God Speaks Nooni!

Nooni New Testaments arrive in Lassin

On December 22, 2011, the Nooni people of the Northwest of Cameroon celebrated the arrival of the newly translated Nooni New Testament! This is the culmination of about twenty years of effort, spearheaded by Wycliffe translators Dave and Cindy Lux. Dave and Cindy came to Cameroon in the early 90's with their four children, moved to the village of Lassin where they began working with the Nooni people to translate God's Word into the Nooni language.

Dave Lux with the Nooni translation team

This is a very special translation for us, because Kevin had the privilege of teaching all four of the Lux children as they grew and went through high school. So the Nooni translation is one of those that we have had a direct hand in helping to complete; Dave and Cindy have said publicly many times that, if Rain Forest International School did not exist, they would not have been able to remain in Cameroon and complete the work of translation that they felt called to do. So we are rejoicing along with the Lux family as they celebrate the completion of this great work, giving the Nooni people God's Word in the language of their hearts.

And of course, we are always reminded that, just as we supported Dave and Cindy in their work, making the Nooni translation a reality, many of you have faithfully stood behind us in our ministry, making our contribution to Bible translation in Cameroon possible. So we hope you will rejoice along with us at how God has used you to provide His Word to the Nooni people of Cameroon!

Nooni pastors praying over a
Nooni New Testatment

Please pray with us that the Lord would bless the reading and sharing of His Word among the Nooni people, that the Nooni church would be strengthened and built up through a greater knowledge and understanding of the Scriptures, and, above all, that the Lord's Name would be glorified in the hearts and lives of our Nooni brothers and sisters.

The Lux's daughter, Anna, and her husband Sam (both former students of Kevin's) were able to return to Cameroon to attend the dedication celebration in December, and they have produced a video chronicling the dedication ceremony. We would encourage you to take a look; we were greatly encouraged to see how clearly God worked to provide His Word to His people in the Nooni language and I hope you will be encouraged as well!

(if the video above doesn't work, here is the link to it: Nooni New Testament Dedication video )