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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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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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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For the past month, Lydia and I have been living in Chongwe. Chongwe is at the center of sprawling Soli farmlands in central Zambia. The daily, two-kilometer walk to the makeshift translation office has given me time to think, meet locals, and see behind-the-curtain of Zambian life. One of the great joys of my commute
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Lydia and I have had the great joy of staying in Moro Goro, Tanzania for the past three weeks working with translation teams here. The Word for the World has 18 projects in Tanzania, and each project is working towards completing a full Bible in a language with no scripture available. In some cases, the
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As with the pilot project last year, the closing ceremony for AFMIN’s Women Empowerment program launch concluded with tears, gifts, and new beginnings all around. Despite the bittersweet experiences of saying goodbye and despite our best-made plans to “be back soon,” we travel through life one day–one moment–at a time. While our bodies are
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Overview Lydia and I are embarking on a three-month trip into sub-Saharan Africa from the end of April until the middle of August. We will be spending time in Zambia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Namibia, Ethiopia, and South Africa. We are continually looking for ways to help support national ministries in engaging God’s mission to increase His
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