International (MNN) — Is God helping you build on last year’s accomplishments to reach a new milestone in 2025? If so, you’re not alone.
A believer we’ll call Dane says the Lord is continually setting new goals before unfoldingWord. The ministry helps believers translate God’s Word into minority languages.
“unfoldingWord helps local church networks reach the unreached and establish the Church on solid foundations. We do that by equipping them to quickly, accurately, and sustainably translate the whole Bible for their whole nation,” Dane says.
“Since 2017, we have been active in 31 countries [and] over 352 languages have been engaged; 160 of those languages are connected to an unreached people group.”
Furthermore, “Our partners have completed 35 New Testaments across five countries, and then there are 49 New Testaments in progress across 10 countries. Our partners have completed 15 [Old Testament translations] in three different countries, [with] 15 in progress across nine other countries,” Dane says.
Thanks to the first-ever translation of unfoldingWord® Open Bible Stories into another Iranian language, twenty people have come to Christ, and a new house church has been launched in Iran.
(Photo, caption courtesy of unfoldingWord)
Crediting unfoldingWord’s achievements to the Lord, he adds, “Were it not for His grace, we couldn’t have done any of this at all. We feel privileged to be part of what God is doing.”
To understand how unfoldingWord comes alongside Gospel workers, let’s say you’re a church planter in Iran. “We’re not coming in to do the work. We’re coming in to equip you to do the work and to catalyze a movement of Bible translation,” Dane explains.
Farsi is the national language, but more than 70 languages are used in Iran. unfoldingWord could help you reach one of the people groups that speak a minority language.
“Farsi is the language of government control, of oppression,” Dane says.
“But you go in there with the Gospel in their language, and immediately they know that you care about them and that God cares enough, more importantly, to speak their language.”
Learn more and connect with unfoldingWord here.
unfoldingWord’s Whole Bible, Whole Nation Iran project delivers hope for all unreached people groups. Together with ministry partner Transform Iran, believers co-labor to ensure that all people have a Bible in their heart language. Pray these efforts will bear much spiritual fruit.
Additionally, many dangerous world regions still need to be reached, requiring specially adapted resources. Ask God to help unfoldingWord finish that work.
Header and story images courtesy of unfoldingWord.
