June 2024 Prayer Letter

Dear Prayer Supporters,

What if your adult Sunday school class or Bible study group was faced with the task of reading the entire Bible aloud together, from Genesis to Revelation? How long do you think it would take your group to do it, allowing for breaks for rest and meals? This is what the Sara Kaba Dem are doing as I write. If this sounds like a daunting task, you’re right! But it is the last major task which the team must accomplish before printing!

Sara Kaba Dem Begins Final Read-Through!

The Sara Kaba Dem translation committee has begun the huge task of reading through their entire Bible translation, as a final preparation step before publication. As they began this task in early June, they were overwhelmed by the volume of material they needed to read, but after a few days, they got into a good rhythm and were very much encouraged as they saw the work progressing well. After two weeks, they were already more than halfway through the Bible, and they are likely to finish well ahead of schedule! Pray for them as they continue this important task. Pray also for the Sara Madjingay team, that they will also be able to begin their read-through soon. They are nearly ready!

Graduation of 14 Bible college students

On May 18, fourteen students graduated from the Bible institute and theological seminary of Balimba. Because the cool rains of the early rainy season had not yet arrived, the weather was very hot at over 40°C (104°F), which made the ceremony exhausting, but God gave strength and we all rejoiced with the new graduates in spite of the heat.

The Bible institute will seek to recruit more students this year. Pray for Chadian men to answer God’s call to the harvest field!

Sara Kaba Naa and Ngamh Bibles

Although the Sara Kaba Dem and Sara Madjingay Bibles are nearly ready for publication, two other projects that I work with still have a ways to go. The Sara Kaba Naa are working on quality checking, but we have plenty left to do.

The Ngamh are still checking the main content of their Old Testament. We still need to check most of the prophetic books, some of the poetic books, and some other scattered sections of the Old Testament. Some of these books are among the most difficult ones to translate, so pray for this team.

Thank you for your faithful prayers and support.

In Christ's Service,
Anna Beth Wivell