Our partners recently started a translation training center on Buka Island—perfect for Papua New Guineans who live far from the mainland. But they need a boat to travel safely.
As Bible translation spreads to far-flung areas, water travel is crucial. But safety training isn’t available everywhere, and equipment can be pricey, especially for local translators.
Travel can be time-consuming, stressful, and outrageously expensive. So many teams forego crucial trips—slowing Bible translation, literacy efforts, and humanitarian aid.
After the Yumplatok Scriptures are released this year, a Scripture Use team plans to travel from island to island to train leaders, hold Bible studies, and record audio Scriptures. But to do this vital work, they first need a boat.
The Guinean Church aims to support Bible translation, literacy classes, medical outreach, evangelism, and more on the Bijago Archipelago. But without transportation, ministry is next to impossible.
