Bible.Is, a new application that is now available on the
Internet, free. It costs you and everyone
else in the world nothing to simply click on the site, choose the language of
choice from among 1355 languages and counting, and either read, or listen to a
dramatized audio recording. But what
seems like a simple website, like thousands of others in our modern times, is nothing short of a
miracle.
Every one of those translations
cost an equivalent of close to 1 million dollars – each- to become a
reality. That’s over 1 billion dollars
for all 1355 translations, largely from the generosity of millions of
Christians aligning their vision with God’s in giving up little things and big
things, donating funds to make it possible.
And it didn’t cost just money. It
cost thousands of individuals years of their lives. I know, because I had the privilege to be one of those individuals. The average Bible translation can be 30 years
in the making. That’s an equivalent of
40,640 years of work for all these translations combined. Many of them sacrificed their families, their
health, and yes, sometimes even their lives.
They lived sometimes in very difficult situations for many years, giving
up the comfort of things, and the familiar to make this happen.
Once published, thousands of individuals
traveled to each location to train and record dramatized recordings from
native speakers…more investments, more personnel, and more time. All of this over decades, even centuries,
because every person involved shared the same vision – the greatest vision in
history that binds all these people together under one common cause, one common
goal – to bring the Good News to men and women of every race, and to reach literally
every corner of earth….Now at such a time as this, with the Internet in place,
with globalization at its greatest level in history, we are at the threshold of
this dream, this vision, becoming a reality – with a simple click of a button.
There are still many languages left undone.
Approximately 1576 to be exact. And many
still share the vision to finish the task in our generation. Pioneer Bible Translators is one of many organizations that has aligned itself to be part of God’s
strategy to propel this generation toward finishing the task – and we believe
it can be done by 2050. Come, catch the
vision, and the heart of God’s passion for His truth to be known to all
peoples. For more information, go to http://pioneerbible.org/within-our-reach-campaign
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