Jenjo of Nigeria

The Jenjo people are farmers in northeastern Nigeria. They manage a living from their land, but poverty plagues them. In spite of that, local churches are highly motivated to translate Scripture into their own language. The Good News first came to the Jenjo through missionaries in the 1940s. Today, about 35% claim faith in Christ. Eight Christian denominations have established work among the Jenjo. About 10% follow another major world religion while the rest practice traditional animistic beliefs. Local churches have agreed to cooperate together in the project.

  • The Jenjo team finished translating chapters 1:1-4:13 of Luke’s Gospel, and now they’re in the process of publishing a trial version for distribution in the Jenjo, including a small booklet with the Christmas story from Luke 1-2. Pray that the mother-tongue Scriptures touched many Jenjo people’s hearts.

  • Project coordinator Jigans and translator Albert attended the course in Biblical Greek, at the national Bible translation organization’s headquarters. Pray that this Greek course will help Jigans and Albert gain a clearer understanding of the meaning of the original Scriptures.

  • Thank the Lord that the Jenjo writing system has been finalized and literacy is moving ahead. Pray that people will become effortless readers of the Jenjo language and be ready for the Jenjo Scriptures.

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