The Word for the World UK Update – Nov 23: Bibles in Bethlehem Over the past few months, I have…
Bible smuggling….into England! (Oct 23)
THE WORD FOR THE WORLD UK UPDATE – Oct 23 FROM THE DESK OF STEVE LANCASTER, UK DIRECTOR Bible Smuggling……
Testing Times for Tyndale (Sept 23)
THE WORD FOR THE WORLD UK UPDATE – Sept 23 FROM THE DESK OF STEVE LANCASTER, UK DIRECTOR: Testing Times…
Translators Tales (July 2023)
THE WORD FOR THE WORLD UK UPDATE – July 23 FROM THE DESK OF STEVE LANCASTER, UK DIRECTOR Translators Tales!…
Hearing the Word: An Introduction to Oral Bible Translation
Hearing the Word—An Introduction to Oral Bible Translation: Did you know that 70%-80% of the world’s population are oral communities?…
Loving God and Loving People Through Heart Language Bible Translation
Loving God and Loving People Through Heart Language Bible Translation: As we dive into a new year full of possibilities…
A Look Back
A Look Back. And just like that, 2023 is here! Happy New Year from TWFTW! After a year of explosive…
Ordinary Christians Changing History
Ordinary Christians Changing History: Christmas is upon us, and the year is nearly over! What a year it has been…
I Stand at the Gate and Call Out
“I stand at the gate and call out”. Imagine living in a village where the houses do not have doors.…
Thankfulness for Heart Language Bible Translators
Thankfulness for heart language Bible Translators: In this season of thankfulness leading towards Christmas, we would like to pause and…
What it takes to be a translator.
What it takes to be a translator: “God created a space for me“. “I see how God created a space…
It is Possible! (Part 3)
It is Possible (Part 3)! In parts 1 & 2 of this series, we looked at how God has both…
It is Possible! (Part 2)
It is Possible! Holy Spirit-empowered, skilful hands, willing hearts and hardworking feet – this is what we looked at in…
It is Possible! (Part 1)
IT IS POSSIBLE! (Part 1). Since the beginning of time, God has been revealing the truth of Himself to mankind,…
Why the heart language?
Many people in majority language groups, like English speakers, find it difficult to understand the challenges that people in minority…
You can’t have one without the other!
One of the great joys of Bible translation work is the translators’ first-hand experience of being part of bringing God,…
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…
The World of Books
How many times a day do you pick up a pen to make a note, text a friend or read…
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…
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…
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!…
Transformation through Trust
The small meeting hall was starting to burst at its seams as Reuben Kabwe inspired the translators, staff, and colleagues…
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.”…
“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.…
Epiphany
January. What can be said of January? Especially this January. In many Christian traditions, January brings about the end of…
New UK Director
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…