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God's Word is in demand and is effectively used in Russia
"On the same day we received a call from the Departments of Culture both in Kalmykia and Tatarstan", continues Natalia. "The Kalmyk Minister of Culture offered assistance with the preparations for the official presentation of the Kalmyk New Testament which is just now in the process of being printed. For the libraries in Tatarstan, the Department of Culture ordered 100 sets of cassette tapes of the recorded Tatar New Testament." Vitaly Voinov reports from Tuva in Siberia: "A 12 year-old girl, who was terminally ill with cancer, was given a Children's Bible in Tuvin. First she looked at all the lovely pictures, and then she asked her mother to read the book to her. The words in that book helped her find hope in Jesus Christ and also comfort and support in her final days here on earth." Aren't those encouraging reports? God's Word is in demand and is effectively used among the Altais and Tuvins in southern Siberia, on the prairie among the Kalmyks of southern Russia, and along the Volga River where the Tatar people live! Though we struggle with finances to support the work, the Institute for Bible Translation is continuing to translate God's Word in about 80 languages. You can also be a partner in this ongoing great work. We certainly need your help!
Project of the Month The Altai (population 83,000) will receive their first New Testament in December or January 2002/2003. Your support for this project now will help us print the Altai New Testament! One copy of the New Testament is only $3.00. Your gift of $15.00 will provide 5 people with a New Testament in their own language. |
"The school district administration in Gorno-Altai phoned us at the
end of July," reports Natalia Gorbunova from IBT Moscow.
"They want to distribute the Children's Bible and the New Testament in
the Altai language to all the schools in the Altai mountain region
as soon as the books are printed. There are 205 schools so 7,000
books will be needed."