In their own words..

“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” – Nelson Mandela 

“When God’s Word is translated into the language that speaks to people’s hearts, it transforms lives. “Swahili words aren’t deep words to us. They don’t go inside us like Zanaki words do!” – Pastor, Tanzania, East Africa

 “…Churches were for old people who only spoke English, and even they didn’t understand it all. Now they read the Bible verses in our language, and the church is growing so much they added a second service. They only have standing room at the first service!” – Jessica, an Aghem (Cameroon) literacy teacher.

“I feel a great satisfaction in Bible translation. I am encouraged and have energy to keep doing the translation because I know my people will be able to read the Word of God in their own mother tongue.” –Bernard Diatta, national translator. Photo by Zeke du Plessis