Update (October 2024): The goal amount has been raised by $100,000 to a total of $276,000 to meet the need of Komba Bible printing and distribution, as well as the global need for printing and distribution. The Komba Bible is with the printer, become a donor to bring God’s Word to the community In the…
Meet the Missionary Michael and Naomi Ersland are following God’s call to serve in Tanzania. After a period of language and culture learning, Michael will provide training and mentoring for multiple translation teams. Naomi’s management of the family, children’s education, and daily life will extend beyond the house as she builds relationships and walks alongside…
Meet the Missionary Kayla serves in Cameroon as a Missionary Kids Teacher with the Kuhn family for the 2022-2024 school years. She has always loved children and has had a passion for missions since she was a teenager. Kayla holds an Honours Bachelor of Music from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Education…
Meet the Missionary David is the Director of Partnerships and Scripture Engagement. In this role, he investigates requests for assistance and invitations for new partnership opportunities regularly received by Lutheran Bible Translators. He also nurtures existing partnerships with Bible societies, national church bodies, and local non-profit organizations worldwide. Through intentional dialog with these partners and…
Meet the Missionary While attending Concordia University Wisconsin, Amy Formella realized that she had an interest in Biblical languages and missions. While in college, she was able to go to Peru to learn more about being a long-term missionary, to Botswana with the Crossroads trip to learn more about Lutheran Bible Translators in the field,…
Meet the Missionary Dr. Becky Grossmann began serving with Lutheran Bible Translators in 1985 as an assistant to the language program manager in Liberia, West Africa. She became the manager for a short time before being assigned as translation advisor to the Bandi people of Liberia in 1989 and the New Testament translation was completed…
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 Rev. Linus Otronyi grew up in the rural village of Iboko, in the Yala-speaking area of northern Cross River State, Nigeria. He studied at the University of Calabar and has been involved in Bible translation work since 2000. Rev. Linus is an ordained pastor with the Lutheran Church of Nigeria and serves…