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Fast and Pray – March 20, 2025
Because prayer is the strategy of Pioneer Bible Translators, our worldwide team intentionally sets aside a day of fasting and prayer every month. On this day, we join in unified prayer, offering up to our Father praises and requests collected especially for this day....
How to Connect with Refugees Part 3: Invite Them To Meet Jesus
Many among the current generation of refugees and immigrants arrived in the U.S. from countries whose dominant rel…
How To Connect with Refugees Part 2: Invite Them into Your Life
Many among the current generation of refugees and immigrants arrived in the U.S. from countries whose dominant …
How To Connect with Refugees Part 1: Begin by Getting Acquainted
Many among the current generation of refugees and immigrants arrived in the U.S. from countries whose domina…
I Pierced My Nose With a Thorn
One time I pierced my nose with a thorn. Actually someone else did — I just sat there as the thorn pushed steadily through my nose, my eyes closed peacefully, measuring my breaths, water seeping out of my eyes. It was blissful. There is a pain deep in the bodies of my...
Thursday Prayer Focus: Praise and Prayers for the Kinyamulenge Project
The first Scripture in the Kinyamulenge language — the Gospel of Luke — was published earlier this year. The homeland of this people group is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Many have fled the area to escape ongoing civil war. Please join in praising God for...
Honey in the Void
He sat forward in his chair, elbows propped on his knees, chin resting on clasped hands, eyes glued to the Jesus Film. As Robert listened to the words of Jesus in his heart language, the emotions welling up inside him converged into a single tear that trickled down...
African Scripture, American Soil
Translating God’s Word for an African People Group — but not in Africa “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” The leper’s faith-filled plea hung in the air as the translation team wrestled with how to convey his words in Kinyamulenge. We had been working...
Thursday Prayer Focus: Day of Fasting and Prayer
Because prayer is the strategy of Pioneer Bible Translators, our worldwide team intentionally sets aside a day of fasting and prayer every month. On this day, we join in unified prayer, offering up to our Father praises and requests collected especially for this day....
Thursday Prayer Focus: Day of Fasting and Prayer
Because prayer is the strategy of Pioneer Bible Translators, our worldwide team intentionally sets aside a day of fasting and prayer every month. On this day, we join in unified prayer, offering up to our Father praises and requests collected especially for this day....
Let it Be Rain
For a time, we lived in a refugee camp with people who had fled across the border from war in their home area. That border was less than 30 miles away, and when their villages were bombed, our tin roof would shake. Learning to distinguish the sounds of war from the...