian People in Brazil
Pomerade is known as “The Most German Town in Brazil.” Pomeranian people immigrated from Pomerania, a region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea between Germany and Poland. Fleeing from the atrocities of war, they settled in Southern Brazil. Today, the descendants of Pomeranian immigrants total more than 500,000 people in Brazil. They’ve kept their traditions, culture, and language…
READ MORECelebrating a New Testament 51 Years in the Making
Most of the 200,000 Gola people live in Western Liberia. Another 10,000 live in neighboring Sierra Leone. They speak a Niger-Congo language, also called Gola. It is spoken in 15 Liberian counties, yet the people have no Scripture in their heart language. That is until now. Praise God! The Wait is Finally Over In 1969, work began to translate the…
READ MOREA Special Day to Pray for Bible Ministry Around the World
Every year on May 9, 150 national Bible Societies around the world gather for a special day of prayer. They remember their rich legacy that began on this date in 1946, thank God for his faithfulness, and pray for his continued blessings on their work. This year, as our world faces the COVID-19 crisis, this fellowship of Bible Societies, also…
READ MOREPraise God! A Fifth of the World Now Has Scripture
In the last five years, Scripture has been translated in 270 languages used by more than 1.7 billion people around the world. Amazingly, that’s a fifth of the world’s populaton who now have access to the life-changing message of the gospel in the language they think, speak, and dream in. This incredible feat was accomplished by a global network of…
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