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Enula of Indonesia
17,200 speakers. In 1920, an influential leader among the Enula people decided to follow Christ. Through his influence, the entire people group broke with the dominant religion and claimed Christianity. However, until now they still do not have the Scriptures in their language. As a result, what they understand of Christianity is mixed with fear of evil spirits and rituals to placate them. In 1986, two Enula men sought help from foreign linguists living in the area and started translating the New Testament. In recent years, the local security situation deteriorated and the foreigners had to leave. In their absence, the national translators continued their work. The Seed Company became partners with them in 2008 to help them accelerate the translation. The present goal is to complete the NT and some OT portions by 2012.
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Pray that God will give the Enula 4-man team grace and insight to translate the Scriptures.
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The two senior mother-tongue translators are training the junior ones to make revisions and prepare back-translation. Pray that God will grant a spirit of unity and cooperation to the Enula.
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It seems that every time a consultant has been scheduled to check the Enula translation something has gone wrong—such as computers breaking down or flights being cancelled. Pray that God will protect the team and meet the needs of them and their families.