by Emily Wilson | Mar 31, 2020 | News, Official Blog
Sierra Leone, August 1991 “Rain streams down the gutters, over the roads, and digs deep grooves into the dirt roads, converting them into riverbeds. It pounds on the tin roofs and relentlessly pours into all the tiny holes until the old ceilings in our house begin to...
by Calvin Inman | Mar 27, 2020 | Field Notes, News, Official Blog
Catch up on recent news from Rev. Nathan and Sarah Esala, Janet Borchard, and Rev. Claude and Rhoda Houge.
by Emily Wilson | Mar 24, 2020 | News, Official Blog
Jim Laesch, regional director for southern and eastern Africa for Lutheran Bible Translators (LBT), had presented the Kerewe translation team with a challenge. They were asked to translate a story about Jim and his son Andy from English into Kerewe. They had lots of...
by Emily Wilson | Mar 17, 2020 | News, Official Blog
Jim Laesch is the regional director for southern and eastern Africa for Lutheran Bible Translators (LBT). He’s been instrumental in organizing a New Testament translation project for the Kerewe people who live on Ukerewe Island in Tanzania. Last year, Jim held a...
by Emily Wilson | Mar 10, 2020 | News, Official Blog
Translating Scripture accurately and clearly into any language requires training, diligence, patience, and dedication. Translation teams bring Scripture alive using the grammar, vocabulary, and phraseology that is familiar and meaningful to those they serve. Bible...