TWFTW vs lockdown A definite secret of our success as a Bible translation organisation has been the empowering of indigenous people…
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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…
Nigeria
NIGERIA TWFTW has an office in Abuja and has started 11 Bible translation projects in Nigeria. There are more than 200…
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…
Training in Israel
What a privilege it was to have 21 consultants in training (CITs) of The Word for the World visit Israel…
The Unfinished Task
There is on going and constant research about the remaining needs for Bible Translation. The Forum of Bible Agencies International…
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…
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…
What’s On?
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Zimbabwe
Chikunda This is the first project of The Word for the World. It started in the late 1980s. The progress…
Zambia
Three Bible Translation Projects Zambia is a land-locked country in southern Africa. It gained its independence from Britain in 1964.…
Tanzania
18 Bible Translation Projects in Tanzania Tanzania is a coastal country with a history of involvement in the slave trade.…
Slovakia
Eastern Slovak Romani (300,000 speakers) Pierre and Lisa van Vuuren have been in Eastern Slovakia for 15 years, as this part…
SE Asia
Bible Translation Projects We work with indigenous organisations in 55 full scale Bible Translation projects representing 13,8 million Bible-less people. Our…
Malawi
Two Projects in Malawi Malawi is a land-locked country in Central Africa. The country is known as the Warm Heart of…
Invite Us
If you live in the UK or Europe, we would love to come and share about our work in your…
Donate
Our Bible translation work is funded though the support of churches, individuals, charitable trusts, and major donors. If you or…
What’s On? (Calendar)
Our calendar of events and training is found below. Please click or hover on any entry for further information.
Our Faith
The Word For The World is an interdenominational Bible translation ministry. Our personnel come from a wide variety of Christian…
Chronicle 2017
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Fundraise
TWFTW UK has organised various sponsored events in the past. In 2011 Barry Funnell raised over £20,000 by hand cycling 1000…
About Us
OUR VISION The vision of The Word for the World UK is to bring God’s Word (The Bible) to all…
Engagement
Anchoring Translated Scriptures in the Community Once the scriptures have been translated, it is essential to ensure that they are…
Literacy
We currently have 6 long term literacy programmes: The Dawro, Gofa, Guji and Maale projects in Ethiopia; and the Sena…
Training
Training Please click here to go to our training website.
Translation
TWFTW aims to produce natural, accurate and clear translations of the scripture. Our teams translate, on average, 10% of the Bible…
Contact Us
BY POST The Word For The World UK Hartham Park, Hartham Lane, Corsham SN13 0RP BY EMAIL Please fill out…
Our Team
TWFTW UK is a charity registered in England and Wales (no. 1098498). It is governed by a board of trustees,…
Our History
The Word for the World was founded in 1981, by Dr Véroni Krüger. Here he tells the history of the charity’s…
Welcome!
Imagine a world where everyone has access to the Bible in their own language. There are over 7,300 different languages…
A new consultant
Gudrun Rogler, a German lady with a PhD in linguistics, has recently qualified as a consultant with TWFTW. She stayed…
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…