Since 1981, 1445 people from 28 nations have participated in our Diploma in Bible Translation training programme (DBT). This year we are training aspiring Bible translators from bible-less language communities in 10 countries. For details check our training calendar. At present, Read more…
The courses are completely changing my leadership skills. I made notes in the Leadership and Management Course and I will go and teach the leaders at my parish. – Pastor Kaweme, Zambia, December 2020
After the training Herena thanked God that she was able to learn DBT subjects in her old age. She is 68 years old, and the oldest student in the group. She said, “I thank God for what he did for Read more…
The training has positively impacted my life as it seems like a dream to me to able to read and write in my own mother tongue just within this short period. Importantly, there was a great balance between the classroom Read more…
The training was an eye opener for me and my team as we have learnt the different consonants and vowels that exist in our language which we never knew until we got here. – Johnson, Nigeria – October 2020
The online training promoted the TWFTWI for using modern technology in remote places; some respected community leaders had opportunity to visit the project’s local office to testify to the work. Also, the online program presented me with flexibility with my Read more…
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 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 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 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 Read more…