In the heart of Mukono town, Uganda, from October 30th to November 25th, 2023, a training event was held for 120 students from Uganda and the DRC. The students represented 24 languages from across the regions. For the first time, Bible translation is set to begin soon in languages like Read more…
The Croatia/Serbia region recently held their 8th training event. The training took place over four days and one subject, Biblical Exegesis – Old Testament, was taught. “It is good to learn and improve and enrich our methods of Bible study, which will help us ask the right questions to Read more…
After DBT training in Lilongwe, Malawi, we received beautiful testimonies from students. Daniel from the Nyika Project said: “My life has been transformed since the day I was lifted from a dust floor to where I stand today. To be frank, after finishing secondary school in 2010, I never had Read more…
In July 2023 TWFTW Albania hosted their very first training event to equip students to translate the Bible into Aromanian. The training was attended by four dedicated students and an observer from Slovakia. Two subjects were taught – Bible Translation Principles and Paratext 9.3 The event is a wonderful testimony Read more…
Isabel, a Rutagwenda Bible translator, shared her experience after attending the 2023 DBT training in Uganda. Isabel found significant value in the lectures on various course units about Bible translation. These sessions opened her eyes to new perspectives and approaches, providing her with essential tools to overcome translation challenges effectively. Read more…
In April 2022, many Bible translators in Nigeria studied the subjects of Study skills, Semantics, Morphology and Syntax, and Introduction to Greek, all by engaging on an online platform and attending classes through Zoom. “As a result of this training, my knowledge of Greek was brought back to life, I Read more…
“Since we studied Biblical Exegesis of the New Testament previously, Biblical Exegesis of the OT was quite easy to absorb. But I also learned a lot of new things, and this reminded me of the steps in Exegesis. They are helping me to divide the Bible segments in a reasonable Read more…
TWFTW is excited to have started training translators in Uganda. The first training event took place in January 2022. The students, representing 14 different languages, studied some key subjects concerning the principles, the process, and the mission and the history of Bible translation. Apart from learning, many felt a deeper Read more…
4th and 5th of August 2022 mark the first TWFTW Online Conference organised by the International Training Department. Over 100 participants from our African, Asian and other regions joined the program of “Training Translators with Excellence” to discuss and hear about training related topics, such as better integration of theory Read more…
The impact of training Bible translators in subjects like Exegesis is not limited to the translators’ personal lives but is often reflected in the whole community. “My church is ever happy whenever I am back from such a training program because, as a consequence, I always teach with a difference. Read more…