The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC) is partnering with Wycliffe Bible Translators to support an Africa Bible translation project.
The country in question can’t be named, to protect the Bible translators and church leaders involved, but it’s a war-torn country in Africa where new church leaders don’t have a Bible in their language. FIEC got involved at its November leaders’ conference, where £7,000 was raised for the project; Wycliffe speakers got invited to 120 churches to share about the need for Bible translation. The goal is to raise £70,000 – with matched funding – to help unlock the Scriptures in 11 languages spoken by 850,000 people.
John Stevens, FIEC National Director, said: “One of our fundamental convictions at FIEC is that the Bible is the living word of God, and that it makes people wise for salvation in Christ, sanctifies believers into His likeness, and thoroughly equips His disciples to serve Him. It is therefore essential to the church’s mission that people all around the world can access the Bible in their own heart language.”
