Project Details Join Lucy’s Mission: Help Bring the Bible to Kerewe A homeschooling lesson led Lucy and her siblings to a book that featured countries around the world. To her surprise, Lucy discovered that many do not have access to the Bible. Moved by this, Lucy, with the encouragement of her pastor father, initiated a…
Project Details Tiffany Smith is doing vital work in Tanzania, teaching the Datoga community and translating the Gospel into their native Taturu. However, her ability to serve effectively hinges on something as simple as transportation. Without a reliable vehicle, her day-to-day mission is compromised. This isn’t about comfort—it’s about necessity. A vehicle means Tiffany can…
Meet the Missionary Rev. Dr. Nathan and Sarah Esala joined Lutheran Bible Translators in 2002, living and working among the Komba people in Northern Ghana for nearly 10 years. In 2014, Nathan began serving as Lutheran Bible Translators’ translation coordinator, while Sarah served on Lutheran Bible Translators’ member care team. In 2021, Sarah began serving…
Meet the Missionary Paul and Ali have been serving with Lutheran Bible Translators since 2006, first in Ghana and now in Ethiopia. Paul has served partners and missionaries in various IT roles, helping people use technology to further the work of Bible translation. He currently serves as Director for Field Programs. In this role he…
Meet the Missionary After growing up in Watertown, WI, Deanne attended Concordia University in Irvine, CA while majoring in Lutheran Elementary Education in hopes to serve God through teaching children. Deanne joined Lutheran Bible Translators after graduating from Concordia University in Irvine and pursued her passion in teaching by homeschooling missionary children in Ghana. She…
Meet the Missionary Dr. Jim and Susan Kaiser are excited to help translation teams finish their translations of the Bible. Jim serves as a translation consultant with teams in Ethiopia and Sierra Leone. Some of this work involves traveling to visit the teams, and some is done using video chat through the internet. In the…
Meet the Missionary Jim Laesch retired from Lutheran Bible Translators in 2021 after 48 years of full-time service in multiple roles in the Bible translation mission. “One of highlights of my work in Lutheran Bible Translators was the privilege to live among the Northern Grebo people in southeastern Liberia, Africa. They showed me much patience…
Meet the Missionary Rev. Dr. Michael Megahan and his wife Jo Ann’s first involvement in missions was to serve as Bible school teacher and pastor in Tanzania in 1982. Michael also later served as assistant to the bishop of the East of Lake Victoria Diocese in Mwanza and was then sent to the mountains of…