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Paze of SE Asia
The Paze people inhabit a mountainous region of Southeast Asia that straddles two countries. Christian missionaries came to the Paze region about 80 years ago, and many Paze accepted Christ at that time. Today almost 95 percent of the Paze call themselves Christian and only about five percent of the people practice the traditional animistic religion. Because the political situation within the country is volatile, the homeland area is no longer accessible to foreigners. Five denominations have established churches in the Paze area, but growth in Biblical understanding has been hampered by the lack of Scripture in their language.
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Final revision of the Paze New Testament is going strong. This is the last step before publication, but it takes some months to complete. Pray for the team as spiritual warfare becomes more evident when publication is near.
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Pray for good communication and productivity for the team and translation advisor as they work together to prepare the New Testament for printing. Continue to pray that the team and Bible Society will arrive at a viable agreement for publishing the NT and Genesis.
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Praise God for the local publishing of the Paze Children’s Story Bible. It contains a total of 68 OT and 57 NT stories, each with a picture portraying a key scene in the story.