Story and photos by Katie Machell
TACKLING BIBLE POVERTY
“Bible poverty, simply put, is when a person or people(s) do not have meaningful access to the Bible in their mother tongue or heart language.
MAF passengers Angelina and Grover met in Canada when they undertook the same master’s programme to become Bible translators, having both individually experienced a clear call to that ministry. First arriving in Chad in July 2019, they hoped to begin their assignment in the central city of Mongo after a few months in the country. However due to Covid and other events their plans took a different course, and they finally arrived in Mongo to begin their work in August this year. On a recent flight, Angelina reflected on their journey so far.
“Try to imagine what it would be like to try and exercise our faith without the Bible. How would you come to understand who God is and what He has done? Where would you go to learn how best to practice your faith? How would you evaluate the accuracy of what you are taught about Christ and the Christian faith? Though not impossible, these questions become substantially more difficult to answer without access to the written, authoritative word of God, Photo: Angelina and son Elizer. and we are often guilty in taking this for granted.” (1)
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