Hawu of Timor

110,000 speakers are Christians and animists who live in a politically and religiously turbulent area. The Timor region of Indonesia, is a nation that has been troubled by political and religious unrest for the last several years. Most of the Hawu speakers who live off the home island are active Christians. However, some who live in the homeland continue to follow the traditional religion and are considered resistant to the gospel. This project began as a one-year project to translate the Gospel of Mark and train local translators, and has now developed into a fully formed project to complete the New Testament and portions of the Old Testament. Project is fully funded, PTL.

  • Pray that the system they developed for drafting and keyboarding Scripture will work well as Erlin and Bobby meet together in their home area.

  • Thank God for the interest in Hawu Scripture, and pray that He will use it to strengthen and deepen the faith of those who are already reading the Gospel of Mark.

  • Electricity is only on at night in the part of Sabu Island where the translator lives. And that’s proving to be a challenge for her in having productive work hours. Pray that God will lead the team to a good solution for the challenge of the electricity supply. Perhaps a solar powered laptop?

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