Partners
Prayer Partners:
Current partners 10
Needed partners 0
Total Opportunity:
Funded $333,902
Commitments $88,223
Needed $33,952
Demographics
- Location:
- Guinea-Bissau
- Speakers:
- 285,000
- Start Year:
- 2008
- End Year:
- 2015
- Project Goals:
- New Testament and portions of the Old Testament
Reports to Investors
News Feed
Manjaku NT | Manjak
The Manjaku are primarily farmers living in northern Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and The Gambia. The largest Manjaku community in Guinea-Bissau in particular has suffered during the last several years of government and social turmoil. Believers in the other countries find themselves the minority, often in troubled regions. In that climate, many have found real, lasting peace through Jesus Christ, and the church is growing.
Bible translators have worked among the Manajaku since the 1960s, but for many years their efforts were divided across three countries and only the Gospel of Luke was produced. In 2002, representatives from all these groups joined The Seed Company’s Luke Partnership workshops that helped them produce the JESUS film based on the Gospel of Luke. The translation teams hope to build on this success and combine their efforts to complete the New Testament and large portions of the Old Testament more quickly than any of them could do on their own.
Organizational partners, SIL, United Bible Societies and New Tribes Mission, will assist the team by leading periodic workshops for the three key Manjaku translators. A representative of the Bible Society of Senegal from the Manjaku community will be among those providing direct training for the team members. Throughout the work, The Seed Company will facilitate this joint partnership of team members around the world.
News from the Field
- Mar11
Manjaku of West Africa
The 285,000 Manjaku live in northern Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and The Gambia. The Manjaku community in Guinea-Bissau has suffered during the last several years of government and social turmoil. Believers in the other countries find themselves the minority, often in troubled regions. In that climate, many have found real, lasting peace through Jesus Christ, and the church is growing. - Mar23
Manjaku of Guinea-Bissau
The Manjaku are primarily farmers living in northern Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and The Gambia. The largest Manjaku community in Guinea-Bissau in particular has suffered during the last several years of government and social turmoil. Believers in the other countries find themselves the minority, often in troubled regions. In that climate, many have found real, lasting peace through Jesus Christ, and the church is growing.