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Testing Times for Tyndale (Sept 23)

THE WORD FOR THE WORLD UK UPDATE – Sept 23 FROM THE DESK OF STEVE LANCASTER, UK DIRECTOR: Testing Times…

Steve Lancaster 2 November 2023

Loving God and Loving People Through Heart Language Bible Translation

Loving God and Loving People Through Heart Language Bible Translation: As we dive into a new year full of possibilities…

Steve Lancaster 20 January 2023

It is Possible! (Part 3)

It is Possible (Part 3)! In parts 1 & 2 of this series, we looked at how God has both…

Steve Lancaster 21 October 2022

It is Possible! (Part 2)

It is Possible! Holy Spirit-empowered, skilful hands, willing hearts and hardworking feet – this is what we looked at in…

Steve Lancaster 17 October 2022

It is Possible! (Part 1)

IT IS POSSIBLE! (Part 1). Since the beginning of time, God has been revealing the truth of Himself to mankind,…

Steve Lancaster 5 October 2022

He Speaks My Language

“God speaks my language!” is an expression we hear all the time, but we simply can’t get enough of it!…

Joel Brown 3 March 2022

Epiphany

January. What can be said of January? Especially this January. In many Christian traditions, January brings about the end of…

Barry Funnell 27 January 2022

CEO International Report for 2020

You will find the 2020 report written by Kobus van As wegen, our new CEO for The Word for the…

Barry Funnell 9 April 2021

Sponsor a Verse

We are excited to let you know we have launched our https://www.sponsoraverse.org/ website. To do this all you need to do is click…

Barry Funnell 25 January 2021

Premier Christian radio interview

Barry had an interview in London with Premier radio. The main topic of discussion was about the book, Operation Jonah…

Barry Funnell 10 October 2019

11 projects in Nigeria

TWFTW has an office in Abuja and has started 11 Bible translation projects in Nigeria. There are more than 200 unreached…

Barry Funnell 10 October 2019

Flood relief appeal – Malawi

The Word for the World has nearly 200 literacy centres in the Lower Shire area of Malawi, which has been…

Barry Funnell 3 April 2019

Passing on the baton in SE Asia

For the first time in our history in the work in Asia, we now have our own home-grown Bible translation…

Barry Funnell 17 December 2018

Even the smallest people groups need the Word

Praise God that He cherishes even the smallest tribes in the world and that His Word is being made available…

Barry Funnell 17 December 2018

Rate of progress

Barry attended strategic meetings of The Word for the World in South Africa in August. The general sense is that…

Barry Funnell 25 September 2018

UK supporters

We really need your prayers as we explore various funding strategies in TWFTW UK to help support our growing number…

Barry Funnell 8 June 2018

Privacy Policy & Safeguarding Policy

The Word for the World (UK) Privacy & Safeguarding Policy TWFTW UK takes your privacy seriously and we aim to…

Barry Funnell 8 June 2018
Consultant checking with the Roma team via Skype

Consultant checking with the Roma team via Skype

I (Barry) spent two days per week over the past six weeks consultant checking the Old Testament books of Judges,…

Barry Funnell 17 November 2017
Sakachep New Testament for SE Asia

Sakachep New Testament for SE Asia

The Sakachep people turned out in large numbers to attend the launch of  their brand new New Testaments. There was…

Barry Funnell 1 November 2017

Ethiopia

24 Bible translation projects in Ethiopia (see locations on the map below): Ethiopia is a country of diverse religion, language and…

Barry Funnell 5 October 2017

Pray

Prayer is vital for Bible translation from start to finish. We know that “if the Lord does not build the house,…

Barry Funnell 5 October 2017

Our Partners

Prayer and Finance  Prayer partners, churches, individual supporters and supporting businesses Major donors, foundations, and charities Scripture Production in Various…

Barry Funnell 28 September 2017

Video clips

TWFTW is active throughout the world. Please click on some of the short films below to get a better feel…

Barry Funnell 28 September 2017

Group checking works!

