New UK Director We are pleased to let you know that Steven Lancaster will be starting on the 27th of September…
CEO International Report for 2020
You will find the 2020 report written by Kobus van As wegen, our new CEO for The Word for the…
Sponsor a Verse
We are excited to let you know we have launched our https://www.sponsoraverse.org/ website. To do this all you need to do is click…
Zoom to SE Asia
Zoom to SE Asia This photo is from the desk of a collegue in M***r, SE Asia, who joined me…
TWFTW vs lockdown
TWFTW vs lockdown A definite secret of our success as a Bible translation organisation has been the empowering of indigenous people…
SE Asia online checking
Samuel M., one of the national consultants in SE Asia, is doing virtual checking with the Kechep team using Microsoft…
New CEO for TWFTW
We want to give a warm welcome to the new CEO of The Word for the World International, Kobus van…
Six NTs for SE Asia
As a result of our training programme in SE Asia and years of working with partners there, six New Testaments…
Premier Christian radio interview
Barry had an interview in London with Premier radio. The main topic of discussion was about the book, Operation Jonah…
11 projects in Nigeria
TWFTW has an office in Abuja and has started 11 Bible translation projects in Nigeria. There are more than 200 unreached…
TWFTW Leaders in South Africa
75 leaders from 19 different countries attended a four day leaders conference in Pretoria, South Africa in August. It was…
Flood relief appeal – Malawi
The Word for the World has nearly 200 literacy centres in the Lower Shire area of Malawi, which has been…
Training in Israel
What a privilege it was to have 21 consultants in training (CITs) of The Word for the World visit Israel…
Passing on the baton in SE Asia
For the first time in our history in the work in Asia, we now have our own home-grown Bible translation…
Even the smallest people groups need the Word
Praise God that He cherishes even the smallest tribes in the world and that His Word is being made available…
Rate of progress
Barry attended strategic meetings of The Word for the World in South Africa in August. The general sense is that…
The Unfinished Task
There is on going and constant research about the remaining needs for Bible Translation. The Forum of Bible Agencies International…
UK supporters
We really need your prayers as we explore various funding strategies in TWFTW UK to help support our growing number…
Abate, Basketo translator, chased from home
Abate is one of four translators working on the Basketo Old Testament project. He is married and a father of…
Training New Consultants in SE Asia
During the last two weeks of November 2017 Barry and Manie conducted a training event for prospective Bible Translation Consultants…
Consultant checking with the Roma team via Skype
I (Barry) spent two days per week over the past six weeks consultant checking the Old Testament books of Judges,…
Sakachep New Testament for SE Asia
The Sakachep people turned out in large numbers to attend the launch of their brand new New Testaments. There was…
Meet the Basketo
Geresu is one of the Basketo Old Testament translators. He is married and a father of four children, one girl…
New ground in SE Asia
A new region has opened up in the centre of SE Asia. Months of language survey was done and 4…
New Website
Welcome to our new website! This responsive site is designed to re-size on any screen. We hope you will enjoy…
Chronicle 2017
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A new consultant
Gudrun Rogler, a German lady with a PhD in linguistics, has recently qualified as a consultant with TWFTW. She stayed…
Group checking works!
Barry just returned from O****a, a coastal region of SE Asia, and was able, in two weeks, to check the…
Using vernacular Bibles in Tanzania
You may wonder why we are involved in scripture engagement and may even ask the question; well now if they…
Myanmar, a first
Myanmar, a first: Our first training in Myanmar took place in October this year. We had 8 students who attended the Diploma…