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Helping to T<br />
Hello! My name is Helen and<br />
I live in Jos, Nigeria. I come<br />
from ChesterfieId and attended<br />
St Chad’s for several years<br />
before moving to a church near<br />
my home. I have been in Nigeria for<br />
six months and am here with Wycliffe<br />
Bible Translators. Wycliffe is one of the<br />
organisations involved in translating the<br />
Bible into languages that do not currently<br />
have it. Of 6,887 languages in the world<br />
today, only 636 have the complete Bible.<br />
This means that 1.5 billion people do<br />
not have the whole Bible in their own<br />
language. Wycliffe’s vision is that every<br />
person in the world can have access to<br />
the message of God’s love, the Bible, in<br />
the language they understand the best.<br />
Nigeria is in West Africa and has<br />
approximately 495 languages. Just 24 of<br />
these have the full Bible translated into<br />
them. The process of Bible translation is<br />
long with many stages. I am involved in<br />
‘Scripture Engagement’, which is working<br />
with local communities helping people<br />
to access the translated Scripture in<br />
appropriate ways so that God’s Word is<br />
life-changing. Currently, I am involved<br />
in training people to lead Scripture<br />
Listening and Reading Groups. These<br />
Participants using the audio player.<br />
St Chad’s Church, Linden Avenue, Woodseats<br />
Church Office: Linden Avenue, Sheffield S8 0GA<br />
Tel: (0114) 274 5086<br />
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email: office@stchads.org<br />
website: www.stchads.org
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