Barry just returned from O****a, a coastal region of SE Asia, and was able, in two weeks, to check the…

Barry Funnell 12 March 2017

Bibles in Bethlehem – Nov 23

The Word for the World UK Update – Nov 23: Bibles in Bethlehem Over the past few months, I have…

Steve Lancaster 2 November 2023

Bible smuggling….into England! (Oct 23)

THE WORD FOR THE WORLD UK UPDATE – Oct 23 FROM THE DESK OF STEVE LANCASTER, UK DIRECTOR Bible Smuggling……

Steve Lancaster 2 November 2023

Translators Tales (July 2023)

THE WORD FOR THE WORLD UK UPDATE – July 23 FROM THE DESK OF STEVE LANCASTER, UK DIRECTOR Translators Tales!…

Steve Lancaster 2 November 2023

Hearing the Word: An Introduction to Oral Bible Translation

Hearing the Word—An Introduction to Oral Bible Translation: Did you know that 70%-80% of the world’s population are oral communities?…

Steve Lancaster 15 February 2023

A Look Back

A Look Back. And just like that, 2023 is here! Happy New Year from TWFTW! After a year of explosive…

Steve Lancaster 10 January 2023

Ordinary Christians Changing History

Ordinary Christians Changing History: Christmas is upon us, and the year is nearly over! What a year it has been…

Steve Lancaster 20 December 2022

I Stand at the Gate and Call Out

“I stand at the gate and call out”. Imagine living in a village where the houses do not have doors.…

Steve Lancaster 30 November 2022

Thankfulness for Heart Language Bible Translators

Thankfulness for heart language Bible Translators: In this season of thankfulness leading towards Christmas, we would like to pause and…

Steve Lancaster 18 November 2022

What it takes to be a translator.

What it takes to be a translator: “God created a space for me“. “I see how God created a space…

Steve Lancaster 11 November 2022

Why the heart language?

Many people in majority language groups, like English speakers, find it difficult to understand the challenges that people in minority…

Steve Lancaster 24 September 2022

You can’t have one without the other!

One of the great joys of Bible translation work is the translators’ first-hand experience of being part of bringing God,…

Steve Lancaster 24 August 2022

Literacy & Bible Translation go Hand in Hand

Literacy & Bible Translation go Hand in Hand: How can someone learn how to translate the Scriptures into their heart…

Steve Lancaster 20 May 2022

The World of Books

How many times a day do you pick up a pen to make a note, text a friend or read…

Barry Funnell 4 May 2022

Bringing Community Transformation Through Literacy

In a faraway place (likely across the world from where you’re reading now), in a misty valley dense with towering…

Steve Lancaster 5 April 2022

What do translators do?

What do translators do? This seems an easy question–they translate. It follows that Bible translators translate the Bible–but what is…

Steve Lancaster 29 March 2022

Transformation through Trust

The small meeting hall was starting to burst at its seams as Reuben Kabwe inspired the translators, staff, and colleagues…

Barry Funnell 18 February 2022

Not only reaching but walking with

By itself, Matthew 14:32 might seem like a benign verse, “And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.”…

Barry Funnell 11 February 2022

“Knowing Jesus Very Well” in Zambia

“Really?! There’s still people doing that? I thought the Bible was already, you know, translated?” -An unnamed but well-meaning colleague.…

Barry Funnell 3 February 2022

New UK Director

New UK Director We are pleased to let you know that Steven Lancaster will be starting on the 27th of September…

Barry Funnell 14 September 2021

Zoom to SE Asia

Zoom to SE Asia This photo is from the desk of a collegue in M***r, SE Asia, who joined me…

Barry Funnell 25 January 2021

TWFTW vs lockdown

TWFTW vs lockdown A definite secret of our success as a Bible translation organisation has been the empowering of indigenous people…

Barry Funnell 25 January 2021

SE Asia online checking

Samuel M., one of the national consultants in SE Asia, is doing virtual checking with the Kechep team using Microsoft…

Barry Funnell 14 July 2020

New CEO for TWFTW

We want to give a warm welcome to the new CEO of The Word for the World International, Kobus van…

Barry Funnell 14 July 2020

Six NTs for SE Asia

As a result of our training programme in SE Asia and years of working with partners there, six New Testaments…

Barry Funnell 27 February 2020

Nigeria

NIGERIA TWFTW has an office in Abuja and has started 11 Bible translation projects in Nigeria. There are more than 200…

Barry Funnell 24 February 2020

TWFTW Leaders in South Africa

75 leaders from 19 different countries attended a four day leaders conference in Pretoria, South Africa in August. It was…

Barry Funnell 10 October 2019
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