MICHEALS’ MEMOIRS
2022 - Progress In Bible Translation Work
November 2022 Update
Dear Friends and Family, We have much to be thankful for. We thank the Lord for the blessings of salvation, a wonderful church to attend and serve at, time with family and friends and a home that survived two hurricanes. This time of year we are also thankful for our partners who stand with us in our work with Wycliffe Bible Translators by their prayers, encouragement and finances. We couldn’t do our work without them! One of the main things we are thankful for is the Word of God in our language. Many years ago, we felt so thankful for that gift that we decided to devote our lives to helping others receive God’s Word in their own language. We still feel that way and so we ask that you join us and pray for the day when every language has access to all of God’s Word.
Above is our 2022 report on the number of the world’s 7,151 languages that have all or parts of God’s Word. As you can see when you compare the numbers in the 2015 report below, today we have 170 more languages communities that now have a complete Bible! Since 2015, 284 more languages now have a completed New Testament and a further 657 languages have at least some portion of God’s Word!
2015 – Progress In Bible Translation Work
Progress is being made on Bible translation projects, but much work still remains. We are happy to report that each year the number of languages still needing Bible translation work to be started drops and the number of languages with some or all of God’s Word increases. Perhaps we might see in our lifetime the start of the last language in the world!
2022 – Bible Translation Needs Today
It is remarkable to see the progress that is being made. When we started with Wycliffe back in 1985, there were 3,500 Bibleless language communities. Since then, look what has been done!!! To God alone be the glory!!!