This month is definitely a feedback month! There’s some encouraging news from our International President as we look at our up-to-date facts & figures. There’s feedback from one of our National Directors in a ‘hard pressed, but not crushed’ situation, and there’s some unexpected Sena-related feedback from Mozambique – plus the latest article on a Bible translation matter from our website, and some prayer points. Enjoy the read!

For those of us who live in the comfort of the UK, we find ourselves a bit disconnected from the persecution of Christians around the world who are suffering for their faith. But we know, as we read our Bibles, that suffering is often part of the Christian life. For hundreds of years men and women have risked their lives in the firm belief that spreading the gospel is both a calling and a command……………...

On the one hand, the "Sinai for Sena" project has now reached its conclusion; the mountain was climbed, funds were raised, Bibles were bought and delivered, with 3000 distributed so far. On the other hand, the effects of that project are only just being felt, and will rumble on into eternity as the distribution continues! Why? Because God’s Word is living and active, and “is able to make people wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus” (2 Tim 3:15)……………………..
 

Video: “Restored - The Word Returns”.

The conclusion of the “Sinai for Sena” project in Malawi, with a focus on the Sena Bible ‘returning’ to the people, following the loss of many Bibles in a cyclone in 2023.

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Sinai for Sena Conclusion: Distribution Days in Nsanje, Malawi.

May 2026

We’re rejoicing with the Roma people of Serbia & Croatia, and thankful to God that the dedication of the three Roma New Testaments on 8 April went very much to plan. This was far more than a formal event; it was a sacred moment in the life of the Roma people, and a powerful testimony to the transforming work of God through mother-tongue Scripture………………

Significance in Serbia and Resurrection Reality!  

April the 8th is an important date for the Romani people; it's the International Romani Day. This is a day for the Roma people to celebrate Romani culture and raise awareness of the issues facing Romani people around the world. As significant as this is for the Romani people, something even more significant is due to happen in Serbia on that day for three Roma language groups; the dedication of their newly translated New Testaments! 

One of my favourite photos from last year's collection was one that I took whilst at the launch of the Lambya Bible in Malawi. It’s a photo I often use when visiting churches. Across the top of the photo I quote from Psalm 119:48, which says: “I reach out for your commands, which I love, that I may meditate on your decrees”. I then ask people to look at the faces of those who are eagerly reaching out for a copy of God’s Word………...

The New Year is a chance to look forward, but also a chance to look back to assess what we've been doing in previous years. This issue is therefore all about numbers…… whilst also recognising that it’s not all about numbers! Because, hiding behind every number, there are real precious lives that have been changed and influenced by the Word of God…………………. 

Ex 36:6 tells us that “the people were restrained from bringing more, because they now had more than enough to do the work”. During the last week of August, we launched the “Sinai for Sena” project and an appeal was made to help TWFTW provide 10,000 Bibles for the Sena people of Malawi. Many people have responded to the call and have been very generous in the process. On the 1 Dec 2025 we closed the GoFundMe page and were able to say, with thankfulness, “we’ve now got more than enough to do the work”!! 

Scenic Sinai Photo Gallery - plus a video taken on the summit.

The latest innovation sweeping the planet is of course AI (artificial intelligence) – but is that something Bible translators should be using? Afterall, we’ve all heard of the potential risks that the AI monster brings to the table! Job displacement, bias, data breaches, manipulation, misinformation, lack of transparency and accountability; the list goes on! Maybe we should leave it to one side…… or should we?

Nearly everyone on the planet has heard about the influence of people like Mother Teresa and Billy Graham – but let me tell you about one of the most influential British Bible translators in church history, who has gone almost unnoticed. Outside of the Bible translation world, few people will have heard of her, but within, she was considered to be a legend!……………………………..

The Turning Tide! At the recent leadership conference in South Africa one of the speakers told us that, due to our continued growth, we should get prepared for a tsunami of Bible dedications and launches! In the June edition of this newsletter I reported on the Lambya full Bible launch in northern Malawi, and for this edition I’m focussing on the launch of three New Testaments in SE Asia. Next month, three more NT’s are being dedicated in Tanzania; Uganda have recently completed the drafting of 10 NT’s, and the three Roma NT's in Serbia/Croatia are also nearly there!………………………..

M&M’s - not the sweets! Last month I travelled to Hermanus in South Africa for five days of Management Meetings. Travel plans and connections all went very smoothly; no delays or setbacks, so to those who prayed for this trip, thank you. Many of the sessions included personnel from one of our funding partners, the Seed Company, who are now in their fourth year of partnering with us…………………..

Article written for TWFTW event April 2025 - produced here with permission

It was my privilege, back in mid-April, to attend the launch of the Lambyan full Bible in the far north of Malawi – and what an event it was! Despite the fact that the trip meant four days of road travel (much of it bumpy!), and the best part of two flying days covering 13,000 miles, it was well worth the effort!

As we look around our troubled world today, I am reminded of a song we often sing in church: “Great is the darkness that covers the earth, oppression, injustice and pain. Nations are slipping in hopeless despair….watching while sanity dies, touched by the madness and lies”.

I recently received an email from a team leader in a country which we’ll call MM, where TWFTW is heading up 8 translation projects.

I recently had the privilege of doing some Bible teaching on an Oak Hall trip to one of the most unreached countries in the world, Japan! We spent time in Tokyo, Osaka, Hiroshima, and the Mount Fuji area.