Partners
Prayer Partners:
5 Current
5 Needed
Total Opportunity:
$34,727 Funded
$41,776 Needed
Demographics
- Location:
- Colombia
- Speakers:
- 14,300
- Start Year:
- 2003
- End Year:
- 2012
Reports to Investors
Foothills NT
The Foothills people live in the mountains of Northern Colombia on farms in houses with mud walls and thatch roofs. Some of them raise animals and take their products to market. They are basically subsistence farmers who survive off of their land.
The main goal is to translate and publish the New Testament along with some Old Testament portions. José, a young new Christian, has felt God's call on his life to translate the Scriptures for his people.
Translation consultants will mentor José and provide him with training opportunities. Other Foothills speakers will be sought out and trained to help with translation comprehension testing. A linguistics consultant is investigating the possibility of doing an adaptation from a related language, which would greatly speed up the process.
The Foothills people have been closed to the gospel in the past. There is a Colombian missionary that has been working there for a while. Now, there are around 150 Foothills Christians. The Foothills speakers are proud of their own language and culture. New believers need God's word in the language that speaks to their heart.
News from the Field
- Feb20
Daily Prayer: the Foothills-speaking people of Colombia
14,300 speakers-- people in a difficult situation where expatriate teams have been unable to succeed. A young mother-tongue translator hopes to provide scriptures for his people. The main goal is to translate and publish the New Testament along with some Old Testament portions. A young new Christian has felt God's call on his life to translate the Scriptures for his people. The Foothills people have been closed to the gospel in the past. - Sep20
Seed Company Prayer for Thursday
Pray for a young team working in difficult conditions where others have struggled to succeed.