Give the Word!
It costs $30 to translate one verse of Scripture.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God. John 1:1
Every child of God deserves to experience His Word in their own language. When The Word goes local, Bible translation introduces people to the unparalleled love and salvation of Jesus, planting in their hearts a desire to see His Kingdom prosper on earth. Faith, language, literacy, social justice, health and hope grow from these beginnings.
What We Do
Logos - Bible Translation
Transforming societies through the power of God’s Word. Our projects equip and empower local men and women to translate Scripture into the heart language of their people.
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Literacy
The ability to read and write one’s language is a foundational skill that impacts every aspect of life: self-esteem, spiritual fulfilment, interpersonal relationships, physical well-being, and economic opportunity.
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Life
The impact of OneBook’s Bible translation and literacy projects reaches far beyond the pulpit and the classroom. Entire communities are being changed forever.
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Local and Lasting
At the completion of each project, we strives to leave communities with flourishing mother-tongue literacy, healthy churches, and local men and women empowered and equipped to continue the mission.
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Get Involved
Your partnership with OneBook, through indigenous Bible translation leaders and churches, helps to provide God’s Word in local heart languages.
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Prayer is important to OneBook, Bible translators, church leaders and literacy teachers! We need people like you, who will commit to praying for our projects and teams, especially those who live in regions with great persecution.
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Stories
Sambu was bone-tired. Dropping his heavy basket of rice shoots to the ground, he sat down under the mango tree, glad for a few minutes’ rest before dark. Do you have time to listen to a story?
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#ScriptureSunday
Learn how OneBook's locally-led initiatives are fostering whole-life transformation through language development, Bible translation, mother-tongue literacy, and community development.
The Jola Felupe Bible translators needed to check their drafts of Scripture with local speakers. However, it was harvest time in their rural area of Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, and most people were out working in their fields. Could the translators find anyone with the time to help them test the drafts? It was doubtful! But the translators enthusiastically pedaled their bikes from one end of the village to the other, speaking with whoever they could find. Some days they did not even have time to eat until 7 pm. It was worth their efforts; they found enough willing people to complete the checking. One man who helped them said, "After reading the text in my own language, I received new things into my heart. So I ask you to help me in prayer so that I can make the decision to give my life to Jesus." #TheWordGoesLocal #BibleTranslation