WE BELIEVE
Every person on the planet should have a chance to hear God’s Word. Around 1260 languages around the world have no Scripture at all.
Imagine that for a minute. What would it be like to be Bible-less?
To wake up in a world without gospel access.
How could they know Christ without His Word?
We are so blessed to have the ability to read God’s Word, but many around the world do not have that same blessing.
We can something to change that. The Gospel is for everyone.
Jesus said to “you will be my witnesses… to the ends of the earth.”
That’s direct orders from our Lord to bring His gospel to the furthest corners of the earth. We must be found faithful to that commission.
“Our job isn’t done until everyone has the gospel.”
Only 1% of missions giving goes to ministry among unreached people groups.
– The Gospel Coalition
Our work is part of that 1%. In the world of missions, far too little attention is given to unreached people groups. According to Wycliffe, there are approximately 100 Million people in the world who are waiting for a Bible Translation work to begin in their language.
How many generations will pass before these 100 million hear the good news? Time is of the essence. They Need the Bible.
We focus on serving these people, who have no access to the Bible in their heart-language.
Mission: Let’s meet them
Let’s say that you went out to lunch with someone from an unreached people group, and miraculously, for the duration of that lunch, you were able to speak the same language.
Where would you begin? What would you share with them?
In 2022, God started opening doors through digital tools that allowed us to meet speakers of some of the world’s smallest languages.
Suddenly, we were meeting people from remote islands, in active conflict zones, and in rural mountain communities. We befriended these people, and suddenly this hypothetical question of “What to share” became very real for us.
We decided that a great starting point would be John 3:16.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son,
that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
– John 3:16, ESV
This one verse communicates so much about the plan of God for each one of us. His Son, Jesus Christ, His love for us, His gift of eternal life for all who believe. It’s powerful.
Our vision is to translate this one verse for every language. We pray that it serves as a starting point for future translation work to begin., and a gauge for community interest in Bible Translation.
Our Goals, put simply are to:
1. Lead the world in the development of new gospel opportunities for Bibleless people groups.
2. Provide breakthrough access to Scripture in the most persecuted environments.
3. Safeguard at-risk translators from retaliation for their important work.
4. Cast a vision for global church involvement in frontier missions.
Andrew Olson
Director, They Need the Bible
Revival
“The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul.”
– Psalm 19:7
We believe that as people encounter God’s Word, it has the power to change hearts.
We distribute our translations digitally, using a multi-platform approach that includes Google, YouTube, Facebook, WhatsApp and Wikipedia.
When someone from a Bible-less people group gets online—they are very likely to type in the name of their hometown and language! We use these digital tools so that they will find God’s Word on the web.
Through supporting Bible Translation, you are then providing a way for an entire people group to experience the new life that we have found in Jesus Christ. Just as we ourselves Need the transformative work of the Bible in our lives, so also the nations, who wait to know their loving Savior.
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