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The 2011 Angel Tree in Russia |
The IBT Children's Bible will again be printed in the Russian langu-age for distri-bution among children of prison inmates. This effort is part of the project administered by the Prison Ministry of the Association of Christians in Russia. A total of 11,000 copies will be produced for the 2011 distri-bution. Read more here. (PDF)
Find a printable flyer here.
About the Children's Bible
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The Adygeis received the New Testament in their language in 1994. A revision of that text is soon ready to be reprinted.
Churches in the region are eagerly waiting for this printing to be completed so that distribution of the Word of God can begin.
As one of the major Circassian peoples in the North Caucasus, the 125,000 Adygeis (300,000 worldwide) can become instrumental in turning the entire N. Caucasus region back to its centuries old Christian roots. Read more.
To support this printing, please click here, More information on how to donate here. |
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 The Komi New Testament was completed in 2008.
Translation of the Old Testament is now in progress.
We invite you to help support this Bible translation work with a gift, large or small. Thank you for your participation.
Please join Julia (see her story) in praying for the Komi Bible project.
To donate now, please click here.
Or for more information, click here. |
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 IBT to reprint the New Testament in the Kabardian language. The translation of this New Testment was completed in 1993 when the first edition was published. Now it is time to release the latest revision. The printing is expected to take place within the next two months, Your help to make this possible will be greatly appreciated. Read more here. |
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The Gospel has come to the Khanty people in the remote territory of northern Siberia. They are one of the world’s most isolated people groups.
In the Khanty region (map), the largest gas and and coal reserves in Russia were discovered. As a result, the pasture lands in many areas have been polluted and the Khanty's traditional way of life, which is keeping and breeding reindeer herds, has been severely impacted. Read more here. |
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 Angel Tree in Russian Prisons
Since 2003, Russian Prison Ministries together with the Association of Evangelical Churches in Russia has organized the Christmas Angel Tree, a compassionate project in various prisons in Russia. Church representatives visit prisoners in a number of areas in Russia, and subsequently visit their children.
Children receive a greeting from their parent and a Christmas present. In addition to a toy for the child, they also receive IBT’s beautiful Children’s Bible. Many of the children have opportunity to read the Bible in this way for the very first time in their lives. Donate here, Or for more information, click here. |
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 Institute for Bible Translation publishes a newsletter four or five times each year. These provide readers with specific information and updates on Bible translation projects, Bible publishing, and stories about the use of the Bible among the non-Slavic peoples in the Commonwealth of Independent States (the former Soviet Union). The newsletters are free and may be requested here. Archived issues can also be read online. |
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 For you who read and understand the Finnish language, we have three very beautiful newsletters issued by IBT Finland. These present the Bible translation work in the Finno-Ugric languages in a clear and challenging manner.
Read the 2011 newsletter here,
the 2010 letter here, and the 2009 letter here.
To donate to Bible translation in the Finno-Ugric languages, please click here.
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 2012-01-10 -- Boris Ruskamalov, a Khanti evangelist attended a Finno-Ugric conference in Stockholm in the middle of November, 2011. He says: "When I first saw the Gospel of Mark in the Khanti language, I experienced great joy in my heart. I finally understood that God speaks Khanti, and that I may converse with Him in my own mother tongue." Many Khantis believe that Jesus is a Russian God who must be worshipped and prayed to strictly in the Russian language.
Like so many other Khantis, Boris' father died as a result of alcoholism. This is a scourge that plagues large numbers of people in Russia, resulting in a barely 40-year life expectancy for Khanti men. Boris grew up in an orphanage. Following his military service he became a fisherman -- just like his parents before him. But, he experienced life as meaningless, and began drinking. Soon he too was destined for an early death.
Read More: http://www.ibtpartners.org/ta_ext/ta_ext_6.php
Curt Gustafsson
gustafsson@ibtnet.org
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A gift given in memory of a loved one, or in celebration of a milestone in life, can be a meaningful reason for supporting Bible translation. Often such gifts are given with sincere gratitude for lifelong blessings, or with gratefulness to God for His protection and guidance in a critical situation.
To honor those in whose memory gifts have been given, we gratefully provide their names and the donor's indicated designation for the contrbution. Please read more here. |
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Institute for Bible Translation is a non-profit organization founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 1973. Under its international "umbrella" (IBT-I),
the autonomous IBT national organizations in Finland, Sweden, Canada, and the United States cooperate in the translation and publishing of
Scriptures primarily in the languages spoken in the Commonwealth of Independent States (the former Soviet Union).
One of IBT's operational centers is located in Helsinki, Finland.
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