God Calls

How do you translate the Bible into a language where 99 per cent of the speakers are against Christianity? For Amy (not her real name), it began by approaching members of the Baker community in 2019. “I asked some of them if they would help with translating a collection of stories from the Old Testament. Four were shortlisted, the team was formed and we began the work.”

As they translated more and more stories, Amy, the sole believer in the team, noticed a difference in her non-Christian co-workers. “They became more friendly, the entire atmosphere turned more positive and the whole group showed growing interest in hearing more stories like Jonah and Noah to learn more about prophets they had heard of in their religion. When we progressed to translating the Gospel of Luke in 2020, they began asking questions about Jesus.”