This is Progress!
Have you ever wondered how much progress we are making in ending BiblePoverty?
It took 67 years (1934-2001) before SIL completed its 500th New Testament.
Since then, there has been an astounding increase in the pace of Bible translation.
It only took an additional 17 years before the 1,000th NT was
completed.
We rejoice as we reflect on the work of our colleagues and
partners around the world. This is work which God has clearly blessed.
I looked up some statistics, it's encouraging to see how much has
happened since we joined Wycliffe. Praise God for what He continues to do through all of us around
the world.
In 1983 we became Wycliffe missionaries, the same year the 200th NT was completed, it was the Hanga language of Ghana.
Now, fast-forward to our 35th year serving in Wycliffe and the 1000th New Testament was published for the Keliko people in South Sudan!
Now, fast-forward to our 35th year serving in Wycliffe and the 1000th New Testament was published for the Keliko people in South Sudan!
In 2011 there were:
- 471 complete Bibles
- Scripture existed in 2696 of 6837 known languages
- 2040 languages (estimated 350 million people) potentially still needed Bible translation to begin
In 2018:
- 683 complete Bibles
- 1534 New Testaments
- Some Scripture exists in 3350 of 7,361 living languages
- 1879 spoken languages and 284 sign languages (estimated 180 million people) potentially need Bible translation to begin
It is so amazing to see the evidence of how God has used Wycliffe and many partners in Bible translation to reach people with the Gospel! You can read much more about Scripture statistics at http://www.wycliffe.net/statistics
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We are all seeing the greatest acceleration of the pace of Bible translation ever witnessed
Thank you for your partnership!
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