Bible Translation: The Video!

A friend and colleague from England posted the following video on his facebook page; it was published by Wycliffe UK on September 10, 2013, and it gives many different statistics about the state of Bible translation throughout the world today and about Wycliffe's role in providing Scripture for the Bibleless people of the world. It also shares some testimonies from people whose lives and walk with Christ have been greatly impacted by having the Word of God in their own language.

The video is about 3 and a half minutes long, and I hope you'll take the time to watch it. I was inspired and encouraged by this reminder of what God is doing around the world through the work that we are a part of, and I hope it will encourage you as well.

In case the video above doesn't work, click here for the direct link to it on YouTube.

And, in case you are like me and have trouble following all the statistics that they throw at you, here are some of them:

Number of known languages spoken around the world: 6877
Number with a complete copy of the Bible: 518
Number with only a complete New Testament: 1275
Number with only smaller portions of Scripture: 1005

Clearly, there is a lot more work to be done, before all the people of the world have access to God's Word in the language of their heart! Please continue to pray for the Bibleless peoples of the world.

And, if you'd like to pray more specifically for the Bibleless, check out Wycliffe's Bibleless Peoples Prayer Project!