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Literacy & Bible Translation go Hand in Hand

Literacy & Bible Translation go Hand in Hand: How can someone learn how to translate the Scriptures into their heart…

Steve Lancaster 20 May 2022

The World of Books

How many times a day do you pick up a pen to make a note, text a friend or read…

Barry Funnell 4 May 2022

Bringing Community Transformation Through Literacy

In a faraway place (likely across the world from where you’re reading now), in a misty valley dense with towering…

Steve Lancaster 5 April 2022

What do translators do?

What do translators do? This seems an easy question–they translate. It follows that Bible translators translate the Bible–but what is…

Steve Lancaster 29 March 2022

He Speaks My Language

“God speaks my language!” is an expression we hear all the time, but we simply can’t get enough of it!…

Joel Brown 3 March 2022

Transformation through Trust

The small meeting hall was starting to burst at its seams as Reuben Kabwe inspired the translators, staff, and colleagues…

Barry Funnell 18 February 2022

Not only reaching but walking with

By itself, Matthew 14:32 might seem like a benign verse, “And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.”…

Barry Funnell 11 February 2022

“Knowing Jesus Very Well” in Zambia

“Really?! There’s still people doing that? I thought the Bible was already, you know, translated?” -An unnamed but well-meaning colleague.…

Barry Funnell 3 February 2022

Epiphany

January. What can be said of January? Especially this January. In many Christian traditions, January brings about the end of…

Barry Funnell 27 January 2022

New UK Director

New UK Director We are pleased to let you know that Steven Lancaster will be starting on the 27th of September…

Barry Funnell 14 September 2021

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…

Barry Funnell 9 April 2021

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…

Barry Funnell 25 January 2021

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…

Barry Funnell 25 January 2021

TWFTW vs lockdown

TWFTW vs lockdown A definite secret of our success as a Bible translation organisation has been the empowering of indigenous people…

Barry Funnell 25 January 2021

SE Asia online checking

Samuel M., one of the national consultants in SE Asia, is doing virtual checking with the Kechep team using Microsoft…

Barry Funnell 14 July 2020

New CEO for TWFTW

We want to give a warm welcome to the new CEO of The Word for the World International, Kobus van…

Barry Funnell 14 July 2020

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…

Barry Funnell 27 February 2020

Premier Christian radio interview

Barry had an interview in London with Premier radio. The main topic of discussion was about the book, Operation Jonah…

Barry Funnell 10 October 2019

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…

Barry Funnell 10 October 2019

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…

Barry Funnell 10 October 2019

Flood relief appeal – Malawi

The Word for the World has nearly 200 literacy centres in the Lower Shire area of Malawi, which has been…

Barry Funnell 3 April 2019

Training in Israel

What a privilege it was to have 21 consultants in training (CITs) of The Word for the World visit Israel…

Barry Funnell 3 April 2019

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…

Barry Funnell 17 December 2018

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…

Barry Funnell 17 December 2018

Rate of progress

Barry attended strategic meetings of The Word for the World in South Africa in August. The general sense is that…

Barry Funnell 25 September 2018
The Unfinished Task

The Unfinished Task

There is on going and constant research about the remaining needs for Bible Translation. The Forum of Bible Agencies International…

Barry Funnell 25 September 2018

UK supporters

We really need your prayers as we explore various funding strategies in TWFTW UK to help support our growing number…

Barry Funnell 8 June 2018

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…

Barry Funnell 8 February 2018

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…

Barry Funnell 4 January 2018
Consultant checking with the Roma team via Skype

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,…

Barry Funnell 17 November 2017
Sakachep New Testament for SE Asia

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…

Barry Funnell 1 November 2017
Meet the Basketo

Meet the Basketo

Geresu is one of the Basketo Old Testament translators. He is married and a father of four children, one girl…

Barry Funnell 24 October 2017

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…

Barry Funnell 13 October 2017

New Website

Welcome to our new website! This responsive site is designed to re-size on any screen. We hope you will enjoy…

Barry Funnell 5 October 2017

Chronicle 2017

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Barry Funnell 28 September 2017

A new consultant

Gudrun Rogler, a German lady with a PhD in linguistics, has recently qualified as a consultant with TWFTW. She stayed…

Barry Funnell 12 September 2017

Group checking works!

Barry just returned from O****a, a coastal region of SE Asia, and was able, in two weeks, to check the…

Barry Funnell 12 March 2017
Using vernacular Bibles in Tanzania

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…

Barry Funnell 12 January 2017

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…

Barry Funnell 12 December 2016
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