Golden Roads... Covered with Dust

Our journey began in the simplest of ways.  We asked the question, “Why not?”  That’s a dangerous question.  A few years later we made our way through the maze of service organizations and finally landed with the title “linguist/translator” with Wycliffe Bible Translators.

Now we are working in Tanzania, Africa to:

1. put on paper the language of a people who, until recently, had no alphabet or writing system
2. translate a collection of divinely inspired letters, dreams, and biographies that are thousands of years old (commonly called the Bible)
3. give legitimacy to a group of people who believe they are as invisible as their language.

Cultures without written languages are hidden throughout our world.  Many of them are in places like Papua New Guinea, Southern Asia, and Africa.  Regardless of where these people are located they hold one thing in common.  They consider their own mode of communication as backwards, stilted and of little value.

When they see the beautiful structure of their own language and that it can actually be given a written form, a collective awakening begins among the people.  Their eyes are opened to the value of their own lives and culture.  When this dovetails with an increased understanding of biblical truth, rich transformation takes place in individuals and communities.  This transformation does not erase their culture.  Instead, it acts to root it in healthy ways to live a human life, both individually and communally.

Will you go with us on this journey?

Watch as the Sangu people of Tanzania celebrate the first books of the Bible in their language: Sangu Dance Celebration

Do you want to hear from a Tanzanian who has experienced this transformation? Watch the “Paulo’s Story” Video.