The Seed Company™ - Accelerated Bible Translation

393,000 speakers in 3 language groups. Catholic and Evangelical churches have been active in all three language communities for several decades. While a large percentage of the people claim to be Christians, many of them continue to follow traditional animistic rituals at the same time. Well-educated Ngbandi-Ngiri, Mono and Pagabete translators will work together to produce first drafts, check each other’s drafts and plan and evaluate their projects. The translators aim to complete the three New Testaments with Old Testament portions by July 2013. The Scriptures in these three languages have the potential to reach the Ngbandi-Ngiri, Mono and Pagabete people in a way that nothing else can.

• Praise God that the Mono team has completed their review of 1, 2 and 3 John and rechecked the challenging book of Galatians.
• The Mono team and the Ngbandi-Nigri team report good progress on Genesis, which has now been tested in its entirety with other native speakers for comprehension and revised based on their input.
• Pray for the upcoming visit by a consultant from the Bible Society of DRC to check the translation of the Ngbandi-Ngiri team and other language projects in the area.
• Praise God for protecting the Pagabete team during their trip to the language area and giving them travel mercies despite the poor state of the roads. Pray for the team as they tackle the last two-thirds of Luke in the months ahead.