Sena of Mozambique
The Sena people are located in central Mozambique where the Zambezi River runs through a varying terrain of swamps, woodlands and savannah. Mozambique has religious freedom for the first time in its history. Intense suffering from persecution and natural disasters has produced a spiritual hunger which has seen the church double in size between 1988 and 2000. Among the Sena, numerous denominations are working and it is estimated that 40 percent of the population calls itself Christian. The remaining population participates in traditional religious practices. The church continues to grow rapidly; believers in every denomination mix Christianity with their traditional religion. This is understandable, since the Bible has not been available in local languages.
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The translation team is working hard to produce more New Testament books for consultant checking. Pray that Revelation, a uniquely challenging book, will be ready for the consultant.
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Praise God a total of seven books of Scripture have been published in separate volumes in Sena - Jonah, Matthew, Mark, Luke and 1, 2 and 3 John. Mark and 1, 2 and 3 John had sold out and hed to be reprinted!
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The New Testament in Sena will show the local believers how important they are in God’s eyes, and that He loves them enough to want to communicate with them in their own language. Pray that many Sena people will come to value highly their language and the mother-tongue Scriptures.