The Seed Company™ - Accelerated Bible Translation

The Baegu and Baelelea people of the Solomon Islands live on the northern end of Malaita Island. They provide for their families through farming and fishing. Since a political coup in 2000, families struggle to find enough cash for basic supplies. The first Christian missionaries arrived in the early 1900s. Today, most people consider themselves Christians. Cults, witchcraft and the fear of spirits are prevalent in the area. One group teaches circumcision and keeping other Jewish rituals as the way to please God. They also believe they are Jews descended from Abraham. The main translators are Baegu speaker Erastus and Baelelea speaker Aloysios. Several local denominations are endorsing the project. In addition to The Seed Company, SIL and Pioneer Bible Translators will cooperate to provide training in workshop settings, consultant help and administrative services.

• Translators Erastus and Aloysius are delighted to be translating God’s Word in their own mother tongues. Pray that Erastus and Aloysius will take advantage of their considerable translation knowledge and experience from working on the Solomon Islands Pidgin translation.

• Pray that other qualified mother-tongue speakers can be found to assist in the work.

• Field Coordinator Pat helped set up the necessary equipment for Aloysius to carry out the translation task from his remote village. The Seed Company supplied computers for both him and Erastus. Pray that all equipment will function smoothly to accelerate the translation task.