The Word for the World (TWFTW) contributed six papers to the Bible Translation Conference 2025 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. This was our largest participation in the biennial conference to date, and three of the papers were created through the work of our Department of Personal & Personnel Development (PPD). The PPD team presented papers related […]
This is an excerpt from a narrative report submitted to financial partners, but serves to tell a story that has directly resulted from our work with TWFTW. Vincent Nyoni – Regional Personnel Development Coordinator (Southern Africa) “When they talk to me, here is someone who can help me develop.” –Vincent Nyoni As I muse on
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Lydia and I had a great time starting a partnership at Ignite Church in Myrtle Beach, SC–this Missionary Church is full of loving people who have a real heart to see Kingdom work accomplished in MB and in the rest of the world. They regularly send teams to South America and Africa, and faithfully provide
Translating the complete Bible into a language which has never had one is a big project; and like other big projects it takes a team of empowered, skillful, and dedicated practitioners, all operating in different roles and functions. On twftw.org, we talk a lot about our translators—teams of well-trained and Spirit-filled men and women who
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I have had the privilege of teaching at most of the EMIT Women Leadership Institutes. Going from project to project, meeting people, noticing differences in culture, taking in the art, songs, hearts, resilience, needs, laughter, tears, creativity, struggles, traffic, survival, humor, and everyday life. By far the highlight of my work is teaching a course
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Setting the Stage It is a warm, Friday afternoon—the day before the Soli New Testament Launch—and six of us are tightly packed into a car, traveling through the Soli-lands, east of Lusaka, Zambia. I have never travelled through this part of country after the rains, and my heart is happy to see fields of corn
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The Soli New Testament is being released soon! In March, the Soli people in Zambia will, for the first time, have the New Testament available to them in their mother tongue! Jesus made some pretty profound statements while he was here on this earth. Often times, a simple-seeming metaphor is not just food for thought,
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EMIT received the following letter from a woman who attended a Women’s Leadership Institute in the Democratic Republic of Congo. We have removed her name, but are leaving the letter and picture exactly as it was received. It is amazing to see God working in the lives of people of whom we have the great
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It has now been over a year since our first trip into southern Africa as workers looking to find the projects and places where we can help bring more truth and life to marginalized and hurting people. The past year has been both rewarding, successful, and eye-opening. I am just finishing teaching courses in computers, writer
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