by Emily Wilson | Jun 18, 2015 | Acts, Official Blog, Uncategorized
When we at LBT give the short explanation of what we do, it generally boils down to three things: Bible translation, literacy, and Scripture engagement. Seems pretty straight forward. God’s Word is translated into languages that have no Scripture and a...
by Emily Wilson | Jun 11, 2015 | Acts, Official Blog, Uncategorized
It’s hot outside, stifling inside. It starts to rain. As sweat drips in your eyes the sound of the raindrops on the tin roof becomes a thundering crescendo. And work stops for the day. That is, if the work is recording the translated New Testament and...
by David Snyder | Jun 4, 2015 | Acts, Literacy, Official Blog, Partner Stories, Voices
Rev. John Bundor is the Volunteer Literacy Coordinator for the Kissi Literacy Program at The Institute for Sierra Leonean Languages (TISLL), a partner of LBT in Sierra Leone. Rev. Bundor is also a pastor of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church of Sierra Leone, currently...
by Emily Wilson | May 28, 2015 | Acts, Engaging Scripture, Official Blog, Uncategorized, Voices
From Alvina Federwitz, serving in Liberia, West Africa About a year and half ago I learned that you could put the entire Bible on an SD card. Since we have eleven New Testaments in Liberian languages recorded, I downloaded the Lorma New Testament. After I...
by Emily Wilson | May 27, 2015 | Acts, Engaging Scripture, Official Blog
Translation for oral societies Some scholars believe that the majority of the people in the world today remain predominantly oral communicators. This means they either 1) cannot read, or 2) if literate, still prefer the spoken word as the primary means of...
by Rev. Rich Rudowske | May 26, 2015 | Acts, Engaging Scripture, Official Blog
Lutheran Bible Translators is diligently working to determine best practices and implementation of what we call Scripture engagement. But what is Scripture engagement? Maybe you’re thinking, “I thought they were just Bible translators. That’s what they’re...