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A little while ago we introduced you to Mubita who is one of TWFTW’s translators in the Western Province of Zambia. He is part of the...

What began as a God-given dream from December 1979 and culminated on a warm summer's day in Pretoria (South Africa) back in January 1981...

What began as a God-given dream from December 1979 and culminated on a warm summer's day in Pretoria (South Africa) back in January 1981...

TWFTW Zambia was looking for people throughout the Western Province who knew they had a role to play in bringing the Bible to their...

As God puts into effect His sovereign providence in our lives, He weaves a complex tapestry, and we look in awe at its beauty and design....

Coram Deo is a beautiful Latin phrase that succinctly encapsulates the essence of the Christian life. It means living our lives before...

For a moment, imagine not having any written books of children’s stories, fables, heroic myths or history in your own language? Imagine the amazing experience of seeing people in your community beginning to learn how to put your own stories, history, narratives into books. Now, imagine seeing the Word of God in your heart language – experiencing God Himself speaking to you through Scripture written in your mother tongue!As long as TWFTW has been doing translation work in pa

For a moment, imagine not having any written books of children’s stories, fables, heroic myths or history in your own language? Imagine...

Endless savannas, beautiful lakes and friendly people who love the Word of God – these are only a few of the things that describe Zambia. We recently returned from a trip to Zambia where we visited all five of TWFTW’s Bible translation projects (Aushi, Bwile, Ila, Luyana, Nkangala and Soli). While four of the projects are fairly new, a substantial amount of the New Testament already has been translated. The Soli project has a printed New Testament, and the translators ar

Endless savannas, beautiful lakes and friendly people who love the Word of God – these are only a few of the things that describe Zambia....

“There were four clergymen who were discussing the merits of various translations of the Bible. One liked the King James Version best...

“There were four clergymen who were discussing the merits of various translations of the Bible. One liked the King James Version best because of its simple, beautiful English.Another liked the Revised Standard Version best because it is more literal and came nearer to the original Hebrew and Greek.Still another liked Moffat's translation because of its up-to-date vocabulary.The fourth minister was silent. When asked to express his opinion, he replied, ‘I like my mother's tran

Blessed is the man who “delights in the law of the Lord, and meditates on it day and night” —Psalm 1:2. In the original Hebrew, I’m told...

The language our mothers teach us is an integral part of who we are. Countless studies have been documented that prove the strong link...

All around the world, there are communities using Bible translation as a lamp--the light of the truth of the Bible directed to light...

(provided by TWFTW, 2019; revised for online publication, 2022) Some might ask, "Why do you invest so much in developing smaller...

What do translators do? This seems an easy question--they translate. It follows that Bible translators translate the Bible--but what is...

Today, we join the Khatei in celebration! God united this small community of 2,000 people to produce a beautifully clear and deeply...

Please, sit a moment and try to hear these voices* from the farthest corners of the world. Each voice tells a story--true, open, and...

Consider the word evangelism --sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with others takes on so many different shapes and sizes. Now, consider...