I met John Allen Chau at the Canadian Summer Institute of Linguistics in 2017. My first impression of him was of a quiet determination and a ready warm smile that lit up his whole face. There was an air of confidence about him that pervaded the atmosphere around him. Was it his faith? Was it his...
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In the Indian Ocean, hundreds of miles off the eastern coast of India, a small group of Sentinel tribal people have lived and died for centuries. These remote Islanders have had a renowned reputation for violently resisting contact with the outside world.
A week ago, a young American...
By a member of the Sungai team
In 1525, two momentous events took place involving two people groups from opposite ends of the globe. In Switzerland, the leaders of my people decided to leave a false, dead religion and follow God according to the Bible. This decision...
"The history of missions, revival, and every great exploit in the Kingdom is the history of the answered prayers of God’s people." —Joel Martin
Do you do battle in prayer? Are you on the defensive or offensive?
Do you know how to pray according to God's will? Can you wield the...
It wasn’t the first time someone completed ABT’s training track with Phase II Inhouse Training. But it was the first formal graduation dinner, with most of our board members present!
Phase II Training with the team heading to Indonesia included a number of firsts for us. You might call...
"The motto of every missionary, whether preacher, printer, or schoolmaster, ought to be ‘Devoted for life.’”—Adoniram Judson
Our quarterly ABT board meeting is happening today. What a blessing to work with these brothers. They are from a number of different Anabaptist groups but yet the unified vision and working together is beautiful.
Please pray for energy in completing a rather rigorous agenda and also for...
All-Nations Translation Philosophy, Part 4 of 5
TRANSLATABILITY OF THE SCRIPTURES
The idea of Scripture translation flows from the concept of the Incarnation. God sent His Word in human form. By identifying with us as a man, Jesus revealed God and His will in a way uniquely...
“Your reader must be able to read God’s Word 'as though it were written yesterday'” —Martin Luther
Luther translated the German Bible.
An ABT member writes during a time of transition—
This year has seen us taking the final steps to launch out and begin our involvement in Old Testament Bible translation in Africa.