Stories of transformation

Our aim was to put the Gergiko New Testament into the hands of the church, and that goal kept us going during very difficult times.

One day, while a young Siarlak man was reading his lines from the “JESUS” film script, an audio technician named Bennis noticed a change in the speaker’s voice and pressed the “pause” button. Looking up, Bennis saw tears in the young man’s eyes.

While Budy was working in a village 85 km from his home, recording the “JESUS” film, a massive 7.5 earthquake hit his home city in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.

By the time the translated New Testament was published in his language, Laka had worked on it for 16 long years. He had also walked more than 9,600 km in and out of the mountains.

Afaafa decided to read the first Bible verse she set her eyes on–and it “happened” to be Galatians 5:1. That night, she dreamed that God was inviting her to choose slavery or freedom.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Bible translators in Cameroon are creating and distributing public health information about the disease, which one language community calls “pneumonia with thorns.” The Cameroon Association for Bible Translation and Literacy (CABTAL), a Wycliffe partner organization,…

Five real-life reasons why human translators, not computer programs, are needed for clear, accurate and natural Bible translations.

“Wash your hands” is a key message in fighting the spread of the novel coronavirus around the globe. But for roughly 30 per cent the world’s population, that simple advice is not accessible because it hasn’t been translated into their language.

During South Africa’s nightmare, former policeman Stephen Coertze found hope.