Bwisi

The Bwisi area is mountainous and lush. (Uganda)

The Bwisi people live near the border of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Rebel activity in the area has made language work challenging. After many years of doing foundational linguistic work a Wycliffe family was able to pass the baton to two gifted Babwisi men. These men have caught the vision and are excited to complete the task of translating the Bible for their own people.

Visit the following pages for more information:

About the Bwisi people - General information about the Bwisi people.
Bwisi Language Project - Meet the translation team.
Pray - Support the Bwisi people through prayer.
Uganda Info - Country information.

Bwisi translation progress

As of February 2009, the Bwisi translation project has finished 59% of the New Testament.

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Thank you for praying for the ongoing work of the translation teams in Uganda.

May 26, 2009

The God of the Bwisi speaks the Bwisi language

Written by Administrator

"Being a pastor I was not seeing the importance and goodness reading the Bible in our mother language since we already have and use the KiSwahili Bible, and because I thought the Bwisi scripture (portions) were difficult to read. But when I hear (translator) Charles reading in the Bwisi language, I am hearing a Bwisi God himself speaking to my heart. Praise God! The Bwisi people will confess and accept the Lord Jesus when they finally have the New Testament in their own language. Praise God! May God give many days of living to (Bwisi translators) Charles and Hannington."

Rev. Canon Canon Babwisi Shauri Moya from the Democratic Republic of Congo. (Bwisi is a cross-border language, spoken in both Uganda and Congo)

A nice little problem

Written by Robin R.

Timothy B., a Bwisi language Scripture Use coordinator in Uganda, had a problem. He had invited ten pastors to a Bible Study Leader's Training Workshop and twenty wanted to come! He explained to the ten extra pastors that he didn't have the budget for that many, but they could come if they were willing to contribute food to the workshop. The pastors responded that they didn't care about meals—they only wanted to be able to attend the sessions and get the training.

Apr 21, 2007

The Word brings testimony

Written by Robin R.

The Bwisi Literacy and Scripture engagement team conducted their first Mark Bible Study Facilitator's Training Workshop. It was three days of training people (mostly church leaders) how to lead a participatory Bible study utilizing the Gospel of Mark study guide alongside the Gospel of Mark in the Bwisi language. Read on for their testimonies... Read more...

Feb 9, 2007

A Christmas Gift

Written by Doug W.

Gospel of Mark
(Bwisi - Uganda)

Beatrice could not understand Scripture when it was read in church. She just kept quiet... until Christmas day, when she could not keep quiet any longer.

A Better Way to Say It

Written by Waller

Understanding a teaching of Jesus for the first time, Bwisi translators get a glimpse of what it would be like to have the entire Bible in their language. Read more...