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\u201cWe help them through that process, but they do all that Bible translation on their own in the sense that they’re the ones who speak the language,\u201d Stedman said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd what we bring in is the training on how to do Bible translation, all the resources that they need \u2014 whether it be the source text or all the translation resources \u2014 and help them do the translation and check it to make sure that it’s correct, through helping them get it printed and being able to distribute that to people who are ready and waiting to have Bibles in their hands and be able to have life-changing encounters with Christ,\u201d he continued.\u00a0<\/p>\n
As Stedman noted, Indonesia is a majority-Muslim country, and the best way for Wycliffe Associates to conduct its ministry there is to have a for-profit company supporting the Bible translation process. The vice president of technology said that a team of 25 Indonesians who are part of a technology company are helping to encourage Bible translation in the country.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Stedman estimated that about 50 to 60 translations are underway in Indonesia at the time of this interview. Translation groups have anywhere from four to 20 Indonesian natives who volunteer to work on the translations out of a commitment to performing Christian acts of service, he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThose are volunteers who are Christians who are doing this work as a part of their church community, or maybe their denominational community,\u201d Stedman said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Wycliffe Associates finds volunteers for its translation projects by evangelizing to people about what Stedman described as the \u201cgood news of Bible translation.\u201d The organization has a team whose job is to meet with pastors and church leadership to discuss partnering with Wycliffe Associates.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2018You don’t have to wait any longer,\u2019\u201d Stedman said, describing what the organization tells church leaders. \u201c\u2018If you can get together a group of people who are willing to do the work, we can help equip them and train them and help them do that, and we’ll stand alongside them for a year or two while they do that work. And then we’ll help you get your Bibles printed so that you will have this Bible in your language, and you will own the Bible at the end.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
He told CP that Wycliffe Associates\u2019 annual budget for its work in Indonesia is around $400,000 to $500,000, with the amount varying by year. The organization receives support from individuals Stedman referred to as \u201cGod\u2019s very generous people in America\u201d who believe in the group\u2019s mission.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In addition to financial support, Stedman encourages Christians in the United States to support the ministry through prayer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThose prayers are felt and appreciated, and we know that every piece of success that we’ve had is because God has blessed this work, and the prayers of His people are an important part of that,\u201d Stedman said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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