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God has provided! On Saturday, November 2, we are dedicating our new …
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Many communities where Pioneer Bible missionaries serve are led by elders. These leaders, respected for their age and experience, oversee their communities’ social an…
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By Iya
The Kawah people of West Africa have a proverb: “The elder knows a roasted peanut.” Though I don’t pretend to understand all this proverb’s nuances, I can tell you a couple of things about it. Fir…
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Because prayer is the strategy of Pioneer Bible Translators, our worldwide team intentionally sets aside a day of fasting and prayer ev…
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By Alésha Hagemeyer
At a crossroads in the dusty ground, the music reaches our ears. Just past the cozy gathering of houses and huts, yet near enough to be noticed, stands the small cement church in the village, much like a new child at school waiting for an invitation to play wit…
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By Miriam Beckham
When I met Jesus, I recognized him right away. I sat there staring into the campfire as we sang, “Yes, Jesus loves me. Yes, Jesus loves me. Yes, Jesus loves me, the Bible tells me so.” Suddenly my heart leapt in recognition. Me! He loves me! I s…
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By Iya
How can you translate “one fifth” into a language that doesn’t have words for fractions? …
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Because prayer is the strategy of Pioneer Bible Translators, our worldwide team intentionally sets aside a day of fasting and pra…
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By Eva Petross
Once there was a North African baby who was named after me, and before she was a year old, she died tragically. A few years later, our translator’s baby daughter — named after one of my teammates — also died. I am tempted to say this is their story, and the story of man…
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Prayer is vital to the fruitful ministries of our teammates as they seek to translate Scripture and make disciples in the p…
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By Iya
Those lists of unclean animals in Leviticus just about killed me. Like ‘rock badger.’ Do you know what the Samka call it? It’s a ‘boulder goat.’ Like I could ever have guessed that! …
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