Experiences of a Lifetime

Experiences of a Lifetime

by | Sep 28, 2021 | News, Official Blog

Is it really worth the time and effort to translate the Bible? If you ask Jim Laesch, the answer is an emphatic YES! “I’m sure glad that someone else took the time and effort and devoted their life to translate the Bible from Greek and Hebrew to Latin and German and...
Thank You LWML

Thank You LWML

by | Aug 20, 2021 | Messenger, News

Thank You LWML Fall 2021 LBT Missionary Alvina Federwitz (right) talks with an LWML convention attendee (left). “But she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” (Luke 21:4 ESV). They give generously. Their combined efforts accomplish great things. The...
Hear Our Prayer

Hear Our Prayer

by | May 4, 2021 | News, Official Blog

Devotion and prayer time have always been an important part of the work week at the offices of Lutheran Bible Translators (LBT). Our focus is to study God’s Word and then offer prayer and praise as we remember the various needs of our co-workers, communities,...
Fishing for the Right Words: Part 2

Fishing for the Right Words: Part 2

by | 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...