Dear friends, 

This quarter’s update shows encouraging progress and extraordinary opportunity. We have now served in 452 Bible translation projects to date, with 444 presently active and 10 full Bible translations completed. Bibleless places are beginning to shine with the light of God’s Word. 

During this period, 13 New Testaments and 2 full Bibles (including a reprint) entered production. This includes the recently dedicated 3 New Testaments in Romani languages. I encourage you to watch the video and read the story below. Both are powerful testimonies of God’s Word at work among people not forgotten.  We are also seeing strong growth in the people being equipped for the work:

74 new Diploma in Bible Translation students, now totaling 1,196

22 new consultants in training, now totaling 119 

The most significant number before us is community demand. 493 additional language communities have been identified where there is an immediate need for Bible translation and where we have the capacity to begin work, if financial resources were not a limiting factor. Grassroots demand is growing rapidly as communities witness the transformative effects of Scripture—strengthening faith, supporting learning, restoring dignity, and bringing hope into daily life. 

Over the past 45 years, God has grown The Word for the World from a single project beginning to hundreds of Bible translation projects. Before us now stands a significantly larger season of responsibility. The demand is real. The indigenous-led model is effective. People are being equipped. We have the capacity to meet this demand, and funding will determine how fully and how quickly we can respond. Your partnership makes this possible.

Thank you for every prayer, every gift, and every partnership as we press toward the day when Scripture exists and Jesus is known among every language community. 

God bless,
KOBUS VAN ASWEGEN
INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT & CEO
THE WORD FOR THE WORLD BIBLE TRANSLATORS (TWFTW)

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