In one rugged region of South Asia, entire communities are tucked into steep mountains and isolated valleys. Reaching the nearest town can take hours—or even days—along narrow roads and winding trails. During the rainy season, landslides can cut villages off from the outside world altogether.
Isolation is simply a part of life. But for Christians living here, the isolation runs much deeper.
- Rejection from family
- Pressure from the community
- Loss of work, imprisonment, or worse
In fact, we recently received a message from a national Bible translator in an area where Christian evangelism is banned:
“Pray for me. I don’t know how it’s going to turn out, but I believe that God is going to give me the strength and wisdom and right words. They know something. They want to dig deeper.”
And still, even with such threats surrounding them this small circle of believers gather whenever they can, praying in whispers, encouraging one another, and holding tightly to the hope they’ve found in Christ.
Yet even these precious gatherings reveal another heartbreaking reality.
There is no Bible in their language.
Not a single book. Not a single chapter. Not a single verse.
They hear Scripture read from another language and long to understand it more deeply. They wonder what it would be like to hear the words of Jesus in the language they learned as children—the language that speaks most clearly to their hearts.
Help for Underground Churches, from Impossible to POSSIBLE
God is at work in the hearts of Christians halfway around the world for persecuted believers and underground churches... people who are committed to following Christ’s command to “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation” (Mark 16:15 NIV). These men and women ache for believers like those in South Asia who are suffering extreme persecution without even the comfort of a Bible they can read and understand!
Specialized Technology Kits for Faster Bible Translation
Since 1967, Wycliffe Associates has worked to launch and accelerate Bible translation in dozens of ways because every language group and situation is different. Finding a new way to streamline the process of equipping and training translation teams is critical in areas hostile to Christianity . . .
The development of specialized Bible translation technology kits is a game changer for believers in volatile areas because they are faster, more efficient and—most importantly, safer! These kits are the way to get translation tools into the hands of believers who are ready to do the work of bringing Scriptures to life in languages where they have never existed before!
As one local translator is South Asia recently shared:
“These tools not only improved my translation skills, but also
opened my eyes to the precision, depth, and beauty of God’s
Word in ways that transformed how I read the Bible personally.”
The kits are highly customized because each translation team has unique needs. Every technology kit will include innovative, state-of-the-art translation software and other tools and equipment that may include a rugged computer, secret internet connection, solar power, and the list goes on.
Sometimes the technology kit is a handoff. Sometimes it means teams must sneak across the border into an undisclosed third-country location to receive the technology and basic training. Then, they return home to conduct covert translation with their team.
t’s working. One of our partners in a dangerous area has quietly shared the Gospel with a local people group for 20 years. But without God’s Word in the language of the people, far too many remained unreached. Then came the miracle...
The gift of a $2,500 Bible translation technology kit from a caring believer launched a long-awaited translation project. And, as the verses and chapters came alive, so did the passion of the formerly unreached people group. They swiftly translated the Gospel of Mark, then dove into Matthew and Luke!
THIS IS A MODEL WE CAN REPLICATE OVER AND OVER WITH YOUR SUPPORT TODAY!
Please make a special gift now to provide 10 Bible translation technology kits to equip translation teams in South Asia who suffer intense persecution and live in hiding yet are ready to proclaim the Gospel so the unreached can know the truth and meet their Savior!
Each one of these specialized kits costs just $2,500.
With your help now, we can raise the $25,000 it will take to provide 10 Bible translation technology kits and training to the translation teams and underground churches who are praying for the chance to begin.
In dark places where churches have been attacked, pastors arrested, Bibles destroyed, and worship banned, your gift today will bring truth, love, and life to people who have yet to hear they are forgiven, that there is hope for this life—and for eternity.
Thank you for giving generously now to provide 10 specialized Bible translation technology kits to language groups who are praying to begin translating God’s Word!
