I am mostly excited about how the communities got really involved in the life of the project as a result of taking the training to the grassroots. People became more aware of the activities of the project and began to identify with and support the work more than they did Read more…
None of the three translators and the literacy coordinator have a theological background. When I first interacted with them, they had doubts and were not confident about translating the Bible, but after learning Bible translation principles and studying the Process of Bible translation their doubts have disappeared. They have full Read more…
I always feel incredibly honored and blessed to have the opportunity to work with our amazing translators in The Word for the World. I am humbled by the dedication and perseverance of the teams and their passion for their communities and the Word of God. I have never taught a Read more…
During the Lexicography course, the Eastern Slovak Romani team was encouraged to think of a dictionary project that might actually be useful for their people and areas. There is already a bilingual dictionary available for the language and even some online resources, so a traditional dictionary was deemed less helpful. Read more…
I am one of the lucky ones that got the chance to attend the DBT Training of May 2019. The training was absolutely excellent and I genuinely enjoyed each and every moment of it. The content was extremely educative and incredibly useful in preparing us for the translation of the Read more…
I am highly impressed with the presentations, particularly the active participation of the participants, as well as the DBT training coordinator and the National Coordinator TWFTWI Nigeria (Mr. Israel Wade). The DBT training was well conceptualized and well executed; it was very good, educative and encouraging. The 30 days training Read more…
I just want to share my feedback on the professional and well-presented 30 days of DBT training of May 2019 in Nigeria. At first, I was agitated – this being our first experience. But glory be to God! The DBT training was completely awesome. The fact that almost everyone had Read more…
In Greek we learned how to read and write the Greek letters, but also about English grammar, conjugation, declension and functions of different parts of speech. It was very interesting to understand how to refer to the Greek text in Paratext, and how to find the meaning of the Greek Read more…
Even though I was translating the Bible, I was doing it without knowing the details of the Bible, such as its history, its purpose and the original recipients of the books of the Bible. This DBT training has helped us to know the reality, importance and responsibility we have in Read more…
I have studied for a Bachelor in Theology before, but many things were not clear to me and I have only learned them now. I understood more about the authenticity and truth of the Bible. This will be helpful for Bible translation and witnessing for Christ. Thank you for giving me Read more…