Major Milestone in Advance of Gospel
For those who believe that the Word of God is living, active, and powerful, there is cause for rejoicing this month. An effort to translate the Bible into the heart language of one of our world’s unreached people groups has been completed. For many years, one of our IMB missionaries, Katelyn Summers*, has been working in conjunction with leaders and servants from the unreached people group, along with other workers, and near the end of 2022, the translation work of many years was finished.
The challenge remained of getting printed copies of the Word into the hands of members of that people group in an increasingly complex situation caused by political upheaval in that country. In the month of February, 2023, the people group was able to hold a large celebration in honor of the fact that the Bibles had been delivered and would but put into the hands of those people.
Joshua Project cites that over 2500 people groups are still in need in translations of God’s Word in their heart language.1 We can now check another people group off of the list of peoples waiting for the Word, and we can celebrate!
Still a task remains. Imagine being able to place the Word into the hands of a people still waiting! Each of us can join in the work of sending, giving, praying, and even going this year. Visit IMB’s Generosity Resource Center to see our gifts at work currently on the mission field. And celebrate!
*Name changed for security reasons.
